Bio

Aneesa Shami Zizzo is an artist and arts-based researcher in Los Angeles using upcycled materials to create fiber art. Her work references the sublime and world mythologies to evoke a sense of the collective unconscious within her imagery. Zizzo holds Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in both Fiber and Art History from the Kansas City Art Institute. She was recently awarded an artist residency at the Arab American National Museum for May 2024, and was a Fellow for the Mildred’s Lane Attention Labs: Order of the Third Bird in 2015. Zizzo’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries and museums, including the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum in Long Beach, CA, the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles, CA, the Barbican Centre in London, UK, the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, NY, among others. She is also the co-owner and director of Studio 203, an artist-run space in Los Angeles promoting fiber art, craft-based work and social practices.

Artist Statement

Exploring my identity as a second-generation Arab-American through upcycled materials, I create soft sculptures, appliqued tapestries, collages and weavings that reference the sublime and world mythologies. I am interested in the innate human desire for storytelling, and much of my work revolves around regenerative themes of life journeys, transformation, and continual self reflection. Making while meditating is an important part of my practice as an artist and arts-based researcher, embedding my subconscious thought process into each piece while methodically hand stitching or knotting. Using repurposed material allows me to breathe new life into otherwise disregarded media and craft traditions.

Contact

Email me at studio(at)aneesashami.com

Studio 203 ATTN Aneesa Zizzo
3440 Motor Ave
STE 203
Los Angeles, CA 90034