Artist Biography

Drawing inspiration from the ancient nomadic past of the Tatars, Nazilya Nagimova uses felt as her primary medium to explore the subjects of memory and identity. The artist has been fascinated by felting from a very young age, as she learned the traditional technique from her grandparents. Through installations, carpets, paintings, and video works, Nagimova weaves together family lore and images of the distant past in search of traces of ancestral wisdom.