What Happens When We Nurture?

What Happens When We Nurture was an exhibition of mixed media artworks by Leili Arai Tavallaei, Suldano Abdiruhman, Tayyab Maqsood, and Anysa Saleh. It was the culmination of works created during the Islam & Print residency curated by Safiyah Cheatam and Dan Flounders.

From I&P:

“This group exhibition asks the question, “What happens when we nurture a budding idea, a forgotten memory, or a restrictive space?” Through their year-long fellowship program, these four Muslim artists came together in conversation and collectively worked toward creating artworks that reflect their navigation of blurred childhood memories and illustrative imaginations. Through screenprints, drawings, video, and objects, each artist breathes new life into dusty attics, dream states, distant homelands, and gender-segregated mosques.”

“What happens when we nurture a budding idea, a forgotten memory, or a restrictive space?”

Photos courtesy of Vivian Marie Photo and Black Artist Research Space (BARS)




Building the World III

Gathered ephemera, handmade paper, water, plaster, wood

Variable

2023