Raleigh printmaker

Nida Zehra, Raleigh, NC

www.nidazehra.com | @dairah_e_zindagi

I am a mixed media artist exploring the intersection of nostalgia, sadness, and hope. My practice is a spiritual excavation. I view every piece as a meditative prayer, peeling back layers of the self to reveal something raw and honest.

This process is rooted in a personal history of nonviolent resistance. Inspired by the hyper-realism of Giovanni Benzoni’s Veiled Rebecca, yet raised in a culture that discouraged image-making, I developed a practice that seeks to capture the subliminal details of the human experience. Through color and texture, I offer the viewer a moment of empathy and a reflection of our shared resilience.