Raheleh Filsoofi, Ceramics Faculty, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 

Raheleh Filsoofi divides her time between Iran and Texas. She utilizes ancient and contemporary art media – ceramics, poetry, ambient sound and video – to make fundamental statements about perception and memory through a holistic sensory experience.  Clay, the ancient medium of her Persian ancestry, is a source of pride and an outlet for metaphorical expression and visual poetry.