Zahra Almajidi is a visual artist and metalsmith raised and based in Detroit, MI.
Utilizing both traditional metal-smithing techniques and CAD/CAM processes, her work explores the ways in which objects and adornment allow displaced people to continue to uphold and practice their craft traditions while living in the diaspora.
She is a 2025 Emerging Artist Fellowship recipient, powered by Gilbert Family Foundation. Her debut solo exhibition, “Casting The Net” opens to the public during Detroit Month of Design 2026 on September 4th from 6-9PM.
“Casting The Net,” Zahra Almajidi’s solo exhibition, flows between spaces of constructed memory and contradictory materiality, functioning as a speculative act of world-building. Rather than focusing on a past that has been systematically erased, Almajidi’s body of work investigates the following: How does one build upon the design and craft traditions of ancestors to forge a connection to displaced culture and traditions?
vial of cat hair, pearls, 2025.
