Nahid Hagigat
Nahid Hagigat or Nahid Haghighat (b. 1943) is an Iranian-American illustrator, printmaker and artist, located in New York City. She is well known for her paintings and prints with layered imagery.
Nahid Hagigat
- Name
- Nahid Hagigat
- Born
- 1943
- Birthplace
- Iran
- Education
- New York University (NYU)
- Known for
- Printmaking and Painting
- Spouse
- Nicky Nodjoumi (divorced)
- Occupation
- artist · illustrator
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Key facts
• Name — Nahid Hagigat • Born — 1943 • Birthplace — Iran • Education — New York University (NYU) • Known for — Printmaking and Painting • Spouse — Nicky Nodjoumi (divorced) • Website — Nahid Hagigat's official website • Native Name — ناهید حقیقت
Biography
Biography
Hagigat was born in 1943 in Iran. She studied at Tehran University. She moved to New York to continue her art education at New York University in 1968. In the early 1970s she studied Fine Arts at New York University (NYU) and met her husband, artist Nicky Nodjoumi while in school. In the 70s she was also "one of the few female artists to address political issues at the time." She has a Ph.D. in Art Education from NYU and a Ph.D. from Huntington Pacific University in Behavioral Therapy. Her work is part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 2013 – 2014: Iran Modern, Asian Society, New York • 2013: Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) Gala, San Francisco, California • 2011: Encyclopædia Iranica Exhibition of Iranian Art, Leila Heller Gallery, New York, New York • 2010: One Generation – Seven Artists, Zora Space Gallery, Brooklyn, New York • 1987: An Iranian Couple, Sherkat Gallery, New York, New York
Illustrations
• Muna, CD/Album cover, music by Markéta Irglová, 2014 • Anar, CD/Album cover, music by Markéta Irglová, 2011 • Half for You, written by M. Azad, 2010 • The Valiant Little Potter, retold by Erick Berry, 1973 • The Story of the Little Robin, written by M. Azad, 1968
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.de Monchaux, Thomas. The Passions of the Fragment, Sponsored by Center for Iranian Modern Arts. Center for Iranian Modern Arts (CIMA).
- 2.Collections Online British Museum. www.britishmuseum.org.
- 3.Bui, Phong. Nicky Nodjoumi with Phong Bui. The Brooklyn Rail. 5 November 2010.
- 4.Begalri, Nazzy. Nicky Nodjoumi: A Life in Three Dimensions. Harpers Bazaar Arabia Magazine.
- 5.Nahid Hagigat. Marketa Irglova.
- 6.The Key. The Met.
- 7.Muna. Barnes and Nobles.
- 8.TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. A Pomegranate & Billy Jack: Conversations with Once's Marketa Irglova and honeyhoney. 2011-12-23.
- 9.Half For You. Kanoon International Affairs.
- 10.Cheshire Publishing Pty. The Valiant Little Potter. Amazon. January 1974. 978-0-7015-1905-6.
- 11.Azaad, M. The Story of the Little Robin. 1968.
- 12.PAAIA Celebrates the "Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning" Exhibition in San Francisco. Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA). 16 August 2013.
- 13.Encyclopædia Iranica Exhibition of Iranian Art. Art Aware. 22 June 2011.
- 14.Zora Space Evolving Splendidly in Park Slope. Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn. 5 October 2010.
- 15.Art Now. National Art Museum and Gallery Guide, Volume 6, Issues 5-8. 1987.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Yale University Press. Iran Modern. 2013. 9780300197365.
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