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Zahra Nazari (, born 1985 in Hamadan) is an Iranian-born contemporary artist currently working in New York City, NY, USA.

Early life and education
Zahra was born in Hamadan in 1985, and has said she grew up surrounded by archaeological excavations and the resulting artifacts, and that visiting ancient sites has always been a considerable influence on her work. Zahra received her BFA from the School of Art & Architecture in Tabriz, Iran in 2007. Zahra received her MFA in Painting/Drawing at State University of New York, New Paltz, NY.

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Career
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Selected exhibitions
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Publications
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Nazari began painting at an early age, studied art at the School of Art & Architecture in Tabriz, Iran and received her BFA there in 2007. Her undergraduate education was spent acquiring traditional, direct observational skills in drawing and painting. She moved to the United States in 2011 and earned her MFA from the State University of New York, New Paltz in 2014.

Career

Her curiosity, imaginative use of different mediums and distinctive methodology has won her acclaim. Known for large scale, post-modernist paintings and installations, her concern for architectonic forms in space and the resulting investigations into ancient and contemporary architecture have provided the constant theme uniting all of her work. Floating, collapsing and shifting environments, fictitious structures situated within imaginary landscapes root in her journeys and contain metaphors for the unsettled sensations formed when living in a dissimilar culture.

Honors

Nazari has exhibited at galleries and museums in the United States and abroad and has received a number of artist residencies and fellowships.

Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ

Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH

Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY

Hartnett Gallery, Rochester, NY

Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL

Iranian Center for International Conferences, Tehran, Iran

Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA

Painting Center, New York, NY

Saba Institution, Tehran, Iran

SUNY Global Center, New York, NY

Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

Zhou B Art Center in Chicago, IL

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art artist residency, New York, NY

International School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture Artist Residency, Montecastello

di Vibio, Perugia, Italy

Kimball Art Center Artist Residency, Park City, UT

Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, Montgomery College, Silver

Spring, MD, Visiting Artist Honorarium (AIR)

Ruth Katzman Scholarship to The League Residency at Vyt, Sparkill, NY

University of Rochester, Visiting Artist Honorarium, Wilson Commons, Rochester, NY

Vermont Studio Center grant & Artist Residency, Johnson, VT