Community Fellow
Sol Hashemi views his artworks as mushrooms emerging from a vast mycorrhizal web. His practice spans foraging, experimental product photography, stoneworking, cooking, organizing, conceptual floral design, writing, curating, brewing, and online exploration. His work has been exhibited at Western Front (Vancouver), Henry Art Gallery (Seattle), James Harris Gallery (Seattle), Annarumma Gallery (Naples), Sculpture Center (Long Island City, NY), Ditch Projects (Springfield, OR), Portland Art Museum, Kunstverein München, and the NW Flower and Garden Show (Seattle). He holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia (2021) and a BFA from the University of Washington (2009), and is a recipient of the Gary Glant (2024) and Kayla Skinner (2013) Awards from the Seattle Art Museum. Hashemi joined the board of Western Front in 2024, is non-regular faculty at Emily Carr University, and serves on Vancouver Coastal Health’s Lived Experience Advisory Network.