Naz Shahrokh
MFA/MS, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
BFA in Painting, Minor in Art History, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Bio
Naz Shahrokh has worked as an artist and educator internationally in the United States, Egypt, and the UAE. She received a BFA and an MFA in Painting, and an MS in Art History from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, where she later taught Fine Arts and Art History from 1998 to 2008. She joined the faculty at the Performing and Visual Arts Department at the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 2004-2006, and has been teaching at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE since 2008.
Throughout her creative process and research, Naz investigates common challenges found within the environment with a focus of bringing forth in tactile matter an experience that is both pleasing to the eye as well as revealing. Naz is currently working on several projects connected to land art, where she is investigating the landscape of the UAE, as well as a body of work linked to Cartography.
Office
Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi
Phone:
+971 2 599 3864
Email:
Naz.Shahrokh@zu.ac.aeResearch and Professional Activities
Metaphysics; Land Art; Art & Design with a focus on sustainability; Research methods in Art & Design with a focus on an interdisciplinary dialogue; Botany; Herbalism.
