Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Untitled, 2026. Wheat paste installation on the exterior facade of Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photograph by Dan Farnum. Courtesy of Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
PROJECTION PUBLIC ART SERIES: 'UNTITLED' TATYANA FAZLALIZADEH
On view through August 2026
Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios
109 MLK Jr. Blvd E. Tulsa, OK 74103
Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces Projection, a new rotating public art series conceived, curated, and directed by artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh on the exterior wall of the Fellowship’s studio building in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The inaugural installation by Fazlalizadeh debuts on June 1, 2026, and will run through August. Featuring temporary wheat paste installations by Tulsa Artist Fellowship fellows and invited artists, Projection transforms the wall into an evolving platform for artistic experimentation, public engagement, and contemporary image-making in public space. With over a decade of experience in creating socially engaged public art, Fazlalizadeh will curate artists whose work can translate to public space in dynamic ways.
On view now is Untitled, wheat paste on exterior wall, Tulsa, OK. By Tatyana Fazlalizadeh. Untitled features a photographic image of three Black women in Oklahoma from 1968, isolated from their original background and installed against the wall with a partially obscured American flag positioned behind them. With expressions that feel emotionally unwavering, Fazlalizadeh continues her interest in public projection, discomfort, and emotional visibility.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, public art, and multimedia installation. Born in Oklahoma City to a Black mother and Iranian father, her art centers Black feminist praxis, using image-making as a tool for protest, affirmation, and possibility. In her studio, she creates evocative portraits with oil paint and graphite, while her public art—most notably the globally acclaimed Stop Telling Women to Smile series—explores how race and gender shape experiences in physical spaces through community-centered, site-specific installations. Tatyana has lectured at prominent institutions such as the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, and Time, with work featured in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum. In 2025, she joins the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
