American Freedom Song, 2017

Medium

Mixed Media


Dimensions

91.44 x 60.96 cm


Year Created

2017

About

This work is one of a series that explores what it should mean to live in the USA, a country primarily of immigrants. In this work I took designs from Islamic culture and painted them on both sides of a transparent mylar (plastic) sheet. In one s...

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I really feel that I these very fraught and contentious times Art can provide healing perspectives and point the way towards each of us treating others better. This artwork is my attempt to do just that by highlighting some of the beauty to be found within Islamic art. This work is meant to be a celebration of that beauty in an empathetic way that is grounded in my own place in US culture as a member of a marginalized group.

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Born in 1964 in Durham, NC. Currently residing in Nashville, TN.

Education
1986 · Emory University

BA

1989 · Yale Law School

JD

1998 · UNC-Greensboro

MFA

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