From Lisa Edge for Real Change: ArtXchange gallery in Pioneer Square is an inviting space no matter whose work is displayed on its walls. The ambiance is akin to the living room of an aesthete who believes in the accessibility of art. The gallery serves as the perfect backdrop for a new show with the…
ArtXchange gallery in Pioneer Square is an inviting space no matter whose work is displayed on its walls. The ambiance is akin to the living room of an aesthete who believes in the accessibility of art. The gallery serves as the perfect backdrop for a new show with the central theme of connection.
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,…
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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