Shadi Harouni (1985, Hamedan, Iran), is an Iranian Kurdish artist and art critic based in the United States. She is currently Professor and Head of the Video and Photography Department at New York University Steinhardt, and also serves as the Head of the BFA Studio Art Program.
Harouni’s works, which hold an important place in international art circles, have previously been exhibited at institutions such as the Queens Museum, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Prague City Museum, and Museo d’Arte Orientale. The artist was also awarded the 2024–2025 Film and Video Fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation and has been accepted into award programs and artist residencies at institutions such as the Gattuso Foundation, Civitella Ranieri Foundation, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her works have been exhibited in many major cities around the world, particularly in the United States and Europe, and her writings on art have been published in major outlets such as Artforum, The New York Times, and The Guardian. Shadi Harouni is currently represented by Galleria Tiziana Di Caro in Naples.
