Neda Taiyebi is a visual artist working across painting and sculpture. Her research-driven practice examines history and mythology as mutable systems, exploring how knowledge is formed, fractured, and sustained.
Central to her work is an investigation of transformation, extinction, and the fragile boundary between imagination and reality.
She moves between painting and material-driven sculptural processes, with a focus on imagined anatomies and hybrid forms inspired by extinct species. For Taiyebi, material experimentation functions as a way of thinking, allowing form to emerge through making.
This approach extends from earlier site-specific works in Afghanistan (2015–2017), where painting and spatial intervention served to document lived environments. Across mediums, her work sustains a dialogue between the historical weight of materials and the fluidity of story.
12th Iranian Ceramic Biennale - Tehran (2025)
Kabul Photography Biennale - Group Exhibition, Kabul (2017)
Site-Specific Interventions & Murals, Various Locations, Afghanistan (2015–2017)
Ceramic & Material Specialist, TORRECID S.A., Turkey
(2018–2022)
Specialized in glaze chemistry, material behavior, and industrial processes;
presented innovations at international fairs (CEVISAMA, CERSAIE).
Graphic & Environmental Artist, UNESCO Afghanistan
(2015–2017)
Designed visuals and spatial interventions for cultural projects, including the
Bamiyan Cultural Centre competition and the Afghanistan Photography Biennial.
Independent Research-Based Practice (2015 – Present)
Ongoing studio research into the interpretation and reconstruction of reality
through sculptural form and material inquiry.