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Graphic Designer l Visual Artist
Educator @uic.design @columbiachi
Persian | Based in Chicago
Founder @animajewelry

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My master’s thesis installation and publication, “invisibilized”, about women’s hidden labor based on real stories and experiences of women who filled out an anonymous online survey.
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What happens to a story when no one is listening?

Women’s labor is everywhere, yet often unseen. It can hold families, workplaces, and societies together, yet remain unrecognized and unpaid. From caregiving to emotional labor, hidden sacrifices to wage gaps, women bear a weight the world regularly refuses to count. Their work is expected but frequently not acknowledged. Essential, yet dismissed. Vital, yet invisible.

These inequalities are not accidents; they are inheritances embedded in history and reinforced by systems that regularly reward men’s labor while erasing women’s. In paid jobs, women earn less, face penalties for motherhood, and are repeatedly overlooked. The labor that sustains life itself is undervalued because it does not generate profit.

Invisibilized depicts how women’s labor has been systematically overlooked, undervalued, and hidden from economic, social, and cultural recognition. Raising awareness is only the first crack in the surface—change happens when we choose to see, question, and act. This installation is more than a reflection; it is an invitation. It gives voice to the invisible. By including the words of women from the UIC community and beyond, this installation aims to expose—literally and metaphorically—what has been hidden. Their stories are not just whispered grievances but proof of endurance, resistance, and truth. Because what remains unseen remains unchanged. Let us see. Let us recognize. Let us challenge. Let us no longer accept invisibility as fate.
#installation #women #installationart #womenright #graphicdesign taken in UIC School of Architecture by @nahid_yahyaee

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Women have always been paid less than men, and the gender pay gap is still shockingly high. I created this map/puzzle to highlight the pay and hiring gap in five major design fields. Each block includes a fact to help you solve the puzzle and reveal the hidden message. It’s time to close the gap!
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زنان همیشه کمتر از مردان حقوق گرفته‌اند و اختلاف دستمزد جنسیتی هنوز به طرز شوکه‌کننده‌ای زیاد است. من این نقشه/پازل را طراحی کردم تا اختلاف دستمزد‌ و استخدام در پنج حوزه مهم طراحی را نشان دهم. هر بلوک یک واقعیت را در خود دارد که به شما کمک می‌کند پازل را حل کنید و پیام پنهان را کشف کنید. وقت آن است که این شکاف را ببندیم!
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#genderpaygap #graphicdesigner #graphicdesign #discursivedesign #chicagodesigners #typeSTAr taken in Chicago, Illinois by @nahid_yahyaee

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The Persian carpet is brought to life by the skilled hands of Iranian women. In small towns across Iran, the art of carpet weaving is a tradition passed from mother to daughter, a valuable heritage held by these women. Despite their hard work and creativity, they often receive neither the recognition nor the payment they deserve. This installation honors all the women whose remarkable work remains unseen and uncelebrated.
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فرش ایرانی تنها با دستان ماهر و زحمتکش زنان ایرانی جان می گیرد. در شهرهای کوچک ایران، هنر فرش‌بافی از مادر به دختر منتقل می‌شود و همچون میراثی ارزشمند در دستان این زنان قرار دارد. با وجود زحمت و خلاقیت بسیار، آن‌ها اغلب نه شناخته می‌شوند و نه پاداش مالی شایسته‌ای دریافت می‌کنند. این چیدمان در راستای بزرگداشت تمام زنانی است که آثار فوق‌العاده‌ای خلق می‌کنند اما همچنان ناشناخته می‌مانند.
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#persiancarpet #iranianwomen #installation #projectionmapping #graphicdesign #chicagoartist #chicagoartscene taken in Chicago, Illinois by @nahid_yahyaee

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Vernal Fall & Nevada Fall — May ‘26 ⛰️
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#vernalfalls #nevadafalls #yosemite #yosemite_national_park taken in Yosemite National Park, California by @nahid_yahyaee

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Mariposa Grove & Upper Yosemite Fall — May ’26 🌲
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#yosemite #yosemite_national_park #mariposagrove #upperyosemitefalls #tunnelviewyosemite taken in Yosemite National Park, California by @nahid_yahyaee

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LONG LIVE IRAN & IRANIANS💚🤍❤️✌🏻
Proud to be Iranian more than ever!
زنده‌ باد ایران و ایرانی💚🤍❤️✌🏻
ما بیشماریم!

#feb14foriran #chicagomiga #iranrevoultion2026 #iranmassacre #rezapahlaviofficial taken in Chicago, Illinois by @nahid_yahyaee

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8 months ago

HOW MANY MUST DIE BEFORE YOU SPEAK ABOUT THE MASSACRE HAPPENING IN IRAN?
90,000 HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE PAST MONTH AND SO MANY ARE WAITING FOR EXECUTION!

#iranmassacre #iranrevolution2026 #iran #iranregimechange #chicagomiga @chicagomiga taken in Chicago, Illinois by @nahid_yahyaee

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It is still happening even if you hide stories!
43,000 people massacred in IRAN in two days. And the number is increasing every day!
#iranmassacre #iranrevoultion2026 #freeiran #alleyesoniran taken in Iran ایران by @nahid_yahyaee

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✨ taken in Boston, Massachusetts by @nahid_yahyaee

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❄️ taken in Chicago, Illinois by @nahid_yahyaee

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“I’ve learned that every mortal will taste death, but only some will taste life.” RUMI taken in Rosehill Cemetery by @nahid_yahyaee

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Silence was all I can hear taken in Chicago, Illinois by @nahid_yahyaee

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