Katayoun Karami, born in 1967, in Tehran, Iran is a contemporary artist whose practice explores memory, gender, identity, and the social conditions that shape collective and personal experience. Trained in architecture at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, Karami developed a deep sensitivity to form, structure, and space, elements that inform her conceptual approach to art. Working across photography, installation, and mixed media, she interrogates how representation—particularly of women—intersects with history, politics, and communal narratives. Her work often emerges from lived realities and shared experiences, creating space for reflection on both the fragility and resilience of human bonds.

Since the 1990s, Karami has exhibited widely in Iran and internationally, with solo and group shows in Tehran, Tabriz, Amsterdam, Dubai, and Pune. Notable presentations include Amnesia and Hypermnesia, Tehran (2020), Speaking from the Heart, Framer Framed, Amsterdam, (2013), and POSTFORM, Vida Heydari Contemporary, Pune, (2022). She was awarded the first prize at the Ibda’a Awards in Dubai (2002), and her work continues to be recognized for its experimental, socially engaged character.

Katayoun Karami lives and works in Tehran, Iran.