“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”_ Lama

LECTURES

Diversity, inclusion, displacement, loss, the horror of violence in war, conflict of ethics versus politics, the ethic of human interconnectivity, appreciation, and a collective mind are topics Leila Ghasempor often brings up in her works, teaching, lectures, and workshops. Her artistic voice is like the stem of a red rose, which humans gift each other as a way of showing love and appreciation for one another. This act of gifting roses brings peace to the universe. Ghasempor believes that if we all carry this same level of care into our daily life and work together, we can prevent our society from experiencing much suffering and pain to a much more significant degree

The Symphony of Loss on Anfal Commemoration

This talk was a commemoration of the Anfal massacre presented at the Kurdish Cultural Center of Illinois in Chicago in 2022.

The Discipline of Practicing Art and Life

This talk was presented at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2022.

The Unsettling

This artist presentation was presented at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion in 2017.

Children on Warland

This artist presentation was presented at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion in 2016.

"How To Become a Flower" series, behind the scenes 2022, Chicago, IL, Photo by Ming Tiang.