“The Word: Visual Interpretations by Local Muslim Women Artists” Exhibition
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“The Word: Visual Interpretations by Local Muslim Women Artists”
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, January 25th, 7-9PM, 2020 Muslim women artists in the Bay Area will express their personal visual interpretations of selected words in Arabic. The exhibition features a range of calligraphy styles from traditional to contemporary and includes modern techniques of layering acrylics and mixed media. Since its origin in the seventh century, Arabic calligraphy is deeply associated with the sacred book, the Quran. Furthermore, the prohibition of figurative art in religious places has led calligraphy to become one of the major forms of artistic expression in Islamic cultures. |
Featured artists: Salma Arastu, Manli Chao, Rabea Chaudhry, Rubina Kazi, Bassamat, Azeem Khaliq, Yasmin Khafagy, Nabeela Sajjad, Sophia Sattar, Sehar Shahzad, and Ayesha Samdani
"In Search of Eternal Love: Our Journey from Meera Bai to Rumi." Indian dance, poetry and video projection:
Sunday, February 2nd, 2-4PM
CLOSING RECEPTION with calligraphy demonstration by artists: Saturday February 22th, 2-4PM
"In Search of Eternal Love: Our Journey from Meera Bai to Rumi." Indian dance, poetry and video projection:
Sunday, February 2nd, 2-4PM
CLOSING RECEPTION with calligraphy demonstration by artists: Saturday February 22th, 2-4PM
Gallery open on Wednesdays & Thursdays 1-6PM and Saturdays 12-3PM
