MONYA NIKAHD, BFA
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fiber, 2020, Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, TN
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
Penland Winter Fellowship Residency, awarded residency | Penland, NC
Millay Arts Core Fellowship Residency, awarded residency | Austerlitz, NY
Tennessee State Museum, “Best of CRAFTˮ merit award | Nashville, TN
Arrowmont School of Crafts: Pentaculum Winter Residency, invitational, | Gatlinburg, TN.
Tennessee Craft Fair, “Best Emerging Makerˮ Award | Nashville, TN
Windgate Lamar Fellowship, Center for Craft, $15,000 national grant awarded to ten college seniors with exemplary skill in craft | Asheville, NC
EXHIBITIONS
Red Gate Gallery, “Forgottenˮ | St. Louis, MO
Houska Gallery, “We Intuitˮ | St. Louis, MO
The Luminary, St. Louis Jazz Crawl | St. Louis, MO
Handweaversʼ Guild of America, “Weaving on the Hillˮ | Knoxville, TN
Coop Gallery, “Stored Memoriesˮ | Nashville, TN
Tennessee State Museum, “Best of Craftˮ,| Nashville, TN
Appalachian Center for Craft, “Interwovenˮ | Smithville, TN
The Hideout Salon, “Second Breathˮ | Nashville, TN
COMMISSIONS & PROJECTS
Fagtasia, “Wickedˮ | Brooklyn, NY - Construction of props and backgroups, rigging, stagehand
Hudson Maritime Museum | Hudson, NY - Woodworking, constructed shelving and other structures for students with learning disabilities to help fund boat-making workshops
The “3/4 Tourˮ at Dr. Bill Russellʼs Mrs. MacCormickʼs Yard | St. Louis, MO - Built and produced outdoor weekend performance arts festival
David Arquette & Reformer Design | Nashville, TN - Commissioned outdoor installation
TEACHING, LECTURES, & DEMONSTRATIONS
John C. Campbell Folk School, Instructor | Cherokee County, NC
Center for Craft, Materials Focus Group,Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Instructor | Gatlinburg, TN
Artscope, Instructor | St. Louis, MO
Craft Alliance, Instructor | St. Louis, MO
Frist Art Museum, Weaving Demonstration and Lecture, “Weaving Splendor: Treasures of Ancient Textilesˮ | Nashville, TN
Coop Gallery, Lecture and Q&A | Nashville, TN “Stored Memoriesˮ, with musician Reza Filsoofi
Tennessee State Museum, Weaving Demonstration and Q&A | Nashville, TN
Tennessee State University, McGruder Residency, Visiting Instructor | Nashville, TN