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….
Anatomy of a Sculpture: A Migrant Story, Carved in Wood by Amber Cortes
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…
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.
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) 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 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) 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…
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.
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