About

Nilou Kazemzadeh (b. 1993) is an Iranian-American artist based in Maryland. She holds a B.A. in Studio Art and Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Maryland College Park and an MFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Her work has been shown in various galleries in the DMV and Philadelphia area including Katzen Art Center, Maryland Art Place, Target Gallery, and IA&A Hillyer. Her work has been reviewed and included in various publications, including the Washington Post and Baltimore City Paper.

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Born in Maryland, United States
Lives and Works in Maryland

Education
2024 MFA Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia PA

2016 BA in Studio Art, University of Maryland College Park, MD

2017 Masters in Instruction and Curriculum, University of Maryland College Park, MD

Solo Exhibitions

2024 I Hold Earth as Earth Holds Me, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia PA

2019 The Space Between, Gallery at the Scotts Center Carroll Community College, MD

2016 Frequency, Laboratory Research Gallery, University of Maryland College Park, MD

Group Exhibitions

2024 How Long Does It Take For A Peacock To Die, Atelier Gallery, Philadelphia,PA

MESH, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD

2023 Interchange, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA

MAPC 2023 Juried Members Exhibition, Moreau Gallery, Notre Dame, IN

Lineage, Da Vinci Art Alliance Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

DREAMTOPIA, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Message Received, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA

Interwoven, Betty Mae Kramer Gallery, Silver Spring, MD

2022 Big Ink, Sarah Silberman Art Gallery, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Artists’ Choice 2022: Regional Juried Group Show, Foundry Gallery, DC

Looks Good on Paper, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD

2021 The Power Of Patience, Black Rock Center for the Arts, Gaithersburg, MD

Those Spaces Between Us, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center,

Alexandra, VA

Identity, 3D Virtual Exhibition, Maryland State Art Council, MD

INK IT: Contemporary Print Practices, Juried Regional Printmaking

Exhibition, Black Rock Center for the Arts, Gaithersburg, MD

2020 Members Mashup, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Hyattsville, MD

Moments in Time…a very weird time, Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandra, VA

The Garden of Forking Paths, Current Space, Baltimore, MD

2019 Maryland Artist Registry Juried Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

Crossing Boundaries & Breaking Borders: DMV Printmaking, Katzen Arts

Center American University, DC

Alchemical Vessels, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, DC

Misprints, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD

INK IT: Contemporary Print Practices, Juried Regional Printmaking Exhibition,

Black Rock Center for the Arts, Gaithersburg, MD

2018 Uprooted, IA&A Hillyer, DC

Vox Lacunae, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland College Park, MD

Unconfined, H-Space, DC

2017 10x10, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD

Out/Side & In/Between, School33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD

2016 INK IT: Contemporary Print Practices, Juried Regional Printmaking Exhibition,

Black Rock Center for The Arts, MD

The Artist as Maker, Thinker, Feeler, All-Media National Juried Show, Cade Art

Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, MD

Frequency, Laboratory Research Gallery, University of Maryland College

Park, MD

Drawing Board, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland College Park, MD

Senior Show, Herman Maril Gallery, University of Maryland College Park, MD

Honors Thesis Show, Herman Maril Gallery, University of Maryland College

Park, MD
I Never See You, University of Maryland's Art Honors Exhibition, 39th Street

Gallery, Gateway Arts Center, MD

Maryland Artist Registry Juried Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, MD

2015 In Response: Conversations Between Emerging Artists and Contemporary

Work From the CAPP Collection, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland College

Park, MD

Awards/Fellowships

2023 McClains Juror’s Choice Award, Mid Atlantic Print Council

2023-24 University Fellowship/Graduate Assistantship, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2022. University Fellowship, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2022. University Fellowship, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2020 Arts Patron Award, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Hyattsville, MD

2020 Moments In Time Award Winner, Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria VA

2016 The Colonel Wharton Award, University of Maryland College Park, MD
2015 The Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship, University of Maryland College Park, MD

Publications

“Future Proof.” Tyler School of Art and Architecture Printmaking publication, 2024

“Help Yourself.” Tyler School of Art and Architecture Printmaking publication, 2023

Jenkins, Mark. 2022. “Paper Pushers: Artists stretch creative limits.” Washington Post,

September 16, 2022

Jenkins, Mark. 2020. “Unique and unexpected perspectives in this moment in time.” Washington Post,October 2, 2020.

“Crossing Boundaries and Breaking Borders: DMV Printmaking.” Katzen Art Center Exhibition Catalog, American University, 2019

“No Borders.” Baltimore City Paper, Vol. 41 NO. 40, 2017