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Nigar Nazar (born 1953) is the first Pakistani female cartoonist.〔 Her character Gogi is an urban Pakistani woman struggling with her frailties in the context of sexist social norms.〔 She is the chief executive officer of Gogi Studios. Between 2002 and 2003, she was a Fulbright Professor at the art department of the University of Oregon. ==Biography== Nigar changed her degree from medical to fine arts in 1971. Her cartoon Gogi appeared for the first time that year in Karachi's Institute of Arts and Crafts annual magazine.〔 She graduated in fine arts from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.〔 She also attended courses at the Australian National University, Canberra.〔 In 2002–2003, she was a Fulbright student at University of Oregon art department, and in 2009, she was a Fulbright Visiting Specialist at Colorado College.〔 She attended a UNICEF-sponsored training session on animated film at Hanna-Barbera Studios in Manila.〔 She is the chief executive officer of Gogi Studios. Gogi Studios works on projects that actively address social issues.〔 In 2009, Nazar completed five "awareness comics".〔 Three books compiling her cartoons have been published, as well as several calendars, brochures, diaries, and posters. In collaboration with non-governmental organisationss, 12 public-transport buses were wrapped with Gogi cartoons in 2004 to convey social messages.〔 She has produced several books for children on health and hygiene, the environment, disaster management, first aid, and safety, all published and distributed by the government of Pakistan. Now living in Islamabad, Nazar says, "My work ... started from newspaper and reached the community, as it appeared on public buses and hospitals. I published books and comics, I teach programs now."〔 She is a founding member of the Asian Youth Association for Animators and Cartoonists, headquartered in Guiyang, China.〔 She has been an official speaker and jury member of numerous art and cartoon competitions, both international and national such as the APACA (AYAAC), Aydin Dogan Vakfi (Turkey), Himal Cartoon Conference (Nepal), Cartoonists Congress (Malaysia/Singapore), and the Oxfam Congress for Women's Issues (Sri Lanka). Nazar has conducted many workshops and outreach programs to privileged and underprivileged students in Pakistan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nigar Nazar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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