I have an active professional work life that I generally keep separate from my artistic endeavours, except where they intersect. I am providing my artistic experiences here and will expand as needed.
Summary
I use mixed media, primarily digital and visual art through film and digital media to explore modern discontent, pessimism and melancholy that has taken a deep hold in modern life. I investigate and explore the fundamental contradictions of life in the West. My art is rooted in the contradictions of living in an open society that is closed to more people than is seen.
My artwork is often built on a foundation of building community, and as such community engagement is often a foundation of installations or exhibits I develop. The tone for the work I take on is at times sarcastic, dry, caustic, melancholic and bitter, seen through the lens of weary travellers eager to seek rest.
At the root of this work is a desire to seek “Sukoon”,an Urdu word which refers to a deep sense of spiritual relief.
Education
Australian Institute of Business: Masters of Business Information | 2023-Present
University of Windsor: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science | 2015
Exhibitions
2012 – 1010 Gallery “Life and Times as described in the Simpsons” , Windsor
2009 – University of Windsor Art Gallery “Graduation”, Windsor
2007- Art & Soul, “Garbage Day”, Art in the Park, Windsor
Arts and Work Experience
2024-Present – Independent exhibitions
2021-2023 Freelance Arts Festival – Festival Lead
2017 – Mayworks Festival of Working People and Arts – Festival Director
Awards
Art and Soul Best Conceptual – 2008
Art and Soul Best Digital Media – 2008
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