nina madjid is a self-taught artist, with a fondness for power tools and hardware that began when her father taught her to use a band saw at age 11.

she has attended the woodworking academy in alameda, CA; daniel mack's rustic building at the crossings in austin, TX; welding classes at santini ironworks and otis college of art and design in los angeles; and blacksmithing at the cruicible in oakland, CA.

her work has been shown at the froden art gallery in los angeles; coolfish studios in venice; and was part of the SPIN public art project in long beach.

nina lives and works and surfs in the thriving arts community that is venice, california. by day, she runs her own marketing and graphic design business.

along with friend and metal worker, tom walker, nina opened up coolfish studios in her garage in 2007. if you are in the neighborhood, give her a holler to stop by the studio and make something.