Sepideh Kalani (Studio 101)

Sepideh Kalani is an Iranian-born artist who immigrated to the U.S. in 2021. She earned her B.F.A. from the University of Guilan in 2015, receiving a tuition waiver scholarship, and completed her M.F.A. in Fine Arts at the University of Miami in 2024 on a full scholarship. Between her degrees, her curiosity about the mind led her to study neuroscience, enriching her conceptual depth. Self-taught in ceramics and glazing since 2015, Sepideh also works with traditional Persian techniques such as miniature painting, ancient glazing, carpentry, and plaster molding. Her sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and museums in both Iran and the U.S.

Now based in the U.S., Sepideh creates narrative sculptures that explore identity, gender, religion, and political transformation, weaving her cultural heritage into contemporary forms that
speak across borders.