This episode we are thrilled to be joined by the trailblazing artist Shahzia Sikander.
Originally from Lahore, Pakistan; Sikander works across a variety of media including: paintings, video, and most recently, sculpture.
She is best known for subverting Central and South-Asian manuscript painting traditions and launching the form known today as neo-miniature.
Sikander earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National College of Arts in Lahore; and a Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design.
Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California; the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in New York and Abu Dhabi - among many others.
In addition, Sikander is the recipient of numerous honors including the Pollock Prize for Creativity, the Asia Society Award for Significant Contribution to Contemporary Art, and a MacArthur Fellowship - just to name a few
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Some artists, poets, and writers discussed in this episode:
You can learn more about Shahzia's residency at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute here.
https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/alan-kanzer-artist-residence
Shahzia is represented by Sean Kelly gallery.
https://www.skny.com/artists/shahzia-sikander
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