Nigar switched from a medical degree to a degree in fine arts in 1968. She graduated in fine arts from the
University of the Punjab,
Lahore. In 2002–2003, she was a Fulbright scholar at the art department of the
University of Oregon, and in 2009, she was a Fulbright Visiting Specialist at
Colorado College. She has produced three children's books for various international NGOs on health and
hygiene, the
environment,
disaster management,
first aid, and
child safety. 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 and the aim of my studio is to address mindset for a positive change." 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 national and international, 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 for underprivileged students in Pakistan.
Gogi Nazar's main cartoon character, Gogi, has been a popular comicstrip in newspapers worldwide. Gogi depicts a modern Pakistani Muslim woman with short hair, long eyelashes and a
polka dot dress. Asked in an interview to describe Gogi, Nazar said, "In the words of a university student who has done a well-researched thesis on my work, 'Gogi is the symbol of womanhood in Pakistan, with all her adventures and escapades in daily life, facing day to day hypocrisies in a male dominated society". The
Denver Post described Gogi as "a bit like '
Blondie' and a bit like
Oprah—except devoutly Muslim". In 2004, in collaboration with
non-governmental organisations, 12
public-transport buses were wrapped with Gogi cartoons to convey social messages. celebrations for the Pakistan Embassy in England, 1986. That painting is still present in the Pakistan consulate, Bradford ==Honours==