Humaira Abid in The Stranger A&P
Anatomy of a Sculpture: A Migrant Story, Carved in Wood by Amber Cortes
Searching for Home in Crosscut News
Seattle artist Humaira Abid examines a crisis through a feminist lens by Brangien Davis for Crosscut Searching for Home, the new solo show by local sculptor Humaira Abid, is confined to one room at Bellevue Arts Museum. But her striking imagery slips across traditional borders and takes up residence in the mind. A native of Pakistan…
Upstream + Arts in Pioneer Square
During the Upstream Music Festival in Pioneer Square, ArtXchange Gallery features a new exhibition, Singularity Now, showcasing three Seattle-based painters with highly distinctive, graphic styles. Featuring Jonathan Wakuda Fischer, Jazz Brown and Gabriel Marquez.
Humaira Abid | Cover Story in CityArts Magazine
In Great Detail by AMANDA MANITACH April 24, 2017 “I believe making the work uncomfortable is sometimes good,” Abid says. She’s never done anything less. Her work is a one-woman j’accuse against rules of social conduct that reduce women to mere containers and objects. Read the full article at CityArts online.
Deluge Upstairs (Tomorrow is a New Day)
Deluge Upstairs (Tomorrow is a New Day) hand-cut paper 24 x 18 inches $850 One sweaty April day the old man who lived next door approached my house dressed in a white linen shirt, traditional Khmer red and white gingham scarf and black cotton pants. He placed his hands together in formal greeting and I…
The Strange Tale of the Magic Flying Whiteboard
The Strange Tale of the Magic Flying Whiteboard hand-cut paper 50 x 38 inches $2500 “In the year two thousand one hundred I will visit Paris. I will be 132 years old but it’s ok.” -Uncle Nan This work is inspired by a 48 year old Khmer man who lives across the street in my…
Shared Histories (Tule Lake)
Shared Histories (Tule Lake) hand-cut paper, Sumi ink 50 x 38 inches $2500 Grandma Iida’s house was a yellow rambler in West Seattle with a delicate line of ever-present marching ants in the garage. Grandma was in a constant war with these ants who she persistently sprayed and trapped and poisoned and smashed. With similar…
“The Liar” Exhibition at Seattle Public Theater
As part of our Season Partnership with Seattle Public Theater, ArtXchange Gallery presents a mini-exhibition in their lobby curated especially for SPT’s new production of “The Liar.” Featuring works by Chin Yuen, Joan Wortis and Lauren Iida, this exhibition adds a colorful 60s vibe for this fantastic production of David Ives’ play.
Digital Studio Visit: Joan Wortis
The first thing that often strikes viewers of artwork by Joan Wortis is her impeccable sense of compositional balance, as well as her unusual and striking color choices. It is no surprise to learn that her extensive creative background includes time spent as a dancer and choreographer, as well as professional work as a designer…
ArtXchange Gallery is a Season Partner of Seattle Public Theater
ArtXchange Gallery is pleased to announce our partnership with Seattle Public Theater, at the Bathhouse Theater on Greenlake. Throughout their 2016/2017 season, ArtXchange Gallery will be curating collections of artwork in the lobby that will reflect and enhance each production. “We admire and support SPT’s commitment to community dialogue and integrating the arts into daily…
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