Nahid Hagigat or Nahid Haghighat (Persian: ناهید حقیقت) is an Iranian-American illustrator and artist, located in New York City. She is well known for her paintings and prints with layered imagery.[1]
Nahid Hagigat | |
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ناهید حقیقت | |
Born | 1943 (age 78–79) Iran |
Nationality | Iranian-American |
Alma mater | New York University (NYU) |
Known for | Printmaking and Painting |
Spouse(s) | Nicky Nodjoumi |
Website | Nahid Hagigat's official website |
Hagigat was born in 1943 in Iran. She studied at Tehran University and moved to New York to continue her art education at the New York University in 1968.[2] In the early 1970s she studied Fine Arts at New York University (NYU) and met her husband, artist Nicky Nodjoumi while in school.[3][4] In the 70s she was also "one of the few female artists to address political issues at the time."[2] She has a Ph.D. in Art Education from New York University (NYU) and a Ph.D. from Huntington Pacific University in Behavioral Therapy.[5] Her work is part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[6]
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