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About the Artist

Negar Kaghazchi (b. 1984, Tehran) is an Iranian contemporary artist based in Japan. Working primarily with painting and installation, her practice explores femininity, imagination, transformation, and the relationship between personal narratives and broader social and cultural experiences. Through expressive female figures, symbolic imagery, and playful visual narratives, her work examines questions of identity, presence, and the ways women inhabit and claim space.

Her artistic practice also extends to interactive media, bringing together traditional and contemporary forms of expression.

Kaghazchi holds a Ph.D. in New Media Art from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, an M.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Tehran, and a B.F.A. in Painting. Her work has been exhibited in Iran and Japan. She currently teaches at Tama Art University in Tokyo.

ネガル・カガズチ（Negar Kaghazchi、1984年テヘラン生まれ）は、日本を拠点に活動するイラン出身の現代美術家です。絵画やインスタレーションを中心に、女性性、想像力、変容、そして個人的な物語と社会的・文化的経験との関係を探求しています。表現豊かな女性像や象徴的なモチーフ、遊び心のある視覚的な物語を通して、アイデンティティや存在のあり方、女性が自らの居場所を切り開き、空間の中で存在を主張することについて問いかけています。

また、インタラクティブメディアにも取り組み、伝統的な表現手法と現代的なメディアを横断しながら制作を展開しています。

電気通信大学（東京）にて博士号（メディアアート分野）、テヘラン大学にてグラフィックデザインの修士号、絵画の学士号を取得。これまでイランと日本で作品を発表し、現在は東京の多摩美術大学で教鞭を執っています。

Exhibitions & Contributions

2026 Solo exhibition, “Birthday Stories”, Three Space Tokyo

2025 Solo exhibition, “The Unbearable Lightness of an Egg”, Yokohama Civic Art Gallery, Azamino

2021 Media art exhibition, “Vision in Motion”, Chofu City Cultural Hall, Tazukuri, Tokyo, Japan

2017 Painting group show, Sun Mallow Cafe Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2013 Jury member of the “First Quranic story illustration festival, Tabriz, Iran

2013 “New-Generation Painters” group show, Laleh Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2012 Solo painting show “Which One Came First”, Sarv Gallery, Tabriz-Iran

2012 Selected in the “30th Fajr International Theater Festival” Poster Section, Iranian Artists' House, Naami Gallery, Tehran-Iran

2012 Solo design show, “Rang Accessories”, Sarv Gallery, Tabriz-Iran

2010 Selected in the “First Standard Image Festival”, Saba Cultural & Artistic Institute, Tehran, Tehran-Iran

2008 Charity painting group show, Tehran Gallery, Tehran, Iran

2007 Selected in the “3rd Visual Art Experimental Festival of Youth Art”, Saba Cultural & Artistic Institute, Tehran, Iran

2006 Selected in the “4th International Biennial of Islamic World”, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran

2001 Visual Arts group show, Tabriz International Fair, Tabriz, Iran

2000 Group painting show, “Mirak Art Show”, Cultural Center, Tabriz, Iran

Education

• Ph.D. in New Media Art / Interaction Design
University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan (2016–2022)
Dissertation: Artist-Audience Interaction on Digital Paintings with Eye-Guidance Derived from Perceived Visual Elements Affordance

• M.F.A. in Graphic Design (Visual Communication), University of Tehran, Iran (2007–2010)
Thesis: Manifestation of Religions in Japanese Poster Design

• B.F.A. in Painting
University of Tehran, Iran (2002–2007)

Academic Appointments & Lectureships

2023~ now

Lecturer

Tama Art University

Tokyo, Japan

2017~2018

Research Assistant

The University of Electro-Communications

Tokyo, Japan

2016~2017

Designer

Sachiko Kodama Studio, Inc.

Tokyo, Japan

2011~2013

Art Director

Rang Magazine, rangmagazine.ir

Tehran, Iran

2009~2012

University Lecturer

University of Applied Sciences & Technology

Tabriz Iran (Undergraduate courses in the illustration)

Azad University of Tabriz

Tabriz, Iran (Associate program in graphics design and visual communication)

University College of Nabieakram

Tabriz, Iran (Undergraduate courses in graphic design and visual communication)

Publications

Dissertations

Negar Kaghazchi, “Artist-Audience Interaction on Digital Paintings with Eye-Guidance Derived from Perceived Visual Elements Affordance”, 190 pages, Ph.D. Dissertation, Graduate School of Informatics & Engineering, the University of Electro-Communications, (2022).

Thesis

Negar Kaghazchi, "Manifestation of Religions in Japanese Poster Design", 260 pages, Master's Program Final Thesis, Graduate School of Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, (2010)

Journal

Negar Kaghazchi, Yuto Kobayashi, Hiroki Takahashi, and Sachiko Kodama: “Utopia: an Interactive Visual Experience, Equal and Borderless World, from a Semantic Concept of a Painting to a Comprehensive Eye-Navigation”, The Journal of the Society for Art and Science Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 183-193, (2021.9).

Conference

Negar Kaghazchi, Sachiko Kodama and Masakatsu Kaneko: “Interactive visual narrative "cloudy lady": gaze navigation method and a prototype application”, ACM digital library, SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Posters, Article No. 49, pp.561-567, (2018.1).
Negar Kaghazchi, Azusa Yoshii, Sachiko Kodama, and Masakatsu Kaneko: “Development and Evaluation of an E-picture Book System Using Multi-Directional Scrolling and Illustrations with Visual Guidance”, HCI International 2017, Posters’ Extended Abstracts Proceedings Part II, pp.561-568, Springer International Publishing, (2017.1).
Kaghazchi Negar， Kobayashi Yuto and Sachiko Kodama: “Utopia: A Borderless Digital Interactive Narrative”, 情報処理学会インタラクション 2020, pp. 546-547, (2020.01).
Negar Kaghazchi, Sachiko Kodama and Masakatsu Kaneko: “A Digital Picture Book Prototype with a Freely Navigable Interface, Focusing on the Role of Visual Cues in Storytelling”, NICOGRAPH2019, S-12, 4pages, (2019.11).
Negar Kaghazchi, Yuto Kobayashi and Sachiko Kodama: “Utopia, A Borderless Digital Painting”, NICOGRAPH 2019 展示発表, E-1, 2pages, (2019.11).
Negar Kaghazchi, Sachiko Kodama and Masakatsu Kaneko: “E-picture book using multi-directional scrolling and illustrations with visual guidance”, 第21回日本バーチャルリアリティ学会, (2016.9).