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Visiting Artists Research Guide : Shahzia Sikander, 10/9/24

Lecture Details

Title: Distinguished Lecture by Shahzia Sikander

Date: Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30

Location: Yale University Art Gallery, Lecture Hall

Additional Details: This event is open to the public.

Artist Biography

Photograph of Shahzia SikanderShahzia Sikander (1969) is originally from Lahore, Pakistan. She works in a wide variety of mediums from creating large installations and exploring digital animation. Sikander began her artistic journey, however, by studying the traditional Indo-Persian practice of miniature painting. Sikander earned her BFA in 1991 from the National College of Arts in Lahore. She then moved to the United States to attend the Rhode Island School of Design, where she obtained her MFA in painting and printmaking in 1995. Sikander currently resides in New York City.

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Books from the Library Catalog

Articles and Written Interviews

Sample Artworks

Photograph of artwork installation titled Havah… to breathe, air, life

Havah… to Breathe, Air, Life, Installation at Madison Square Park, 2023

Photograph of artwork titled Double Sight

Double Sight, Glass mosaic with patinated brass frame, 2018, 62 5/8 x 43 11/16 inches

Photograph of artwork titled Fixed Frame Flux

Fixed Frame Flux, Ink, gouache on hand prepared paper, 2013, 50.8 x 61 x 3.8 cm

Videos

Shahzia Sikander: Melting Boundaries | Art21 "Extended Play”

Artist Shahzia Sikander's work explores a plethora of extraordinary realities

Miller Lecture at SCMA: Shahzia Sikander from Manuscript Painting to Contemporary Animation

Julie Mehretu and Shahzia Sikander In Conversation, Moderated by Gayatri Gopinath

Islamic Art: Past, Present and Future | Shahzia Sikander

Guest Faculty Lecture with Shahzia Sikander and Holly Hughes

The Artist Project: Shahzia Sikander

Pakistani American Artist Shahzia Sikander On Reimagining Painting Traditions From Around the World

Podcasts