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left:5px; top:6px; bottom:6px; width:1px; background:linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, var(--gold-soft) 8%, var(--gold-soft) 92%, transparent);}\n\n  @media (max-width:860px){\n    .nahid-about .wrap{padding:0 24px;}\n    .nahid-about .story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:40px;}\n    .nahid-about .hero{padding:70px 0 60px;}\n    .nahid-about .t-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;}\n    .nahid-about .t-year{margin-bottom:2px;}\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<section class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"wrap hero-inner fade in\">\n    <span class=\"eyebrow\">About the Artist<\/span>\n    <h1>Nahid<br>Kaka<\/h1>\n    <svg class=\"brush\" width=\"220\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 220 14\" fill=\"none\">\n      <path d=\"M2 9 C40 2 70 12 110 6 C150 0 180 11 218 5\" stroke=\"#bd9a63\" stroke-width=\"2.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n    <\/svg>\n    <p class=\"tagline\">Painter of feeling, before form.<\/p>\n    <p>Nahid Kaka is a painter based in Iran, working in vibrant color and unrestrained line to translate emotion onto canvas \u2014 often before she has the words for it herself.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"story\">\n  <div class=\"wrap story-grid\">\n    <div class=\"fade\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">The Artist<\/span>\n      <h2>A life shaped<br>by color<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-copy fade\">\n      <p>Born in 1996 in Yazd, Iran, Nahid found in painting a language for feelings she couldn't otherwise explain \u2014 and she has been speaking it ever since.<\/p>\n      <p>\"I often use vibrant colors and dynamic lines to depict strong emotions and thoughts. My work is deeply influenced by my inner feelings, and through unreal forms, colors, and lines, it portrays the ideas and emotions I carry with me.\"<\/p>\n      <p>She studied painting formally at Yazd University, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor's degree in Painting \u2014 a foundation she has built on ever since, through solo and group exhibitions across Iran, Spain, France, and the United States.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"facts\">\n        <div><div class=\"num\">1996<\/div><div class=\"label\">Born, Yazd, Iran<\/div><\/div>\n        <div><div class=\"num\">2019<\/div><div class=\"label\">B.A. Painting, Yazd University<\/div><\/div>\n        <div><div class=\"num\">7+<\/div><div class=\"label\">Exhibitions since 2018<\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"quote\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <span class=\"quote-mark\">\"<\/span>\n    <blockquote class=\"fade\">When I paint outside, I stop overthinking and just become part of what I'm creating.<\/blockquote>\n    <div class=\"quote-attr\">\u2014 Nahid Kaka<\/div>\n    <p class=\"quote-sub fade\">Much of her work begins outdoors. Painting in nature means giving up control \u2014 the light shifts, the moment won't hold still \u2014 and it's in that surrender, she says, that her truest paintings appear.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"journey\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"journey-head fade\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Exhibitions & Shows<\/span>\n      <h2>The journey so far<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"timeline fade\">\n      <div class=\"t-line\"><\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"t-item\">\n        <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-row\"><div class=\"t-year\">2018<\/div>\n          <div><div class=\"t-title\">Ganjine Honar Art Exhibition<\/div><div class=\"t-loc\">Yazd, Iran<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-item\">\n        <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-row\"><div class=\"t-year\">2019<\/div>\n          <div><div class=\"t-title\">Azadi Tower Art Exhibition<\/div><div class=\"t-loc\">Tehran, Iran<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-item\">\n        <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-row\"><div class=\"t-year\">2021<\/div>\n          <div><div class=\"t-title\">Atashzad Art Gallery \u2014 Meraj Exhibition<\/div><div class=\"t-loc\">Tehran, Iran<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-item\">\n        <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-row\"><div class=\"t-year\">2022<\/div>\n          <div><div class=\"t-title\">Pinelo Art Gallery<\/div><div class=\"t-loc\">New York, USA<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-item\">\n        <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-row\"><div class=\"t-year\">2023<\/div>\n          <div><div class=\"t-title\">Art Nou Millenni Gallery<\/div><div class=\"t-loc\">Barcelona, Spain<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-item solo\">\n        <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-row\"><div class=\"t-year\">2025<\/div>\n          <div><div class=\"t-title\">Asr Art Gallery <span class=\"t-tag\">Solo Exhibition<\/span><\/div><div class=\"t-loc\">Tehran, Iran<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-item\">\n        <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-row\"><div class=\"t-year\">2025<\/div>\n          <div><div class=\"t-title\">Simine Paris Online Exhibition<\/div><div class=\"t-loc\">Paris, France<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<script>\n(function(){\n  var els = document.querySelectorAll('.nahid-about .fade');\n  if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && !window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches){\n    var io = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){\n      entries.forEach(function(e){ if(e.isIntersecting){ e.target.classList.add('in'); io.unobserve(e.target);} });\n    }, {threshold:0.15});\n    els.forEach(function(el){ io.observe(el); });\n  } else {\n    els.forEach(function(el){ el.classList.add('in'); });\n  }\n})();\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Artist NahidKaka Painter of feeling, before form. 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