Nadja Sayej is an arts and travel writer based in Austin, TX.
She is currently a freelance art, travel and culture writer for MSN, The New York Observer, Art & Object magazine, LuxeBeatMag and Galerie Magazine.
Previously, she has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, Barron’s Magazine, The Independent and Forbes fashion section. Her pop culture writing and celebrity interviews have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, W Magazine, Interview Magazine,Vanity Fair London, the New York Observer, where she reported from film festivals, from Venice to New York.
Over the past 15 years, Nadja has interviewed over 1,000 world-renowned film directors, artists, designers and actors including David Lynch, Marina Abramovic, Susan Sarandon, Robert De Niro, Isabella Rossellini, John Waters, Patti Smith, Salma Hayek, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jean Paul Gaultier.
She made headlines for conducting the first-ever jpeg interview with Douglas Coupland and has covered A-list parties, from Heidi Klum’s Halloween Party to the New York Film Festival.
During her 15 year career, Nadja published seven books, including The Celebrity Interview Book, which includes her 21 best Q&As, and Biennale Bitch, a Gonzo comedy-travel book about covering biennales across the globe. Her most recent book is Red Carpet Ho, which highlights stories as a red carpet photographer (2022 was the 100th anniversary of the red carpet).
She is a former art critic. In the 2010s, she ran a web TV show called ArtStars*, which ran for eight years. This led her to the entertainment industry, where she focused on the art of the celebrity Q&A and still interviews celebrities for entertainment publications like Shondaland, Vulture, The Hollywood Reporter and The Observer, among others.
She has been a celebrity photographer who shot the stars up close and personal. Shooting for Backgrid photo agency, her photos have appeared in Vanity Fair London,GQ UK, The Guardian, Harpers Bazaar France, The Daily Mail, and V Magazine. Her celebrity photos were published in two photo books she authored, called Paparazzi Bitch and The Glitzerati.
She was also a design and real estate writer covering luxury homes, design and architecture for Architectural Digest and Mansion Globaland wrote about fashion for the Independent Persian and a travel writer for MSN.
She is the host of the ArtStars podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, check out the clips on Instagram @artstarspodcast and on Buzzsprout.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 02: Nadja Sayej attends Women’s Jewelry Association’s Ruby Gala Celebrates 40th Anniversary at The Pool on November 02, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
