Négar Devine-Tajgradan
Canadian-Iranian, Saskatoon-based Visual Artist
Education and Professional Degrees:
2018 Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture and installation Arts, The University of Saskatchewan, SK
2014 Bachelor of Sculpture, The University of Tehran, Iran
Solo and two-person Exhibitions:
2025 Uncle Mahmood, Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, Yorkton, SK
2024 Uncle Mahmood, Frances Morisson Library Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2023 Savage Growth, Collaboration with Kuuybi Culture collective, PAVED Artist Run Centre, Saskatoon, SK
2022 [extended] Family Storage, Window Gallery at Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre, Regina, SK
2022 The Reunion, Mann Art Gallery project space, Prince Albert, SK
2021 [extended] Family Gathering, Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2018 it cannot be called travelling, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2015 Dangling Wishes, Persian Idea Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Selected Group Exhibitions and Art Events:
2026 The Thread of The Wish, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK (upcoming)
2024 Cultivated Threads, ArtsPlace , Annapolis Royal, NS
2023 Belonging Blocks, Nuit Blanche Saskatoon, SK
2023 Assembly Point, Roswell Visual Arts Centre, Roswell, GA
2021 Mixing Rice, Asian Restaurant Art project, Saskatoon, SK
2020 Pending, Biofeedback Collective, Virtual Exhibition
2019 Cabinet of Curiosity, BAM movement, Saskatoon, SK
2018 Anthology, Fifth Parallel Gallery, Regina, SK
2018 Fibre Works, Idea Exchange, Cambridge Art Galleries, Cambridge, ON
2018 Plus Art Festival Show, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON
2018 Graduate Conference/Art Exhibition, Cross-Section Reclaiming Space, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
2017 As we remember, Nuit Blanche Saskatoon, SK
2017 MFA Candidates Show, Void Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2017 Senior students Printmaking show, Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2014 Art Students’ Show, House of Artists Gallery, Tehran, Iran
Talks and Presentations:
2025 Uncle Mahmood, Artist Talk, Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, Yorkton, SK
2020 Dream Carrier, Guest artist presentation and a week-long workshop, Art City, Winnipeg, MB
2018 it cannot be called travelling / family gathering, Handmade Assembly - Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre and Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB
2018 Packed-up Memories, Graduate Conference/Art Exhibition, Cross-Section Reclaiming Space, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
2018 MFA Artist Talks Series, Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Art Residency:
2025 Greywood Arts, Killeagh, Ireland
2020 BAM art residency, Saskatoon, SK
2019 Spark Box Studio, Picton, Prince Edward County, ON
Awards, Grants, and Scholarships:
2025 Independent Artist Grant, SK Arts, SK
2024 Independent Artist Grant, SK Arts, SK
2023 Visual Award for the female artist, Jane Turnball Evans Funs, Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts
2023 Research and Creation, Canada Council for The Arts
2019 Emerging Artist Award, Spark Box Studio, Prince Edward County, ON
2017 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Saskatchewan, SK
2016 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Saskatchewan, SK
Photo Credit: Xiao Han