Artist Shahzia Sikander

This episode we are thrilled to be joined by the trailblazing artist Shahzia Sikander. Originally from Lahore, Pakistan; Sikander works across a variety of media including: paintings, video, and most recently, sculpture. She is best known for subverting Central and South-Asian manuscript painting traditions and launching the form known today as neo-miniature. Sikander earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National College of Arts in Lahore; and a Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California; the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in New York and Abu Dhabi - among many others. In addition, Sikander is the recipient of numerous honors including the Pollock Prize for Creativity, the Asia Society Award for Significant Contribution to Contemporary Art, and a MacArthur Fellowship - just to name a few Enjoy!! Some artists, poets, and writers discussed in this episode: Fahmida Riaz Adrienne Rich Solmaz Sharif Robin Coste Lewis Maya Angelou Audre Lorde Angela Carter Rebecca Solnit bell hooks Bashir Ahmad William Kentridge You can learn more about Shahzia's residency at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute here. https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/alan-kanzer-artist-residence Shahzia is represented by Sean Kelly gallery. https://www.skny.com/artists/shahzia-sikander For images, artworks, and more behind the scenes goodness, follow @artfromtheoutsidepodcast on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/artfromtheoutsidepodcast/