Ghazaal Nasiri is a fine artist origionaly from Shiraz, Iran.
Currently she is continouing her practice in Oslo, Norway.
Ghazaal’s artistic practice is rooted in drawing, embroidery, and traditional craftsmanship, often merging mythical storytelling with personal history. Through her work, she explores themes of cultural memory, psychological trauma, and the lingering effects of suppressed emotion. These themes often emerge instinctively, shaped by the materials she chooses and the slow, repetitive gestures of making. As an Iranian immigrant, myth is not only a reference from her upbringing but also a framework through which she navigates and expresses the complexities of identity, silence, and loss in the present.
Ghazaal has graduated with a Masters of Fine Art from Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo. and is currently practicing in a studio at Kunstnernes Hus.
Current Exhibitions
Upcoming Events and Exhibition
- GalleryLab, Romsås. September 2025
- Træsh Times, Vol. 3 collaboration. autumn 2025
- V festivalen, Verdensrommet. November 2025
- Tegnerforbundet, Group exhibition. August 2026
Exhibitions
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Kösk Gallery, Off The Wall exhibition, Oslo, Norway. 2025
- Painters Club Exhibition at Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, 2024
- Group exhibition with M.F.A Students at Kunstnernes Hus “ It is time: Free Education for All” , Oslo, Norway, 2024.
- Solo exhibition at Black Box Gallery “ Poetic Persian Girl”, Oslo, Norway, 2024
- “Dirty Girls of the Academy” show at Muralverkstedet, Oslo, Norway, 2023
- Group exhibition at Academy Room, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway, 2023
- “Please Don’t Ask” exhibition with Madelon Verbeek at Gallery Skylight, Oslo, Norway 2022
- Iran-Russia group exhibition, the Russian Academy of Folk Art, Moscow, Russia, 2020.
- Shiraz University of Arts painting exhibition, Vesal gallery, Shiraz, Iran, 2018.
- Seasonal miniature of Shiraz school group exhibition, Batis gallery, Shiraz, Iran, 2018.
- Shahram Karimi group exhibition, Ab Anbar gallery, Shiraz, Iran, 2017.
Awards & Grants
- Prosjektstøtte til kunstnere i etableringsfasen fra Kulturdirektoratet, 2025
- Residency at Hvervenbukta pavillion, Oslo Kommune, 2025
- Prosjektstøtte from Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond for, 2025
- BKH Kunststudentstipend, 2024
- FKDS Atelierstipdend - A one year resindecy at Kunstnernes Hus, 2024
- Kulturdirektoratet Diversestipend for ny-utdannede kunstnere - 93,500kr, 2024
- Bahar-e Naranj Art and Culture festival, Shiraz, Iran, 2021.
- The National Fresco Festival, Yasuj, Iran, 2019.
Publications
- https://kunstavisen.no/artikkel/2024/elegi-og-potpurri
- https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/jQ9K59/avgangsutstillingen-desperat-slektsforskning-paa-danskebaaten-er-blant-hoeydepunktene
- https://kunstkritikk.no/publikumsfrierne/
- https://klassekampen.no/artikkel/2023-04-14/kunsten-a-mote-vegge
Artist Memberships
- Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
- Young Artists’ Society (UKS)
Education
Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo - Masters of Fine Art - 2022-2024
- Member of the Student Union of the Academy of Fine Art
- Member of the Open Forum group from 2022
Shiraz University of the Arts - B.A. in Painting - 2017 - 2021
- Active member of Painting Scientific Association of Shiraz University of Art
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