Paintings by Iranian American Artist
Nahid Hagigat
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Meet Nahid Hagigat
Nahid Hagigat is a visual artist who combines her paintings with her own life stories. After graduating in Fine Arts from Tehran University, Nahid continued her studies in the United States. She received her Ph.D. from New York University in Art and Art Education, specializing in painting and printmaking. She often exhibited her art in Tehran and was instrumental in introducing printmaking to Tehran art galleries. She recently received her second Ph.D. from Huntington Pacific University in Art & Behavioral Therapy.
Nahid has had multiple solo and group exhibitions in the United States. In addition, her work is in numerous private and public collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The British Museum, Tehran Museum of Modern Art, JP Morgan-Chase, New York University, and World Bank in Washington, D.C. among others.
EXHIBITIONS:
- 2024, Yerba Buena Art Center, Solo Retrospective Exhibition, SF
- 2024, Advocartsy, Summer Group Exhibition, Los Angeles
- 2023, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), “Women Defining Women” in Contemporary Art of the Middle East and Beyond., Los Angeles
- 2023, Culture Lab LIC, “ Anonymously از Iran”, New York
- 2021, The Bridge and Tunnel, “Dancing Where The Dreams Live,”Inaugural Exhibition, New York
- 2020, The Bridge and Tunnel, group exhibition, New York
- 2018, White Wall Space, “Bare Tree and Truth”, Solo Exhibition,New York
- 2017, Susan Eley Fine Art, “Beyond The Ban”, New York
- 2016-2017, British Museum, “Recent Acquisition of Works on Paper”
- 2015, Silk Road Gallery, “The Secret Of Eternity”, Tehran
- 2014, Maheh-Mehr, Tehran
- 20013, Asia Society, “Iran Modern”, A Major Exhibition focus on Iran’s Modern Art from the 1950s to the 1970’s, New York
- 2012, Leila Heller Gallery, The Young Collectors Exhibition, New York
- 2012, PAAIA, Benefit Exhibition, New York
- 2011, Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller, New York
- 2010, Zora Art Space, “One Generation, Seven Artists”, NY
- 2009, Brooklyn ARTtillery, NY
- 2009, Cityart 41 anniversary, New York
- 2008, Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller, New York
- 2008, Homa Gallery, Tehran
- 2007, Tehran Museum of Modern Art, Tehran
- 2006, The Workmen’s Circle Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2005, The Workmen’s Circle Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2004, Maryland Federation Of Art, A National Juried Exhibition, Juror Selected Award Winner, Maryland
- 2002, Celebrity Center, World Contemporary Art, The Third Annual International Fine Arts Competition & Exhibition, Best of Show Award, Los Angeles
- 2001, Center for Iranian Study, Washington, DC
- 2000, Eagle Rock, Veiling/Unveiling, Los Angeles
- 2000, Maison Francaise, Columbia University, New York
- 1999, CIMA Art Center, New York
- 1999, Center for Arts, Montreal, Canada
- 1999, CIMA Art Center, Summer Show, New York
- 1998, Workmen’s Circle Gallery, Los Angeles
- 1997, HTEL, Heckstcher Museum 38th Annual Art Exhibition, Award of Excellence, New York
- 1997, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
- 1996, Gallery 24, New York
- 1995, Gorky Gallery, New York
- 1995, Queens Museum, Annual Juried Exhibition, New York
- 1995, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California
DEGREED EDUCATION:
- 2007, Huntington Pacific University, PH.D in Behavioral Therapy
- 1980, New York University, Doctoral Degree Services I, II, & III, New York
- 1973, New York University, Masters of Fine Arts in Art Education & Creative Arts, New York
