Nass Reda-Fathmi is a multimedia artist whose practice bridges traditional and digital media to create immersive, interactive experiences. Nass is currently pursuing a BFA in Game Arts at Pratt Institute. Their work explores identity, queerness, and mental health through striking contrasts of deep darks and bright lights, aiming to reflect lived experiences back to those who see them.
Nass has exhibited at the Mohamed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat and at Jawjab in Casablanca, Morocco. Their work often draws from both personal narratives and experimental techniques, merging raw materiality with conceptual depth.
Currently Exhibiting in: Brooklyn, NY
Web: nasseyref.itch.io
Portfolio: nasseyref.neocities.org/portfolio
LinkedIn: Nass Reda-Fathmi
Nass is drawn to processes that let the medium speak as much as the maker. Fire, charcoal, and pastel become tools of emphasis, creating intense focal points that act as emotional and sensory markers. Each piece captures something in flux, where sensation and representation collide.
Featured Artwork at Bushwick Gallery
Title: Migraine
Year of Creation: 2024
Medium: Fire, charcoal, and pastels on paper
Dimensions: 18 x 24 in
Edition Type: Unique, 1 of 1
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Price: $900
Description
Migraine was created through an experimental process using fire as both image and emphasis. Nass began by striking a match to make delicate fire imprints on paper before evolving the method into more destructive, expressive marks. Each burn became a point of emotional intensity, a pulse in the composition that drawing alone could not achieve.
The surrounding lines were drawn with the burnt-out matches themselves, while vine charcoal and pastels built an atmospheric setting that anchors the fire marks. The resulting image mirrors an internal landscape where pain ignites, spreads, and lingers. It is both visceral and delicate, capturing the physicality of sensation through material.
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Title: Fractured Beauty: The Elegance of Imperfection
Curated by: Veronica de Oliveira Castro
Theme: This exhibition challenges the concept of perfection by embracing dissonance, flaws, and irregularity, capturing the allure of the broken, the incomplete, and the chaotic.
Exhibition Dates: October 23 – October 30, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 23, 2025 / 6 PM – 8 PM
Private Showings & Events: Invite-only throughout the week