Niku Koochak is an Iranian-born, Windsor-based interdisciplinary /contemporary artist and emerging curator, working across performance, installation, and painting. With an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of Windsor and a background in architecture from the University of Tehran, she brings a spatial and process-driven approach to both her artistic and curatorial practice.

Her work explores themes of identity formation, conflict, and adaptation, particularly through the lens of migration and environmental change as both citizen and immigrant She creates custom-built drawing tools such as human-scale slingshots and elastic-band devices that transform physical tension into abstract marks. These performative drawings often evolve into immersive, maze-like PVC installations that invite audiences to navigate from both intimate and distant perspectives, creating layered encounters with memory, place, and self.

As the 2024–25 TD Curatorial Fellow at Art Windsor-Essex, Niku curated and co-curated exhibitions as part of the Below the 6 series, highlighting artists whose practices address political and social concerns. Her curatorial approach is grounded in inclusivity, collaboration, and research-driven dialogue, extending exhibitions through public programs, intergenerational workshops, and interactive educational resources.

Niku has exhibited in Canada and Iran, with solo shows at SoCA Gallery, Arts Council Windsor & Region, and Rooberoo Mansion (Tehran). She has also participated in residencies including Creatives at Work, where she developed site-specific installations in community spaces. Alongside her studio and curatorial practice, she has facilitated workshops in painting, printmaking, cyanotype, and installation, emphasizing art as a tool for dialogue, play, and collective discovery.

Niku continues to expand her work across artistic, curatorial, and community contexts, seeking new ways to connect audiences to contemporary art through spaces of encounter, participation, and imagination.