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Co-founder / Designer, Visual Artist
Nargiza is an award-winning designer with a rich portfolio spanning various visual arts disciplines. She holds a diploma in Graphic & Industrial Design and has refined her skills in roles such as Chief Designer and Art Director. Her work includes Graphic Design, Exhibit Design, Lighting Design, and Illustration. Nargiza is also the author of numerous art installations and performances, showcasing her ability to blend artistic expression with functional design. Celebrated for her exceptional creativity, imagination, and passion for art and design, she consistently delivers innovative and captivating projects that resonate widely.
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INTERVIEW
2019 - Video interview for Biełaruski śviet (BELSAT TV), Toronto, Canada
https://www.facebook.com/bielaruskisviet/videos/20
33881386659039/
2018 - IT"S LIQUID GROUP / Venice, Italy
http://www.itsliquid.com/interview-nargiza-usmanov
a-visions.html
2017 - IT"S LIQUID GROUP / Venice, Italy
http://www.itsliquid.com/interview-nargiza-usmanov
a.html
2017 - NASHA NINA / Minsk, Belarus
https://nina.nn.by/?c=lr&i=198126&lang=be
ORGANIZATION:
NUMZ Graphics
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Advertisement designer Marketing, PR, advertising
EDUCATION:
1996-2001 – Belarusian State Academy of Arts (Bachelor degree in Industrial & Graphic Design).
Courses: Drawing & Painting, Formal Composition, and Rules, Sculpture, Industrial Design,
Graphic Design, Practical Classes of work with Different Materials, Material Science and Technology,
Architectonics, Ergonomics, Plastic Art, Chromatics, Artistic Fonts, Perspective, Surface Anatomy,
Contemporary Design Styles, Engineering Drafting, Patent Science.
Minsk, Belarus.
1990-1995 – Architecture & Arts School. Brest, Belarus.
EXPERIENCE:
EXPERIENCE
2000/12/21 - present time - Founder, Creative Designer & Visual Artist at NARGIZA Design / Toronto, Canada / www.nargizadesign.com
2014/04/28 - present time - Co-founder, Art-director
NUMZ Graphics / Toronto, Canada / ww.numzgraphics.com
2013/03/01 - 2016/06/20 - Chief Designer at GVA Lighting, Inc., Oakville, Canada.
2010/12/01 - 2013/03/01 - Graphic & Exhibit Designer at GVA Lighting JLLC, Minsk, Belarus.
2005/08/01 – 2010/01/01 – ART Director at a full-service Advertising agency JUKOLApress, JLLC, Minsk, Belarus.
2002/10/01 – 2005/08/01 – ART Director at JUKOLApress, LLC, Minsk, Belarus.
2002/01/25 – 2002/10/01 – Major Designer at automobile magazine "KORVET", JUKOLA Holding, Minsk, Belarus.
2000-2001 – Major Designer at "KUZNIA" design studio, Minsk, Belarus.
1998-1999 – Interior Designer at "ALLADIN" salon of Italian furniture, Minsk, Belarus.
1998 – Designer at "OSMIUM", Minsk, Belarus.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2022 - 56th Cavalcade of Lights Toronto, Light Installation, Global Vision (December 23rd, 2022 - January 7th, 2023)
2022 - NUIT BLANCHE Toronto, Light Installation, Global Vision (October 1-2nd 2022)
2019 - ART FALL FESTIVAL 2019 ART & Light Installation "CRYSTAL" (October - November 2019)
Venue: the streets cross Yong & St. Clare in Toronto, Canada
2018 - ALCHEMIC BODY FIRE. AIR. WATER. EARTH.
Jorge Jurado Gallery, Bogota, Colombia (March 07-30, 2018).
2017 - LIXTART Lighting and Architecture Biennale / Minsk, Belarus (November - December 2017)
Venue: Gallery BUD & Palace of ART in Minsk.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1012045372267476/
2017 - ALCHEMIC BODY Bogota, Colombia (November 1 - 30th, 2017) CANADA 150 - video-art-project ttp://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/canada-150-art-in
stallation/
FIRE. AIR. WATER. EARTH.
International photography, painting, installation, video art & performance festival.
Venue: Jorge Jurado Gallery; Curator: Luca Curci, www.itsliquid.com
http://www.itsliquid.com/opening-alchemic-body-bog
ota-2017.html
2017 - Darc Awards Architectural-2017 London, UK (September 2017) One Shortlisted Lighting Project - Walking Light in the category Best Light Art Installation - Low Budget.
http://darcawards.com/architectural/walking-light-
canada/
2017 - ANIMA MUNDI FESTIVAL - CONSCIOUSNESS & VISIONS July 13th - November 26th, 2017, Venice, Italy. Video: Art projecting of Project Canada 150
http://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/canada-150-art-i
nstallation/
http://www.itsliquid.com/opening-anima-mundi-festi
val-visions-venice-2017.html
http://www.itsliquid.com/feedback-release-consciou
sness-anima-mundi-festival-venice-2017.html
2017 - PARADE of Nations Canada 150 Birthday / Canada Day (July 1st) Toronto, Canada
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Nargiza.Design/photos/
?tab=album&album_id=304201996728593
2017 - CANADA 150 ART Pendant Installation
Selected artist for the art installation "150 Canada Birthday at Erin Mills Town Center"
Mississauga, Canada (May-September 2017).
http://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/canada-150-art-i
nstallation/
2017 - Darc Awards Decorative-2017 London, UK (May 2017). 2 Shortlisted Lighting Product Series at Categories:
CEILING - NARGIZA #2 Knitted series.
http://darcawards.com/decorative/nargiza-2-knitted
-series-nargiza-design-2/
BESPOKE (Best Light Decorative Product) - NARGIZA #2 Knitted tubes-flex.
http://darcawards.com/decorative/nargiza-2-knitted
-tubes-flex-nargiza-design/
2017 - IT"S LIQUID INTERNATIONAL CONTEST Venice, Italy (May 14th, 2017).
http://www.itsliquid.com/contest/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/itsliquidgroup/photos/
?tab=album&album_id=1495513807185792
2017 - REFRACTION New York, USA (January 12th - November 3rd)
http://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/painting-on-text
ile/
Is a mixed-media exhibition featuring artists who work in, or are inspired by light.
Edison Price Lighting Gallery. www.epl.com
http://www.epl.com/gallery/
http://www.epl.com/brochures/EPL-gallery-REFRACTIO
N-guide.pdf
2016-2017 - CONTEMPORARY VENICE Venice, Italy (December 15th - January 15th)
PATTERNS of LIFE http://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/patterns-of-life
/
It's the Liquid International Art Show. Venue: Palazzo Flangini; Curator Luca Curci.
http://www.itsliquid.com/call-contemporary-venice-
2016.html
2016 - OXYGEN FRAGMENTED CITIES+IDENTITIES
Bogota, Colombia, November, 19th - December 19th
PATTERNS of LIFE - video-art http://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/patterns-of-life
/
It's Liquid International architecture, Video ART, Painting, Photography, Installation and Performing ART Festival.
Venue: Jorge Jurado Gallery; Curator: Luca Curci. www.itsliquid.com
http://www.itsliquid.com/call-oxygen-festival-bogo
ta-2016.html
2016 - Darc Awards at Architectural 2016 London, UK (September 2016). 2 Shortlisted Lighting Installations: "12" and OUTSIDERS: ENERGY IS INSIDE.
Category ART (Best Light Art Installation) - Low Budget:
Installation "12"
http://darcawards.com/architectural/12-canada/
http://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/lighting-project
-12/
Outsiders
http://darcawards.com/architectural/outsiders-ener
gy-is-inside-canada/
http://numzgraphics.com/portfolio/outsiders-energy
-is-inside/
2015 - TO SEE THE SOUND International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2015 / Moscow, Russia.
http://www.arc-magazine.com/to-see-the-sound-russi
a/
Moscow City Galleries Network: Beliaevo & Kashirka.
EVENTS:
2010 - 2nd prize at competition "The best watercolour card" Minsk, Belarus. The organizer of the competition RUE "Cryptotech" of Goznak.
2006 - Advertising Festival "Direct Marketing Days in Ukraine 2006" Kyiv, Ukraine. 2 Shortlisted projects:
- People are thinking about people! (Competition Direct Hit Direct mail В2C)
- Your Smile is Your Sunshine! (Competition Direct Hit Direct mail В2B)
2006 - III All-Russian Competition named after P.M. Tretyakov
"To 150th anniversary of the Tretyakov State Gallery", Moscow, Russia.
2005 - "25th Hose Nasreddin Illustration Competition" Istambul, Turkey.
2004 - "LOVE WHY? DESIGN21" UNESCO, FELISSIMO / Paris, France.
2001 - All-Belarusian Competition-Festival Of T-SHIRT Design "Ya-Maika" Minsk, Belarus.
AWARDS:
2023-2024 - Iron A' Design Award Winner for Illuminated Skyline - Exhibition Booth at Trade Show Architecture, Interiors, and Exhibit Design Category.
2023-2024 - Iron A' Design Award Winner for Lighting Tunnel - Exhibition Booth at Trade Show Architecture, Interiors, and Exhibit Design Category.
2023-2024 - Runner-Up for Abstract Illustrations for TELS Art Illustrations - Annual Branding Kit at Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
2022-2023 - Iron A' Design Award Winner for Abstract Illustrations for Branding Design Kit TELS at Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
2021-2022 - Runner-Up for Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category in 2021 "Patterns of Life" Pendant Craft and Light Installation
2020-2021 - Silver A' Design Award Winner for Lighting Products and Lighting Projects Design Category in 2020 "Crystal" Lighting Art Installation
2020-2021 - Silver A' Design Award Winner for Performing Arts, Style and Scenery Design Category in 2020 "Outsiders" Lighting Performance
2020-2021 - Runner-Up for Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category in 2020 "Canada 150" Pendant Art and Craft Installation
2012 - SILVER at Third Innovation Award for booth design and creativity, 101-400 square foot category, Toronto, Canada.
2004 - II Belarusian Public Relations Professional Competition "Premiya-2004". "KORVET" magazine was nominated as "The Best Corporate Publication", Minsk, Belarus.
1995 - Grand Prize at the competition "The History of Belarus in Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture" Brest, Belarus.
1992 - 1st prize at the regional competition "Spring Flowers" Brest, Belarus.
1990 - 2nd prize at regional competition "To 500th F. Skorina's anniversary" Brest, Belarus.
1989 - 1st prize at city competition "The World in Children's Eyes" Brest, Belarus.
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2018 - ILLUSTRATIONS FOR CHILDREN BOOK Warsaw, Poland. Andrei Sannikov's book "New Adventures of Pikki & friends".
2017 - ANIMA MUNDI Catalog of Art Festival / Venice, Italy / Canada 150 art installation.
http://www.itsliquid.com/call-anima-mundi-venice-2
017.html
2017 - ILLUSTRATIONS FOR CHILDREN BOOK Warsaw, Poland. Andrei Sannikov's book "The Adventures of Pikki and Tipo in the Underground City".
2017 - "MONDO*Arc" #99 August-September, London, UK / 160 p. / Darc Awards. WALKING LIGHT, North York, Canada / Lighting Рerformance. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/mondoarc99
2017 - "MONDO*Arc" #97 April-May, London, UK / 132-133 p. / LIGHT IS ART IS LIGHT. REFRACTION team art & light exhibition, USA / Lighting design. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/ma97_issuu
2017 - "DARC Magazine" #20 March-April, London, UK / 98-99 p. / Limehouse Conservation Area Lighting installation "12", Limehouse, Canada / Lighting design.
https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/da20_digital_issuu
2016 - "MONDO*Arc" #91 June-July, London, UK / 140 p. / Lighting Performance. Close Encounter, Oakville, Canada / Lighting design. http://www.arc-magazine.com/outsiders-canada/
2016 - "ILUMINET ON LINE" Mexico / El Bosque de Ontario entre esferas de luz. Lighting installation "12", Limehouse, Canada / Lighting design. http://www.iluminet.com/ontario-esferas-luz/
2016 "Who is who, Designers in Belarus" ТУТЭЙШЫ Дызайн - Belarusian Union of Designers. Minsk, Belarus / Lighting design.
2015 - "MONDO*Arc" #88 December-January UK / 102 p. / Light & Sound Festival Russia, Moscow / Lighting Installation.
http://www.arc-magazine.com/to-see-the-sound-russi
a/
2009 - "ZNAK logotyp" Belarusian Designers Union / Minsk, Belarus / graphic design.
2008 - "Who is who, Interior and Exterior Design" Belarusian Union of Designers / Minsk, Belarus.
Interior design, painting, photography.
2007 - #2 "PHOTO-MAGIA" Magazine / Minsk, Belarus / graphic design, photography.
2003 - #3 "KORVET" The corporate magazine holding "JUKOLA" / Minsk, Belarus / person.
2002 - #4 "PRO Design" Magazine (Belarusian Union of Designers) / Minsk, Belarus / graphic design.
2002 - #1-2 "Club NEXT" Magazine / Minsk, Belarus / industrial design.
1999 - "Formal Composition" Chernishev O.V. Minsk, Belarus / graphic design.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Speaking - Belarussian, Russian, English
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
October 2013 - IES Fundamentals of Lighting, Toronto, Canada
December 2015 - Supervisor Health & Safty Awareness
June 2024 - Worker Health & Safty Awareness
October 2015 - PLDC 2015
December 2014 - Can Net Zero Meet Good Design in Lighting - IIDEXCanada'14
December 2014 - Re-Thinking How We Light Our Internal Environment - IIDEXCanada'14
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
Member of the Belarussian Union of Designers since 2002:
https://www.unid.by/members/1200-u.html
COLLECTIONS:
The original works are in private collections in Canada, the USA, Costa Rica, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Finland and Turkey.
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
The Grand Jury Member in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 & 2019 at A'Design Award & Competition:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/jury.html
http://www.awardjury.com/
The Judge in 2017 at Darc Awards, London, UK
HOBBIES:
Social media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nargiza-usmanova-65631
885?trk=hp-identity-name
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nargizaus/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/NargizaUS
Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/nargiza_u/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Nargiza.Design/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NumzGraphics/
CLIENTELE:
www.numzgraphics.com
www.nargizadesign.com
WEB SITE:
www.numzgraphics.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15XAfuOylPqdf-R6eJ
i5U4fjgYpYu5uPd/view?usp=sharing
RSS URL:
www.nargizadesign.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2019-03-12 08:51:05
COUNTRY/REGION:
Canada
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Nargiza Usmanova
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Abstract Illustrations Branding Design Kit A' Design Award Winner for Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category in 2021 Nargiza Usmanova for Tels Group |
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Lighting Tunnel Exhibition Booth A' Design Award Winner for Trade Show Architecture, Interiors, and Exhibit Design Category in 2023 Nargiza Usmanova for Gva Lighting |
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Illuminated Skyline Exhibition Booth A' Design Award Winner for Trade Show Architecture, Interiors, and Exhibit Design Category in 2023 Nargiza Usmanova for Gva Lighting |
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Crystal Lighting Art Installation Silver A' Design Award Winner for Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Category in 2020 Nargiza Usmanova for Yonge + St. Clair Bia |
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Outsiders Lighting Performance Silver A' Design Award Winner for Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design Category in 2020 Nargiza Usmanova for Numz Graphics |
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Global Vision At Nuit Blanche Lighting Art Installation Silver A' Design Award Winner for Lighting Projects and Light Art Design Category in 2022 Nargiza Usmanova for Nuit Blanche 2022 |
Runner-Up status designs by Nargiza Usmanova
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Canada 150 Pendant Art and Craft Installation Runner-Up for Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category in 2020 Nargiza Usmanova for Erin Mills Tc/20 Vic Management Inc |
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Patterns of Life Art-Craft and Light Installation Runner-Up for Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design Category in 2021 Nargiza Usmanova for Numz Graphics |
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Global Vision At Cavalcade of Lights Lighting-Art Installation Runner-Up for Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design Category in 2022 Nargiza Usmanova for City of Toronto |
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Tels Art Illustrations Annual Branding Kit Runner-Up for Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category in 2023 Nargiza Usmanova for Tels Group |
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