Follow Your Art

In this episode, hosts Alexandra March & Nicole Zell interview Nazanin Moghbeli, an Iranian-American artist and cardiologist, as well as discuss current world events relating to Iran.

About the guest:

Nazanin Moghbeli grew up in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war and eventually moved to the United States in 1983, at the age of nine.  Her drawings utilize Iranian calligraphy, but by necessity, break from the traditional form and content.  She presents a vision of Persian culture – not as an orthodoxy or a sentimental tribute to the past – but as the inspiration for something new and reimagined – steeped in the past, but liberated by a freedom which eludes those who remain in her homeland.  Her work is minimalist and powerful.  She makes use of ancient lines – lines which connect, but do not tether her to the past.      

Her father’s medical practice and her mother’s work as an artist and calligrapher, inspired her to pursue dual careers in medicine and art.  As a cardiologist, she studied lines – the readings of the EKGs – the very measure of vitality – and as an artist she drew them.  Today, her practice as a doctor informs her art, and her art provides a unique perspective which she brings to the bedside. 

You can find out more info on Nazanin here:
http://www.nmoghbeli.com/

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Music: Benya Barshai 
Logo: Jess Spousta
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“ Art helped save my life. I simply desire to pay that forward.”
- Shanina Dionna

In this episode, hosts Alexandra March & Nicole Zell interview Shanina Dionna, a visual and performing artist, mental health advocate and non-profit youth arts educator based in Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

About the guest:

Since 2011, Shanina Dionna's Embryo art exhibition series has helped raise awareness for mental health; chronicling the life of one millennial’s growth journey. The series is supported in-part by local businesses and the wellness community.

Her art for social change practice is rooted in the exposure of her own personal battle and history with mental illnesses, diagnoses, hospitalization and therapy treatments. Life-sized acrylic portraits, improv performances, dance/movement, botanical therapy and "safe space” installations all help convey her intent for communal wellness and healing.

You can find out more info on Shanina here:
https://www.shaninadionna.com/

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Music: Benya Barshai 
Logo: Jess Spousta
Producer: Mariano Mattei

Join hosts Alexandra March & Nicole Zell for the first episode of Follow Your Art in which they introduce themselves, discuss their backgrounds, and explore the purpose of this podcast.

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If you have any questions or topics you'd like to explore or if you'd like to submit your art to be featured on our platforms, please email us:
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