Art in Conversation: Shirin Neshat
November 20, 2025 | 7–8 p.m.
Location: High Museum of Art
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Renowned artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat joins us for a compelling exploration of her career, creative vision, and the political and poetic power of her work. Neshat will be in conversation with Maria L. Kelly, the High’s Assistant Curator of Photography, and together they will delve into themes of identity and the role of women in Iranian and Islamic culture. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of contemporary art’s most influential voices.
About the Speakers
Shirin Neshat
Shirin Neshat is a New York-based, Iranian-born artist and filmmaker. She has been the subject of numerous exhibitions including Land of Dreams at The Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (2022) and Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again at The Broad in Los Angeles (2021). She is also the recipient of awards including the Praemium Imperiale (2017), the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize (2006), the Hiroshima Art Prize (2004), and the Golden Lion Award at the 48th Venice Biennale (1999).
Maria L. Kelly
Maria L. Kelly is the High’s Assistant Curator of Photography. Maria was the curatorial assistant in the High’s photography department from 2011 to 2016 and returned to the museum in 2019. At the High, Maria has helped organize more than twenty-five photography installations, including, most recently, Photography’s New Vision: Experiments in Seeing (2025) and Tyler Mitchell: Idyllic Space (2024). She was the venue curator for Deana Lawson (2022), co-organized by the ICA Boston and MoMA PS1, and André Kertész: Postcards from Paris (2022), organized by the Art Institute of Chicago.
