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I am an artist and visual arts facilitator that creates immersive site-specific visual experiences. Referencing histories, patterns in nature and in particular Islamic geometry, my visual language can attract, provoke and challenge spatial and relational perceptions.

My site-specific practice is informed by my studio explorations. Drawing, watercolour painting, paper folding, tile painting, construction, digital imagery, stitching and collage, are all processes I utilises in my Sydney studio.

I consider community engagement and facilitating workshops as key extensions to my practice, fostering inclusion and connection.

I have attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the 1980’s and a Master’s of Art Administration 2012, both at College of Fine Arts, University of NSW. I have won art awards and residencies nationally for my collage, hand painted tile, sculptural and watercolour artworks. Most recently I was selected to exhibit in Hazelhust Art on Paper Award, and Glamfest Residency and Laneway Festival in Broken Hill NSW.

About me

I am an artist and visual arts facilitator that creates immersive site-specific visual experiences. Referencing histories, patterns in nature and in particular Arabic geometry, my visual language can attract, provoke and challenge spatial and relational perceptions.

My site-specific practice is informed by my studio explorations. Drawing, watercolour painting, paper folding, tile painting, construction, digital imagery, stitching and collage, are all processes I utilises in my Sydney studio.

I have attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master’s of Art Administration, both at College of Fine Arts, University of NSW. I have won art awards and residencies nationally for my collage, hand painted tile, sculptural and watercolour artworks. Most recently I was selected to exhibit in Hazelhust Art on Paper Award Gymea, Glamfest Residency and Laneway Festival in Broken Hill NSW, Hidden at Rookwood, and Eden Unearthed North Ryde. In May June 2023 I completed a two-month artist residency at PADA in Lisbon, Portugal. Currently I am working on an artwork that was selected for SWELL Sculpture Festival for Currumbin in September 2024.

Since January 2024, I have been focused on a more performative extension to my practice, conducting weekly Silent Peace Walks on the beaches of Sydney, that anyone is welcome to join.

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najdesigns@bigpond.com

+61 425 241 841

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