Nakisa Dehpanah is an Iranian interdisciplinary artist, designer, and curator based in Seattle, Washington, working at the intersection of art, architecture, and performance.

Born and raised in Iran, she moved to the United States in 2016 to pursue master’s degrees in Architecture and Sustainable Environments. Her early experiences hiking and backpacking in the mountains of northern Iran cultivated a deep connection to nature, which continues to inform her approach to materials, form, and movement.

Her artistic practice explores the tension between the body and imposed political, spatial, and cultural structures. Working primarily through textile sculpture, wearable forms, and performance, she creates environments that move, transform, and challenge the boundaries between body, object, and space. Her work is a form of visual poetry, weaving together material, form, movement, and storytelling to investigate identity, displacement, resistance, and belonging, while questioning how bodies inhabit, adapt to, and challenge the structures around them.

Beyond her individual practice, Nakisa sees art as a means of connection and collective experience. As co-founder and designer of Majnoon, a Persian-rooted cocktail bar and cultural space in Seattle, she brings together artists and communities through exhibitions, performances, and creative collaborations.

Nakisa is also an Exhibits Designer at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), where her work focuses on spatial storytelling, exhibition design, and engaging public audiences through meaningful experiences.