Azadeh Nikoo
Artist Statement
Her practice spans painting, drawing, and sculpture, and is grounded in abstract and symbolic structures enriched with conceptual and narrative layers. She is also a poet, with a published collection titled “On the Wings of a Rhinoceros.” Her poetic worldview and interdisciplinary research—particularly in mythology, psychology, and meaning-oriented approaches to existence—form the foundation of her artistic philosophy and aesthetics.
In her latest series, “Stitches Aligned for Polyphony ” , every day and lived materials—from personal garments to hand woven fabrics and dried botanical elements—transform into a tactile archive of memory, experience, and symbolic presence. Through subtle references to bodily traces—not as explicit representation but as lived signs—she explores the intertwined dimensions of life, loss, and the persistence of hope.
In the Studio
Azadeh Nikoo (b. 1973, Tehran) is an Iranian visual artist and a member of the Society of Iranian Painters. She holds a B.A. in Graphic Design and an M.A. in Art Studies. Since 1996, alongside creating her own body of work and participating in numerous solo and group exhibitions, she has been teaching both theoretical and studio-based courses in visual arts at higher education centers, art schools in Tehran, and in her private studio.
Her practice spans painting, drawing, and sculpture, and is grounded in abstract and symbolic structures enriched with conceptual and narrative layers. She is also a poet, with a published collection titled “On the Wings of a Rhinoceros.” Her poetic worldview and interdisciplinary research—particularly in mythology, psychology, and meaning-oriented approaches to existence—form the foundation of her artistic philosophy and aesthetics.