Opening First Thursday April 5, 5-8pm, ArtXchange Gallery presents Between and Within: A Tenuous Beauty. This exhibition by three artists (based in Rhode Island, South Korea and Seattle) explores the changing climate of nature’s textures from chaotic to serene, impacted by human development and the accelerating diminishment of natural resources. The complex choreography of the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATES: February 1 – March 31, 2018 Openings: First Thursday, Feb 1, 5-8pm and First Thursday, March 1, 5-8pm Artist Talk: Saturday, March 3, 1-3pm LOCATION: ArtXchange Gallery, 512 First Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 5:30 PM, First Thursdays until 8 PM PHONE: 206-839-0377 WEB…
Seattle Channel’s Art Zone with Nancy Guppy takes an inside look at the studio and process of Humaira Abid.
New Bellevue Arts Museum Exhibition Shows the Plight of Refugees By Brian Miller | From the Print Edition, Sept 2017 Image Credit: Hayley Young Refugees are the manifest theme of Searching for Home, giving the show a somber, topical punch. (The United Nations Refugee Agency estimates that there are now more than 65 million displaced persons…
Abid’s ‘Searching for Home’ reveals the plight of refugee women and children Exhibition review of Humaira Abid’s Searching for Home (Bellevue Arts Museum) by Susan Kunimatsu for the International Examiner. The purpose of art is to communicate: to share the beauty of an object or place, to convey a feeling, to rally around a cause,…
Check out the wonderful exhibition review by Lisa Edge for Real Change News covering the Bloodlines show and in-depth interviews with Samina Islam (featured on the cover), Steve Johnson and Raychelle Duazo. “Bloodlines” is a chorus of diverse voices playing off one another in perfect harmony. The artists are exploring familial ties, whether there’s…
Bloodlines showcases nine artists who create artwork as a method of reclaiming, preserving and transforming the role of cultural heritage in their lives. By negotiating the physical and spiritual bonds between past and present, these artists explore familial relationships, the lingering effects of diaspora and how ancestral memories shape the way we exist in the…
Mahogany Message: Humaira Abid’s ‘Searching For Home’ captures the worldwide refugee crisis through elaborate woodcarvings Lisa Edge for Real Change News covers Humaira Abid‘s solo exhibition at Bellevue Arts Museum In the exhibition, the ordinary is beautifully exalted, further emphasizing that what unites us is far greater than what makes us dissimilar. If we were…
THE DEFIANT COMPASSION OF HUMAIRA ABID by T.s. Flock The case of Humaira Abid is one of true defiance rooted in compassion. Abid defied expectations when she became an artist in Pakistan. She defied norms within that realm when she chose wood as her primary medium. She defies cultural taboos when she uses her sculptures…
Humaira Abid is known for her bold, symbolically rich and precisely realized wood sculptures and miniature paintings. Her work demonstrates a fearless approach to tackling cultural norms, gender roles and relationships, often with an ironic edge. Personal life becomes a metaphor for current events and everyday objects resonate with meanings of love, loss and resistance….
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