About
Nazgol Nayeri
Born in 1990, Tehran, Iran
Email: nazgolnayeri@gmail.com
Education
- B.F.A in Painting at AL Zahra University, Tehran, 2013
- Diploma in Graphic Design, Tehran, 2008
Biography
Nazgol Nayeri (born in 1990, Tehran, Iran) began learning to paint when she was 9 years old. After graduating high school with a diploma in graphics in 2008, she studied painting at AL Zahra University in Tehran and earned a bachelor’s degree in painting in 2013. She started her professional career from 2010, participating in several group exhibitions. Nazgol Nayeri was the finalist in the second “Vista Contemporary Art Prize” in 2017, and the first “Annual Mohsen Projects Grants” in 2018. The focus of her works is inspired by nature and poetry. Nayeri currently lives and works in Tehran.
Solo Exhibitions
- Didar with Nazgol Nayeri, Didar Gallery, Tehran,2025
Group Exhibitions
- Summer, 8CUBE, Tehran, 2026
- Where art meets social responsibility — Yeki Hastim Foundation & Aaran Gallery, Tehran, 2025
- Ali: look at the light through your eyelids, Aaran Projects, Shiraz, 2024
- Some Place Else, Aaran Projects, Tehran, 2024
- Tehran design week, Aaran Projects, Tehran, 2024
- Card Catalog, Didar Gallery, Tehran, 2024
- For Hope, Aaran Projects, Tehran, 2024
- For Life, Aaran Projects, Tehran, 2023
- Edge of Vision, Aaran Projects, Tehran, 2022
Gathered (Modern and contemporary art), Arthibition Gallery, 2021
The 6th small-sized artworks, Aria Gallery, Tehran, 2020
Fertile Paper, Bavan Gallery, Tehran, 2020
Text in Text, Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran, 2020
Final group exhibition of Vista Contemporary Art Prize, Vista Gallery, Tehran, 2018
The 3th annual printmaking exchange, Laleh Gallery, Tehran, 2016
- Printmaking, Cultural section of embassy of Cote d’lvoltre, Tehran, 2016
- The 2nd annual printmaking exchange, Laleh Gallery, Tehran, 2015
- Charsoo printmaking exhibition, Haft-Samar Gallery, Tehran, 2014
Prizes
- Second Place in Printmaking at “The 9th Kharazmi Festival of Visual Arts”, Iran, 2006
- Winner of “The 10th Kharazmi Festival of Visual Arts”, Iran, 2007
- Finalist, “The 2nd Vista Contemporary Art Prize”, Vista Gallery, Tehran, 2018
- Finalist, “The First Annual Mohsen Projects”, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran, 2018
Journals
- Shargh Newspaper, Tuesday, September 09, 2025
- Poshte bam Magazine, August 2022
- Talk Magazine (Iranian Visual Arts Magazine), No. 28 and 35, 2013
Books
Iranian Women Painters, a Martex: for you Future institute publication in association with Candle & Fog Publishing, 2026
Review of Artworks:
Review of the artworks of young artists, Kaarnamaa (Journal of Art History and Criticism), Charsoo Culture and Art Institute, 2012
