Laleh Mehran

Laleh Mehran was born in Iran and relocated with her family to the United States at the start of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Eastern and Western philosophies and aesthetic sensibilities are a source of inspiration in her artwork, merged to create interactive installations, videos, and performances.

Mehran received her MFA from Carnegie Mellon University in Electronic Time-Based Media. Her work has been shown individually and as part of art collectives in international venues including the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), in the United Arab Emirates, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taiwan, Electronic Language International Festival (FILE), in Brazil, the Next 5 Minutes 4 Tactical Media Festival in Holland, the 404 International Festival of Art & Technology in Argentina, the European Media Arts Festival in Germany, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Carnegie Museum of Art, The Georgia Museum of Art, The Andy Warhol Museum, the Denver Art Museum, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Currents: The Santa Fe International New Media Festival in New Mexico, and the Pittsburgh Biennial. Mehran is an Associate Professor and Graduate Director in Emergent Digital Practices at the University of Denver.