About Studio Naz

Studio Naz portrait

Studio Naz / Nazrina Rodjan

b. 1990 | Rotterdam

Studio Naz is an art studio started by Nazrina Rodjan in 2017. Through the mediums of illustration, animation and design, she spotlights queer and BIPOC stories and experiences. In art school, she grew her personal understanding of the inherent complexities of identities. Her artwork focused on Surinamese perspectives and expanded to the wider history of Dutch colonization. She seeks to disrupt dominant narratives by actively engaging in social political issues while focusing on inclusive representation in her art.

Photo: Willem de Kam

SELECT PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS

Queer in het licht — Book

Bedtijdverhalen voor Rebelse Meisjes (Black Girl Magic) — Book

The Decolonization Toolkit for The University of Amsterdam — Website

From Surviving to Thriving — Zine

Scoren! — Book

Mi querida familia cool — Book

Het Kattenmannetje en andere sprookjes — Book

Bedtijdverhalen voor Rebelse Meisjes — Book

Stories for South Asian Supergirls — Book

Augustinus: een eigenzinnig Godzoeker — Graphic Novel

EDUCATION

St Joost School of Art & Design, Breda — Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration September 2010 - February 2016

Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam, Rotterdam — Degree in Media Design September 2006 - July 2010

GRANTS & AWARDS

Rotterdam Toen en Nu - Gemeente Rotterdam — Project: Kala Pani:1873 - 2023 2023

Fonds ZOZ - Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds — Project: Queer in het licht Link 2020

ZOZ Academy — Project: Pilot version of Queer in het licht Link 2019

Winner Gabriël Prize 2020 for Augustinus: een eigenzinnig Godzoeker