About the Artist
Taleen Batalian is an artist and educator working across mediums of textiles, drawing, painting, and printmaking. Through rigorous experimentation with form and material, she explores themes of loss and ancestral memory, allowing the meaning of each work to unfold through the process of making it.
Among her recent exhibitions and projects: Darkness and Light: Rembrandt Reconsidered (forthcoming 2027), an exhibition that places Batalian’s contemporary work in dialogue with the etchings of Rembrandt van Rijn; Counterpoint, a two-person exhibition of 2D and 3D artworks exhibited in conversation and contrast with one another (2024); Tender Cargo, a solo exhibition and live performance that explored how bodies hold and carry trauma across time and geography, in which Batalian led a team of collaborators for a multidimensional project which combined her sculptural garments with dance, original sound score, and scenic design (2022); Waves and Shadows, a collaborative film (2020); and Disassemble, a site-specific experience planned in conjunction with The Phantom of Liberty at RISD Museum (2018).
Taleen has been awarded grants from Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), Providence Art, Culture + Tourism (ACT), and The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Newport County. She has attended residencies at The Museum of Loss and Renewal in Orkney, Scotland (2026) and Truro Center For The Arts, Castle Hill in Truro, MA (2025).
Taleen was named 2020-21 Teacher of Excellence at Rhode Island School of Design, Continuing Education where she is a faculty member. She currently resides in Providence, RI.