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Nahid Hagigat

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Nationality
  
Iranian-American

Alma mater
  
New York University

Spouse
  
Nicky Nodjoumi

Books
  
A Gift for Lonny

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Born
  
1943 (age 73–74)
Iran

Known for
  
Printmaking and painting

Website
  
Nahid Hagigat's official website

Nahid Hagigat also known as Nahid Haghighat (1943) is an Iranian-American illustrator and artist, located in New York City. She is well known for her paintings and prints with layered imagery.

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Biography

Born in 1943 in Iran. In the early 1970s she studied Fine Arts at New York University (NYU) and met her husband, artist Nicky Nodjoumi while in school. She has a Ph.D in Art Education from New York University (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.

Illustrations

  • Muna, CD/Album cover, music by Marketa Irglova, 2014
  • Anar, CD/Album cover, music by Marketa Irglova, 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

    • 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

    • References

    Nahid Hagigat Wikipedia
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