Negar
Pooya
Multidisciplinary Visual Artist
Negar Pooya is a multidisciplinary visual artist born in Iran. Living and working in Toronto, graduated in 1994 with honors, received a full scholarship to complete my Masters of Art degree in 1995. Completed MFA with honors in 1997.
Her works engage a range of media, painting, printmaking, photography, and digital art.
She was selected for the "Women of the World's" worldwide exhibition project performed by the University of Maryland, 2000. Her works are included in many museums and private collections, including Contemporary Museum of Art in Iran, Women's Edge Coalition in Washington, Florean Museum in Romania, International Museum of Woman in California.
Her work touches on immigration, women's issues, humanity, and the beauty of life.
She combines her personal experiences and emotional reactions with her knowledge of art to create a communicating language. She expresses the feeling and character beneath the surface; feminine energy empowers her works. She works on several bodies of work at the same time.
Photography for Negar is a medium for creative expression to capture more than a photo, something behind the image. Light, emotion, and her background as a painter play a massive role in her photography.
Over the past few years, Negar has been focusing her art on themes addressing humanity, the environment, and nature.
Her paintings explore her vision of society and people's relations and concepts of faith, hope, and love. The people in her paintings are not realistic. She tried to capture the spirit or sense of the subject while incorporating some elements from nature.
Many of her works, including printmaking, are deeply connected to her understanding of mythology, psychology, religion, and her search for reasonable answers to so many of my longstanding questions. She has also done some research on our ancient Iranian religion, mythology, and culture. Although she inspired a lot from ancient civilizations and mythology, her works speak of our daily life!
EDUCATION
Master of Fine art
with honours and received a full scholarship
Bachelor of Art in Painting
with honours and received a full scholarship to complete (MFA)
Diploma in Graphic Design
with honours
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Creative Director at Marlik group Toronto
Digital Photography Humber College
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Photography, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, looking for freedom.
2023 Photography, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Blue
2023 Capic XPOSE 2023,Photography, Todmorden Papermill Gallery, Toronto
2023 Printmaking Group show Aird Gallery, Toronto
2023 Painting group show for “woman life freedom” Sahar.K.Boluki Artgallery, Toronto
2022 Photography, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Transit, Toronto
2022 Open Studio, Printmaking, future Proof, Toronto
2022 Propeller Art Gallery, all the and all of a sudden, Toronto
2022 CONTACT Photography Festival, Humber Galleries, How to Remember for the Future, Toronto
2022 Irajzand Foundation, Iran, Tehran 2021 Irajzand Foundation, Iran, Tehran
2019 Painting and Printmaking Haft Samar Gallery Iran, Tehran
2015 Printmaking, Open studi, Toronto
2014 Printmaking, 100 Prints Open Studio, Toronto
2012 Painting and Printmaking Haft Samar Gallery Iran, Tehran
2011 Group Painting Exhibition Gallery 1313, Toronto
2010 Painting & Printmaking, Queen Gallery, Toronto
2010 Group Exhibition Arta Gallery Toronto
2005 International Museum of Woman San Francisco USA
2005 Woman of the World Exhibition Contemporary Art Centre NewOrleans
2005 Woman Museum Dallas
2004 Locus Media Gallery March 31 New York NY
2004 A Dialogue Through Art Exhibit 9 Maryland USA
2004 Just War Bradford Gallery USA
2003 About Love Lonsdale gallery Toronto Canada
2003 Historic Sewall Belmont House Washington DC
2000 University Of California Berkeley
1999 Printmaking Exhibition Felorean Museum August Romania
1999 Chalcography Exhibition Arya Art Gallery Iran
1997 International Print Exhibition in Kanagava Japan
1995 Chalcography Exhibition Seyhoon Gallery Iran
1994 Painting exhibition, Tehran International Permanent Fair Ground Iran
1993 Chalcography Exhibition Seyhoon Gallery Tehran Iran
1993 Painting exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1993 Painting Exhibition Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
1992 Painting Exhibition Afrand Art Gallery Iran Tehran