Salaam, Hi, Hello!
Darya Kharabi (b. 1998, Reston, VA) is a multimedia artist, educator and organizer whose work explores interconnectedness, power, spectacle, and land.
Being second-gen Iranian and a community organizer, their eye is always toward those whose existence is most precarious, whether poor, melanated, queer, and/or immigrant; an avid outdoorsperson, they are consumed with the drive toward collectivity with land and life. Darya received their BFA in Social and Political History at Carnegie Mellon. Darya is also a co-founder of Against Carceral Tech, a cooperative of community members and students advocating for technology to be used for collective flourishing. They are currently a Distillery resident at Brew House Arts in Pittsburgh, PA.
In their free time, you can find Darya outside hiking, climbing, biking, or foraging, or inside reading, cooking, or hanging out with their cat Sasha.
Photo creds go to Jaye Frances.