About

Nimah Gobir

Nimah Gobir creates art that explores her identity as a black woman. Through paintings and installations, her work teases out both the nuances and shared experiences of being black. Her work draws on text and photo references collected from family and personal archives.

 

Nimah Gobir currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Education

2017- 2018

Harvard Graduate School of Education

M.A. Arts in Education

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2011- 2015 

Chapman University

B.F.A Studio Art, B.A. Peace Studies

 

Grants & Awards & Fellowships 

2018 - The Growlery Artist Residency

2018 - Blau Gold Fellow

2015 - Fulbright ETA Calcutta, India

2015 - Best BFA Exhibition

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Exhibitions 

2018 - Hybrid Art Salon

2018 - Non-Sterile Art Happenings

2018 - Alumni of Color Conference

2015 - I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

2015 - BLOCKHEAD

2014 - Gallery Tally

2014 - Blueprint

2013 - Joy Division

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