About | naghmeh navabi

About Me

(b.1982 Tehran )

As a visual artist based in London and Dubai, my works aim to capture the essence of my Iranian heritage and its rich cultural traditions. Through my use of collage, I juxtapose elements of photography, found images, and painting, weaving together a visual tapestry that speaks to the complex interplay between memory and identity. The beauty of Persian gardens and the lyrical quality of Persian poetry often serve as my primary sources of inspiration, infusing my work with a sense of nostalgia and longing for a lost time and place.

2015 See Me Exposure Awards, Exhibited in Louvre Museum, France
2015 See Me Exposure Awards, Exhibited in Scoop Miami Beach, USA
2016 MIFA Moscow International foto Awards, Russia
2016 The Sixth Annual Exposure Award, UK
2016 Prix de la photographie, Paris Award
2017 Columbia Threadneedle Prize 2018
2018 winner of the photofusion, UK
2018 The Royal Photography Society, RPS International Photography Exhibition 161, UK
2018 Organ Vida 18 festival, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia
2018 Shortlisted for Passion for Freedom Festival, UK
2019 Shortlisted for Hariban Award, Japan
2019 selected by Kimi Hinmeno as a Juror's choice Award for the Harrban Award, Japan

Exhibitions

2015 Rapid Eye Movement, Group exhibition, 5thBase Gallery, UK
2016 Photography Eye Movement, Group exhibition, The Brick Lane Gallery, UK
2016 Barcelona International Art Fair, Spain
2017 The Other Art Fair, London, UK
2018 Mall Galleries, Group exhibition, UK
2018 CICA Museum, Korea
2018 Art511, Eminent Domain Exhibition, New York
2018 Beyond the Camera, Pingyao International Photography Festival, China
2018 Royal Opera Arcade (ROA) Gallery, London, UK
2019 RPS Bristol
2019 Midlands Arts Center, Birmingham
2019 Royal Albert Hall, London
2019 Municipal Gallery, Dublin
2019 HIP Festival, Hull
2019 Group Exhibitoin for International Womxn’s Day Exhibition at The Black & White , London
2020 Represented by Hi-noon at Photo London, London