Negar Afshar

Negar Afshar

Guided by a balance of intuition and precision, Negar Afshar’s artistic journey bridges structure and emotion, finding harmony between control and spontaneity. Before committing to a full-time artistic practice, she built a successful career in banking, specialising in Financial Crime and Reputational Risk. This experience continues to influence her creative process, bringing discipline, focus and an awareness of complexity to her work.

Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Afshar explores themes of freedom, femininity, cultural identity and the emotional duality of pain and pleasure. Her paintings emerge from a deeply personal space yet speak to universal experiences of belonging, transformation and resilience. Through layered textures, bold colour and fluid forms, she captures the richness of the feminine spirit in its many expressions of strength, grace and renewal.

Based in London, Afshar often employs unconventional techniques to apply pigment, allowing gesture and texture to guide her compositions. Her versatility extends beyond acrylics to include charcoal, watercolour and oil color, each medium serving as a language for emotion and reflection. Her surrealist works have been exhibited at the Stephen Lawre...

Masters in Anthropology MA
Material & Visual Culture BA
Level 1 & 2 UAL Diploma in Art and Design (Art)
Highly commended - WAES Learner Awards 2025

- Exhibition held in May 2025 at The Primrose Hill Practice, Presented abstract art depicting freedom
- Exhibition held at the Civic Lab – Kentish Town,September 2025
- Exhibition held in March at the Arts Library (Sir Isaac Newtons Residence) 2026
- My surrealist art pieces were displayed at the Stephen Lawrence gallery for over a year
- I have set up art auctions to help raise money for people in need
- Successfully led and contributed to various projects within the investment banking sector as a consultant, gaining valuable experience in market analysis, strategic planning, and client management