Pantea Karimi

Pantea Karimi is a California-based multidisciplinary artist working in printmaking, animation, video, and sculpture. Her work draws on Persian painting, medieval science diagrams, and the history of medieval Islamic scientists. She has been a Lucas Artist in residence at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA, for the 2023-2026 program, and she taught there as a resident in 2013. Her public art includes commissions for institutions such as YouTube HQ, Stanford Healthcare, and UCSF. Her work appears in the San Diego Museum of Art's 2024 book Wonders of Creation.