Curriculum vitae

Negar Kablou

Artist working with textile, public art, installation and performance. Carpet designer and restorer with nearly a decade of experience in Iran’s museum collections. Based in Leipzig, Germany.

Education

2023–2026
M.F.A. Public Art and New Artistic Strategies
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
2008–2012
Bachelor of Carpet Design
University of Art, Tehran, Iran
2003
Graphic Design Diploma
Tarbiat High School, Tehran, Iran

Exhibitions & workshops

2026
“Memory, Left Open”
Workshop, Leipzig, Germany
2025
“The Carpet of Emotions”
Workshop, ASP Katowice, Poland
2025
“In the Silence Beneath My Feet, I Have Heard the Song of Time”
Installation, Iraj Zand Gallery, Tehran, Iran
2025
“Rebirth”
Collage, Base-Alpha Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2025
“Unwoven Name”
Installation & performance, GFZK Leipzig, Germany (in the artwork of Suse Weber)
2025
“Miracle Thread”
Performance, M18, Weimar, Germany
2025
“Woven Whispers”
Installation & artist book, Oberlichtsaal 213, Weimar, Germany
2024
“Walking Carpet”
Performance, ILM Park, Weimar, Germany
2024
“Rebirth”
Installation & performance, IRRE Space, Weimar, Germany
2024
“Why Are You Here?”
Installation, Venice Biennale, Italy
2023
“The Red Thread of Fate”
Installation, Haus der Statistik, Berlin, Germany
2023
“About Making a Nest to Leave Anyway”
Installation, ACC Galerie, Weimar, Germany
2023
“Weaving as Mourning”
Video & sound installation, Der Laden, Weimar, Germany

Lectures & teaching

2014–2023
Professor’s assistant, carpet restoration & weaving
Tehran University of Art, Iran
Teaching restoration and weaving of carpets and kilims across undergraduate programmes.
2020
“Snakes & Dragons Designs in Persian Hand Weaving”
Lecture, Carpet Museum of Iran, Tehran
2018
“History of Talismans in Persian Hand Weaving”
Lecture, Carpet Museum of Iran, Tehran
2018
“History of Tabriz Carpet and the Features of Art”
Lecture, Carpet Museum of Iran, Tehran
2016–2021
Museum guide & lecturer
Carpet Museum of Iran & Rasam Arabzadeh Carpet Foundation, Tehran
Specialist tours and public lectures on Persian carpet history, talisman symbolism, and Tabriz traditions.

Experience

2022–2026
Designer, fabric & textile visuals
Delnesheen, Tehran / remote
Designing traditional motifs for contemporary handmade fabrics and textile products.
2016–2022
Restoration specialist
Bank Melli Museum · Carpet Museum of Iran · Rasam Arabzadeh Foundation · Golestan Historical Complex · Saadabad Historical Complex, Tehran
Repairing and restoring hand-weavings across Iran’s national heritage collections.
2018–2021
Brand & institutional photography
Carpet Museum of Iran · Chanteh Museum · Dr. Habibi Museum · Rasam Arabzadeh Foundation
Photography for brand promotion and institutional advertising.
2015–2016
Carpet expert
Farshboom Exhibition of Handmade Carpets, Tehran
Curating and exhibiting handmade carpets; advising collectors.
2016
Freelance graphic designer
Glassware & Ceramic Museum of Iran, Tehran
Designing posters, flyers and banners for museum events and cultural programmes.
2009–2010
Press photographer
Hamshahri & Chelcheragh newspapers, Tehran
Photojournalism for two major Tehran publications.

Voluntary work

Hamrah Ofogh Gharib NGO
Creating a virtual museum for disadvantaged communities.
Koodakane Kar NGO
Teaching photography to child labourers, culminating in a public exhibition.