Panteha Abareshi: CAREOTICS: on giving and taking

Panteha Abareshi (b. 1999, Montreal, Canada) is a Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary artist whose work confronts the intersections of chronic illness, disability, and identity. Born to Jamaican and Iranian parents, Abareshi’s practice spans performance, video, drawing, and installation, using their own body as both subject and medium. Living with a rare genetic blood disorder, they explore the medical gaze, bodily autonomy, and the tension between visibility and erasure. Through stark, intimate, and often confrontational works, Abareshi exposes the fragility of corporeal existence while reclaiming vulnerability as a site of power. Their work has been exhibited at MOCA Tucson, Human Resources LA, and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE).