Nargis Naqvi

Nargis Naqvi is a Saudi Canadian artist of South Asian heritage. Raised in Saudi Arabia and educated in the United States in Business, Interior Design, and Photography, she moved to Canada in 1999, where she now resides in Milton with her family.

Her artistic journey began in childhood, nurtured by her father, and evolved through years of self-directed experimentation. Largely self-taught, Naqvi works in mixed media, combining acrylics, oils, spray paint, collage, and gold leaf to create richly textured and emotionally layered works.

Her women’s series explores the inner lives of women shaped by displacement—those who have lived across cultures and geographies and seek emotional grounding through faith. Nostalgia is a central theme in her work, often expressed through recurring clay pots whose form and fragility symbolize life, resilience, and the unknown.

Naqvi has exhibited in over 30 exhibitions and has held one solo exhibition. She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Artist Cube, a nonprofit collective supporting Muslim artists in Canada. Her public art includes Humanity First, featured as a traffic box wrap in Milton, Ontario, and a 15-foot banner commissioned by Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto.

Business Administrative BSc. University of Minnesota - 1995
Interior Design Minor - University of Minnesota - 1995
Diploma in Photography - New York Institute of Photography - 2000

MuslimFest 2004 Living Arts Centre
MuslimFest 2005 Living Arts Centre
Arts Milton at Holcim Gallery Exclusively Inclusive, 2022.
Joshua creek Heritage gallery 2022
FASM celebrate the season 2022
Queen Elizabeth Park Community Cultural Centre 2023 (solo exhibition)
SAMM- South Asian heritage at Holcim Gallery 2023
Casa del Arte Parma, Spain 2023
NY expo 2023
Thompson gallery Switzerland 2023
Finite gallery Germany 2023
Holcim Gallery 2023
Vasa arts juried Oct 2023
Holcim IHM Oct 2023
FASM heart to hand 2023
FASM celebrate the season 2023
Colour and form society - Juried Exhibition Hon. Mention award 2023 Pazan gallery
Color me red 12x12 exhibition 2024 by FASM
SAMM 2024 Kalakaar
Vasa art 2024
Heart to Hand 2024
Crown realty Etobicoke June to Sept 2024
Celebrate the Season Milton ON 2024
Heart to Hand exhibition Milton ON 2025
SAMM 2025 Holcim Gallery, Milton ON
Honoring Heritage Through Art, IHM, October 2025, Milton ON
Celebrate the Season 2025, Milton ON
Heart to Hand 2026, Milton ON
SAMM South Asian Art, 2026, Milton ON
The Square Show by TAC, Mississauga 2026, ON
IHM Etobicoke, 1001 Stories : October 2026
IHM Milton, 1001 Stories: October 2026