Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Lives and works in New York City.
Selected Exhibitions
2011
- “WOMENARTISTS@NEWBRITAINMUSEUM,” New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
2010
- “East Meets West On The East End,” Tripoli Gallery of Contemporary Art, Southampton, NY
- “Tehran-New York,” LTMH Gallery, NY, NY
- Art Dubai, LTMH Gallery
- “Iran Inside Out,” Farjam Collection, Dubai, UAE
2009
- “Pride and Fall,” LTMH Gallery, NY, NY (solo show in March 2009)
- “Iran Inside Out,” Chelsea Art Museum, NY, NY and Depaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL
- “If I Didn't Care: Multigenerational Artists Discuss Cultural Histories,” Richman Gallery, The Park School, Baltimore, MD
- “The Seen and the Hidden: (Dis)Covering the Veil,” Austrian Cultural Forum, NY, NY
- “Selseleh/Zelzeleh: Movers & Shakers in Contemporary Iranian Art,” LTMH Gallery, NY, NY
2008
- “A Precious Passing: Negar Ahkami & Kyung Jeon,” Miki Wick Kim, Zurich (two-person show)
- “Weaving The Common Thread,” Queens Museum of Art, NY
- “How Soon Is Now?: AIM 28,” The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
- “Firewalkers,” Stefan Stux Gallery, NY, NY
- “East West Dialogues,” LTMH Gallery (curator Dr. Layla Diba) NY, NY
- Group Show, LTMH Gallery, NY, NY
2007
- “The Birth of Pattern,” curated by Sara Reisman, LMAK Projects, Brooklyn, NY (solo show)
- “Pink Polemic,” Kravets/Wehby Gallery, NY, NY
- Open Studios, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Workspace Residency Program, NY, NY
- “Iconoclasmic,” curated by Eddie Torres, Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
2006
- “Iconoclasmic,” Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
- “Wrest-stops Along the Intrastate,” curated by Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Visual Arts Gallery, NY, NY
- “Art Students Exhibition in NY 2006,” ISE Cultural Foundation, NY, NY
- “A Delicate Arrangement,” curated by Dan Cameron, David Zwirner, NY, NY
- “Do You Think I’m Disco,” Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
- “Prime Time,” curated by Amy Smith-Stewart, Visual Arts Gallery, NY
2005
- “Politics as Usual,” Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
2004
- “A Conversation,” curated by Michael St. John, Marvelli Gallery, NY, NY
- “Simply Drawn,” Luxe Gallery, NY, NY
- “Nature Revisited,” Empire State College SUNY, NY, NY
2003
- “Artists Support Jamie Metzl,” Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, NY, NY
- “New Work,” Empire State College SUNY, NY
2001
- Staff Art Show, The Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY
2000
- ”Le visage caché de la femme afghane,” UNESCO, Paris, France
1999
- “panj,” curated by Nicky Nodjoumi, Center for Iranian Modern Arts, NY, NY
- “Attain: Festival of Erotic Mythology,” Moo Art Gallery, LIC, NY
Residencies/Awards
2007–08
- AIM 28, Artists In The Marketplace, Bronx, NY
2006–07
- Workspace, residency program of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NY
2006
- Ushio Shinohara Juror Award, ISE Cultural Foundation, NY, NY
2004
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine
2003
- Jentel Artist Residency Program, Banner, Wyoming
Education
2006
- School of Visual Arts, M.F.A. Fine Arts
2004
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
1997
- Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor
1992
- Columbia University, B.A., Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (magna cum laude)
Bibliography/Press
2011
- Sylviane Gold, “A Female, but Not Mainly Feminine, Eye,” The New York Times, January 7, 2011
- WOMENARTISTS@NEWBRITAINMUSEUM, New Britain Museum of American Art (Exhibition Catalogue)
- Abigail R. Esman, “The Art of War: Why Today’s Iranian Art Is One Of Your Best Investments Now,”
Forbes.com, January 10, 2011
2010
- Jeff Baron, “'A Bold Hand' Making a Mark In The Art World,” America.gov, May 21, 2010
- Roberta Smith, “Painting in 21st Century: It's Not Dry Yet,” (Image) The New York Times, March 28, 2010
- Antoine Flandrin, “Le Voile Devoile,” Le Courrier de l'Atlas, March 2010
2009
- Rick Delaney, If I Didn't Care (Exhibition Catalogue)
- Iran Inside Out: Influences of Homeland and Diaspora on the Artistic Language of Contemporary Iranian Artists,
Chelsea Art Museum (Exhibition Catalogue)
- Deborah Sontag, “The Intersection of Islam, America and Identity,” The New York Times, June 7, 2009
- “Close Reading: Negar Ahkami,” Interactive Feature, nytimes.com, June 4, 2009
- Lilly Wei, “Selseleh/Zelzeleh at Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery,” ArtNews, October 2009
- Holland Cotter, “Iran Inside Out,” The New York Times, July 28, 2009
- Carol Kino, “Iranians Shine, Assisted By Expatriate,” The New York Times, August 15, 2009
- Alex Ebstein, “Her Stories: Group Show Presents and Examines Women’s Voice and Identity,”
Baltimore City Paper, February 18, 2009
- Ben Davis, “Iranian Art Now,” artnet.com, July 20, 2009
- Julie Jigsawnovich, “Iran Inside Out at the Chelsea Art Museum,” persianesque.com, July 26, 2009
- Kyle Thomas Smith, “July 2009, The Seen and the Hidden [Dis]covering the Veil,” whitehotmagazine.com
- Carolee Walker, “Artists Use Images of the Veil to Explore Identity, Culture,” payvand.com, August 27, 2009
- Chris Neuschler, “Iran Inside Out inside Chelsea Art Museum, New York,” premierartscene.com
- Emanuele Bigi, “L'arte contemporanea iraniana a New York, quando la cultura supera la politica,”
ilsole24ore.com, August 11, 2009
- Andrew Seguin, “In calligraphy and cobalt, a painter explores Persian identity,” chapin.edu, September 16, 2009
- Micol Passariello, “News: Arte Da Mille E Una Notte,” Cosmopolitan (Italia), September 2009
2008
- Erin Riley-Lopez, “How Soon Is Now?,” How Soon Is Now?: AIM 28
- Shiva Balaghi, “What Fills Emptiness? Reflections on Iranian-American Women Artists Since 1979,” 30 Years of Solitude
- Roberta Smith, “Artists Leap Into The Moment,” The New York Times, July 25, 2008
2007
- Eddie Torres, “Iconoclasmic: Answering To A Higher Calling,”South Bronx Contemporary: A Catalogue of Essays,
Interviews and Images Celebrating Longwood Arts Project's 25th Anniversary
2006
- Benjamin Genocchio, “Exploring the Effects of Disco’s Beat,” The New York Times, February 19, 2006
- Holland Cotter, “Do You Think I’m Disco,” The New York Times, February 3, 2006
- museRADIO, The Bronx Museum Teen Council Podcast, Episode 002, “Do You Think I’m Disco,” bronxmuseum.org
2005
- Denise Richardson, “Exhibit mixes politics and art,” The Daily Star, September 15, 2005
2004
- “Consumption & Being,” and “The Disinformation Consumer: Recent Paintings,” Noa Turel,
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