Humaira Abid
Humaira Abid is a contemporary artist from Pakistan who works with wood. Her recent work combines traditional miniature painting with wood sculpture. Her work examines women's roles, relationships, and taboos from a cross-cultural perspective.
Awards and Exhibitions
Abid's work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her work has been reviewed by the Seattle Times,[1] the Stranger,[2] KUOW Public Radio, and the Seattle Weekly. She has appeared in the Stranger's Arts & Performances Quarterly magazine and the Huffington Post.[3]
In 2012, Abid's installation "Breakdown in the Closet" was the winner of International Museum of Women's Community Choice Award for the MAMA: Motherhood Around the Globe exhibition. Clare Winterton, the museum's executive director, said "Humaira Abid's work is a reminder and challenge to all of us to create a world where the depth and complexity of all of our stories of women, and as mothers, can be seen, acknowledged and understood."[4]
In 2014, she was awarded GAP funding by 4Culture and included in the "Knock on Wood" Biennial exhibition at Bellevue Arts Museum.
Abid was the subject of a short documentary, Heartwood: The Art of Humaira Abid (2014), produced and directed by Laila Kazmi. The short film aired on PBS on KCTS 9 television.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2011 RED, ArtXchange Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2010 Sculptures by Humaira Abid, Chawkandi Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2009–10 Lullaby, Rohtasll, Lahore, Pakistan; Khaas Art, Islamabad, Pakistan; Showcase Art Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2007 Love Games, Sandra Phillips Art Gallery, Denver, CO
- 2006 Inner Concerto, Canvas Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2004 Directions, V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2004 Rose Relationships, Rohtas II, Lahore and Khaas Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
- 2003 Hidden Perspectives, Rohtas II, Lahore, Pakistan
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2010–12 in Family Unity – Unity of the World, a travelling group show in Russia and Europe
- 2010 Women and Art 2010, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- 2009 Five Women Show, Rohtas ll, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2007 Group Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
- 2007 Group Exhibition, Kuona Trust, Naivasha, Kenya
- 2005 Art For a Noble Cause Group Exhibition, Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2005 Contemporary Chronicles in Miniature – Art from Pakistan and India, Art-Alive Gallery, New Delhi, India
- 2005 Group Exhibition, Sarawak Museum, Kuching, Malaysia
- 2004 Group Exhibition, Ejaz Art Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2004 Partage International Artists' Exhibition, MGI, Mauritius
- 2003 Scope X, NCA Faculty Exhibition, Zahoorul Akhlaque Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2003 Negotiating Borders : Contemporary Miniatures from Pakistan, Siddharta Art Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal
- 2003 Group Exhibition, Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2002 Group Exhibition, Rohtas I, Islamabad, Pakistan
- 2002 Group Exhibition, Rohtas II, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2001 Group Exhibition, Gallery NCA, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2001 Pun jab Artists' Association Exhibition, Lahore Arts Council, Lahore, Pakistan
- 2009 Bolivia Art Biennial, La Paz, Bolivia
- 2008 II International Wood Sculptors Symposium, Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
- 2007 2nd International Women Artists Workshop, Kenya
- 2006 Artist in Residence, Europos Parkas, Museum of Central Europe, Lithuania
- 2005 Sculpture Symposium, Sarawak Museum, Kuching, Malaysia
- 2004 Artist in Residence, Garhi Artists' Studios, Lalitkala Academy, New Delhi, India
- 2004 Partage, International Artists Workshop, Flic en Flac, Mauritius
Works in Permanent Collections
- Daetz Centre (Museum of Sculpture in Wood), Lichtenstein, Germany
- National Art Gallery and Museum. Islamabad, Pakistan
- Rangoon wala Trust, V.M Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- Partage Contemporary Artists Association, Mauritius
- Khas Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Kuona Trust International, Nairobi, Kenya
- Canvas Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
- Sarawak Living Museum, Sarawak, Malaysia
External links
- ArtXchange Gallery
- The Seattle PI – Humira Abid at ArtXchange
- The Daily Times (Pakistan) – Sculpting a lullaby Humaira Abid at Rohtas 2
- International Examiner – “Women’s Work” show at the ArtXchange continues feminist dialogue
References
- ↑ "Review: Seattle Sculptor Humaira Abid blends dazzling craft, potent content in 'Red'". Seattle Times.
- ↑ "Currently Hanging: Humaira Abid's Red". The Stranger SLOG.
- ↑ "Why Is Miscarriage Still One of Motherhood's Greatest Taboos? Art Award Winner Humaira Abid Illuminates a Global Issue". The Huffington Post.
- ↑ "Why Is Miscarriage Still One of Motherhood's Greatest Taboos? Art Award Winner Humaira Abid Illuminates a Global Issue". The Huffington Post.