Tacoma, WA, United States
Saiyare Refaei (they/them/she/her) is a Chinese Iranian artist based in Tacoma, Washington. Their mediums mostly include community murals, printmaking and meticulous pointillism drawings mostly. Saiyare strives to utilize art as a means of community building, education and healing. They enjoy working collaboratively and being a conduit to visualize the stories that need to be told in our communities.
“It is not ok for the government to hurt our people,” said Rose. “It is not ok for them to abuse their power.” (Rose’s husband was recently put in solitary…
Under the Idaho desert heat the gravel and lava rocks sang a somber beat beneath our feet. “What kind of ancestors do we want to be?” was the question posed…
There are very few unexpected emails that arrive in my inbox that make me have to hold back a squeal of excitement from my day job cubicle like the invitation…
October 26, 2022 marks forty days since the death of Mahsa Jina Amini by Iran’s morality police. From all around the country, thousands of people marched to her gravesite despite road blockades. Students in universities across the county and well as refinery workers continue their strikes against the current oppressive regime.
Within a weeks’ time trending posts of 22 year old Halle Bailey having red locs in the upcoming new little mermaid movie and inspiring little black girls everywhere became overshadowed…
This weekend the Treaty People Gathering is happening to gather, honor treaties and demand an end to Line 3. So far, 350 Minnesota organizers are expecting 1,800 people. Line 3…
These drawings were made amidst much grief and frustration this past week in part of the continued targeted violence and erasure of Asian community experience that continues to uphold a status…
As we witness the world around us in transformation, remediation, some may say chaos, in this fight for our lives, and while the whole world is ablaze (literally and figuratively)…
I am truly honored to be joining Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative with an opportunity to uplift issues tied to my heart strings. In our pivotal moment in history for Black lives…