Projection is a rotating public art series conceived, curated, and directed by Tulsa Artist Fellow Tatyana Fazlalizadeh on the exterior façade of Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios in downtown Tulsa.
Featuring temporary wheat-paste installations by Tulsa Artist Fellows and invited artists, Projection transforms the Studios’ façade into an evolving platform for artistic experimentation, public engagement, and contemporary image-making in public space.
Drawing on more than a decade of experience creating socially engaged public art, Fazlalizadeh curates artists whose practices and images can translate dynamically into public space.
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
CURRENT INSTALLATION
Untitled | Tatyana Fazlalizadeh | June 1–September 6, 2026
The inaugural installation of Projection, Untitled by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, features a photographic image of three Black women in Oklahoma from 1968, isolated from its original background and installed against the wall with a partially obscured American flag positioned behind them.
With expressions that feel emotionally unwavering, the work continues Fazlalizadeh’s exploration of public projection, discomfort, emotional visibility, and the ways images operate within shared space.
Originally on view through August 31, Untitled has been extended through September 6 for a final evening during Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s September First Friday.
SEPTEMBER 4 | 7 PM | ARTIST TALK: TATYANA FAZLALIZADEH
Join Fazlalizadeh at the Projection wall for a brief artist talk marking the final evening of Untitled. She will reflect on the inaugural installation and the evolving public art series while looking ahead to the next iteration of Projection, featuring Tulsa Artist Fellow Adam Davis and opening later this September.
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is installing Untitled, a wheat paste installation on the exterior facade of Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2026. Photograph by Dan Farnum. Courtesy of Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (she/her) is a 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 joined the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh. Courtesy of Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
TULSA ARTIST FELLOWSHIP STUDIOS FAÇADE
109 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible experience for all visitors. All exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.
Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios is wheelchair- and stroller-accessible, with flexible seating and family-scale private washrooms with changing tables. The Studios are accessible by elevator from the main west entrance on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Street parking is available through ParkMobile and is free after 5 PM and on weekends.
To schedule a tour or request an accessibility accommodation, please email info@tulsaartistfellowship.org or call (539) 302-4855.
ABOUT THE STUDIOS
Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios is the central site for artistic production and public engagement, located in downtown Tulsa. Designed to support sustained, ambitious practice across disciplines, the building offers private and shared workspaces alongside galleries, convening areas, and a rooftop terrace.
Programs and presentations include exhibitions, performances, film screenings, literary readings, workshops, murals and public art installations, and rooftop installations—advancing rigorous contemporary art while providing meaningful public access to work in process and ideas in formation.