
Motion, Myth & Mystery
In my search to find my identity, after arriving in the United States, the new paintings that started emerging on my canvases were “Myth and
In my search to find my identity, after arriving in the United States, the new paintings that started emerging on my canvases were “Myth and
The Year 2020 has been eventful. I have created many works that have been inspired by current events. I call these series Current Crisis:2020
My project “Our Earth: Embracing All Communities” is almost complete now. I have done 40 paintings inspired from 40 verses from the Quran that guide
The Tent-We Are All One I am invited by Farhat Art Museum to create a tent for refugees with my art. The museum has plans
COVID and 19 things I am grateful are… I am grateful & I am thankful for The time that I could spend with
Group, 34th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Emery Arts, 5890 Christie Ave, Emeryville, CA, https://www.emeryarts.org, Oct 2 – Dec. 31st
Group Exhibition, Drawing the Soul Toward Truth: Hindu and Muslim Sacred Geometry, Doug Adams Gallery, 2465 Le Conte Ave, Berkeley, CA, https://www.drawingthesoul.com/, Sept 10, 2020 – Jan
Group Exhibition, Emotional Numbness: The Impact of War on the Human Psyche and Ecosystems, Women Eco Artists Dialog (WEAD) in collaboration with Platform 3, Gallery in
The PAL Gallery, sponsored by the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF), was inspired by the Rhythmix Performance, Art & Learning (PAL) program, to bring together visual
THE SACRED PALETTE podcast has a new episode out! Available on Spotify, iTunes, Anchor and more! Podcast
My works are lyrical, spiritual, figurative, and calligraphic. My paintings reveal stories of unity in diversity, peace and joy, celebration of life, and women and dancing whirling dervishes. Whether in paintings or sculptures, the faceless figures in my work represent the universal oneness of all humanity. My calligraphic work attempts to celebrate the same message of universality spread through verses in Arabic calligraphy and in the poetry of Rumi. Read More
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