Leila Ghasempor is a Kurdish-Iranian performance artist whose work draws from her experiences growing up amid the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) when her family was displaced. She makes collective performances reference universal and culturally specific symbols of human pain, loss, and displacement. Ghasempor’s practice is educational. Each of her projects draws attention to a traumatic history of marginalized people or focuses on a specific issue that she confronts in society no matter where they are happening. Ghasempor rewards her audience with information and awareness. Ghasempor is the recipient of multiple scholarships and awards.