NEGAR FARAJIANI (born 1977)

Negar Farajiani is trained as a painter, photographer, and graphic designer. Farajiani works at the convergence of diverse media as an artist and curator. Through her art, she plays with the concept of space, both private and public. Increasingly, Farajiani’s work has focused on cooperation with other artists and participatory actions. She has presented her practices domestically and internationally through exhibitions and lectures.

Recent appearances and exhibitions have been hosted by the Jordan Center for Persian Studies at the UC Irvine-Yale Macmillan Center at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Silk Road Gallery, Tehran, Iran; The Centre for Contemporary Art at Ujazdowski Castlein Warsaw, Poland; the Artissima Art Fair Presented by Mariane Ibrahim Gallery; the Pasfarda Arts and Cultural Exchange in Chicago; and the Cheryli and Richard Ruszat Scholarship at the University of California.

Artworks

Negar Farajiani

Red Webber 01, 2023
Handwoven spider images into Ikat pieces & processed on red threads, 200 x 179 cm

Negar Farajiani

Red Webber 02, 2023
Handwoven spider images into Ikat pieces & processed on red threads, 200 x 179 cm