Ariana Sarwari

Ariana Sarwari is an artist and educator born and raised in New York. She uses photography and video to explore the restrained spaces of a multi-generational household, documenting the relationships and interactions that occur within her immigrant family. Central to Sarwari’s practice is the excavation of her place within the Afghan and American cultures she was raised in. Recently, she has turned her camera towards herself, traversing the landscape of her own body. She is examining her body’s contradictions, how it interacts with South Asian femininity, and balances aversion and admiration.
In addition to her artistic practice, Sarwari teaches photography at the International Center of Photography and works as a freelance photographer and videographer. She received her MFA from Parsons School of Design - The New School in 2018 and most recently exhibited at Gallery Petite in New York, the Auckland Festival of Photography in New Zealand, and the India Photo Festival in Hyderabad.