“Roksana Pirouzmand, a sculptor, ceramicist, and installation artist, examines the relationship between material and the human form, exploring themes of memory, connection, and resilience. In her recent work, she delves into diasporic histories, using striking silhouettes to reflect the complexities of exile and enduring bonds. Her practice intertwines fragile materials in precarious compositions, capturing the tension of navigating shifting identities and borders.” – juror Suzy Halajian, Executive Director & Chief Curator, JOAN.

Pirouzmand is the recipient of the 2025 Bank of America Artadia Award.

Roksana Pirouzmand (b. 1990 in Yazd, Iran) is a multidisciplinary artist currently living and working in Los Angeles. While performance art is at the core of her practice, her ideas have materialized in mediums such as sculpture, installation, and two dimensional imagery. In her pieces, personal experiences are incorporated into installation systems that suggest the possibility of transformation, deterioration, and movement through interactions between the artist,  her work, and the audience. 

Pirouzmand received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts in 2017 and an MFA from UCLA in 2022. She has exhibited at François Ghebaly, New York (2024); Spurs Gallery, Beijing (2024); Vernacular Institute, Mexico City (2024); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2023); Murmurs, Los Angeles (2022); Del Vaz Projects, Los Angeles (2022); Guest House, Inglewood, California (2022); Make Room, Los Angeles (2022); Simon Lee Gallery, London (2022); Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, California (2021); REDCAT, Los Angeles (2020); and The Box, Los Angeles (2019).