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NADIA AYARI, Tunisia (1981)

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Nadia Ayari is a Tunisian-American painter based in New York, known for her distinctive work that balances abstraction and narration, exploring themes of cultural heritage and identity. ...

Nadia Ayari is a Tunisian-American painter based in New York, known for her distinctive work that balances abstraction and narration, exploring themes of cultural heritage and identity. 

Ayari moved to the United States in 2000, earning a Bachelor degree in Art History from Boston University, an Masters degree of Fine Arts in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a Certificate of Fine Arts from Brandeis University. Nadia's artistic practice, which she describes as an awakening of self-awareness, often features recurring motifs such as eyeballs and figs. Her notable works contrast the raw stone with delicately painted branches and leaves, highlighting a significant visual and tactile interplay. Through her art, she navigates the intersection of the personal and political, addressing the impact of socio-political conflicts on the individual. 

Ayari has participated in numerous international shows and biennales, including the U.S. pavilion at the 12th Cairo International Biennale and the 3rd Thessaloniki Biennale.


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CV

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024

Nadia Ayari: Focus On, Galerie Kandlhofer, Vienna, Austria
Nadia Ayari: About Surrender, Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2023

Nadia Ayari: Glitches, Amplifications, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris, France

2022

Nadia Ayari: Eyelash in the Unknown, Nina Johnson, Florida, USA

2021

Nadia Ayari: We Saw Stars, Taymour Grahne Projects, Notting Hill, London, UK

2019

Nadia Ayari: 8 Ways Of Holding On, Taymour Grahne New York, New York, USA
Nadia Ayari: 8 Ways of Holding On, Taymour Grahne Projects, Holland Park, London, UK

2016

Nadia Ayari: Bricks, Taymour Grahne New York,New York, USA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

States of Becoming, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College Art, Massachusetts, USA
Hudood: Rethinking boundaries, The Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, UK
Sometimes It Snows In April, Louise Alexander Gallery / AFP, Los Angeles, California, USA
States of Becoming, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, US

2023

Fresh Nature, Kutlesa, Goldau, Switzerland

2022

Contemporary Curated: Landscape Curated by Taymour Grahne, WOAW Gallery, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Intimacy, Taymour Grahne Projects, Holland Park, London, UK

2021

Art, a serious game, MACAAL, Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden, Marrakech, Morocco
Greater New York 2021, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, New York, USA
Ridiculous Sublime, SFA Advisory, New York, USA

2020

ONLINE: El que busca, encuentra…y sigue encontrando, White Columns, Greenwich Village, New York, USA
Exquisite Corpse, Conduit Gallery, Design District, Texas, USA

2018

Cinnamon, Produce Model, Chicago, Illinois, USA

2017

Immigrancy, Samson Projects, South End, Boston, USA
Volley, Henry Street Settlement / Abrons Arts Center, New York, USA
Group Exhibition, Erin Cluley Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA
Through Thick And Thin: Image Painting Today, Erin Cluley Gallery, Texas, US

2016

A Verdant Summer, Taymour Grahne New York, New York, USA
Me, My, Mine: Commanding Subjectivity in Painting, DC Moore Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA

2013

Exhibition: 1,2,3, b4, MOMus Modern, Thessaloniki, Greece
Diamonds, Diamonds, Nina Johnson, Florida, USA

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Press
Nadia Ayari_ Focus On _ Exhibitions _ MutualArt.pdf
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Nadia Ayari_ We Saw Stars _ Exhibitions _ MutualArt.pdf
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New Drawings by Nadia Ayari _ June 22 - July 6, 2020 _ taymour grahne projects.pdf
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NADIA AYARI Artwork

Fountain II

NADIA AYARI, Tunisia, 2016
140 x 128 cm

Face

NADIA AYARI, Tunisia, 2015
46 x 51 cm

Procession

NADIA AYARI, Tunisia, 2009
61 x 55.5 cm

Loop II

NADIA AYARI, Tunisia, 2019
90 x 90 cm

Orbs I

NADIA AYARI, Tunisia, 2021
152.5 cm

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