Parisa Tashakori is an Iranian-American visual designer. She has collaborated as a designer and art director with several international advertising agencies and cultural institutions and is currently the director of the Masters in Strategic Communication Design and Teaching Assistant Professor at the College of Media, Communication, and Information of the University of Colorado Boulder. Tashakori’s work is focused on the field of social, environmental, and cultural communication. Through her use of traditional, domestic crafting techniques, the sensibility of a female artist is also strongly evident in her designs. What links her works together is a call for peace and friendship alongside paying attention to humanity with a tender demeanor, which is exactly what the world needs today. Tashakori’s work has been presented at hundreds of exhibitions in various countries and has received many awards in the international design world. Undoubtedly her presence on the international graphic design scene has been encouraging and inspiring for many young female designers in Iran and globally. Tashakori has also served as a lecturer and member of the jury for numerous significant design competitions, including the Peru Design Biennial, the Bolivia Poster Biennial, the Lahti Poster Triennial in Finland, the MUT ZUR WUT competition in Germany, and the Poster Biennial in Mexico.
Danielle SeeWalker is Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta and citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota. She is an artist, writer, activist, and boymom of two, based in Denver, Colorado. Her visual artwork often incorporates the use of mixed media and experimentation while incorporating traditional Native American materials, scenes, and messaging. Her artwork pays homage to her identity as a Lakȟóta wíŋyaŋ (woman) and her passion to redirect the narrative to an accurate and insightful representation of contemporary Native America while still acknowledging historical events.
Alongside her passion for creating visual art, Danielle is a freelance writer and published her first book in 2020 titled, “Still Here: A Past to Present Insight of Native American People & Culture.” She is also very dedicated to staying connected and involved in her Native community and currently serves as City Commissioner for the Denver American Indian Commission. Danielle has also been working on a personal, passion project since 2013 with her long-time friend called The Red Road Project. The focus of the work is to document, through words and photographs, what it means to be Native American in the 21st century by capturing inspiring and positive stories of people and communities within Indian Country.
| Workshop | |
| Member | $10.00 |
| Non-Member | $15.00 |