Description
Naj Saghaei is an artist, also a life & wellness coach, design consultant, as well as a lecturer. She started her artistic practice in 2010 at Gerrit Rietveld academy, Amsterdam focusing on art and design. Explored autonomous fine art at the Royal Academy of Art, the Hague, and continued her studies at the University of Arts, London, UK along with the minor of Psychoanalysis. She also obtained a certification of retail display design from the College of Central Saint Martins, UAL, London.
She is proud to be a life coach and combines art and wellness to provide a safe space for her clients (Thinking Partners) to walk along their challenging self discovery journey feeling felt, being seen, being heard and getting gotten.
She uses art, mindfulness, and coaching techniques to create a unique platform for her clients to connect with their inner self, discover their authentic self and fulfill goals. Currently she teaches art and wellness in a few museums/Galleries, in her personal studio as well as her virtual classes.
Monica is a visual artist known for her use of the continuous line in her work. She is no stranger to public art, and you can find her advocating for its importance within the community on guided tours as well as through her own large scale pieces and installations located within Simcoe County. Monica was the recipient of the 2022 Emerging Artist Award for the City of Barrie and has recently received an Ontario Community Changemakers grant from 880 Cities. With this, she will continue her advocacy on the benefits of public art through her project ‘The Transformative Power of Public Art’ in 2025.
