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EXHIBITION: RESILIENCE OF THE SILENCED
09/08/19 19:14
Art Now - Contemporary Art of Pakistan
01/11/18 18:07
Art Now - Contemporary Art of Pakistan
http://www.artnowpakistan.com/supercalifragilisticexpialidocious/
http://www.artnowpakistan.com/supercalifragilisticexpialidocious/
PAKISTANI AMERICAN ARTIST QINZA NAJM SPEAKS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND CULTURE OF INVISIBILITY
01/11/18 18:03
PAKISTANI AMERICAN ARTIST QINZA NAJM SPEAKS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND CULTURE OF INVISIBILITY.
http://aboutthemselves.com/2018/08/23/pakistani-american-artist-qinza-najm-speaks-against-gun-violence-in-american-schools/
http://aboutthemselves.com/2018/08/23/pakistani-american-artist-qinza-najm-speaks-against-gun-violence-in-american-schools/
Artnet News article on Damnilookgood
16/10/14 20:58
Pakistani Artists Take #DamnILookGood Hijab Selfies
Saks Afridi and Qinza Najm, a photo from #DamnILookGood, which promotes tolerance for women who choose to wear the hijab. Photo: courtesy of the artists.
http://news.artnet.com/art-world/pakistani-artists-take-damnilookgood-hijab-selfies-131421
Saks Afridi and Qinza Najm, a photo from #DamnILookGood, which promotes tolerance for women who choose to wear the hijab. Photo: courtesy of the artists.
http://news.artnet.com/art-world/pakistani-artists-take-damnilookgood-hijab-selfies-131421
International Business News article on Damnilookgood
15/10/14 20:59
Wear A Hijab, Take A Selfie For The #DamnILookGood Art Project
You have to walk a mile in someone’s shoes to really understand them, the saying goes. In a twist on that idea, Pakistani-American artists Qinza Najm and Saks Afridi are inviting people to wear the traditional hijab veil to understand what it's like to be a Muslim. During a recent Brooklyn arts festival, reported the NY Daily News, they invited passersby to don a hijab, take a selfie and post the picture on social media with the hashtag #DamnILookGood. Their aim: to fight Islamophobia, to educate people on the various meanings of the hijab, and to promote tolerance for those who choose to wear a garment with multiple cultural meanings.
http://www.ibtimes.com/wear-hijab-take-selfie-damnilookgood-art-project-1704047
Arte Fuse - Review
08/01/14 16:13
Arte Fuse came to the opening of Pakistani-American artist, Qinza Najm for her solo exhibition “Ego vs. Empathy (Sublime Allegory)”. The dueling forces are resplendent in the paintings on display and also large-scale works fit seamlessly into the vast space.
Solo exhibition at Time Square NYC blog coverage:
http://artefuse.com/picture-this-keep-your-ego-in-check-at-smv-gallery/
Solo exhibition at Time Square NYC blog coverage:
http://artefuse.com/picture-this-keep-your-ego-in-check-at-smv-gallery/
White Hot Magazine - Review
09/12/13 16:07
Her work draws from a great swath of art historical references. Departure from Pain depicts a cityscape left behind. Drenched in cotton candy pinks and oranges, it is a half-stone, half-gingerbread construction suggestive of both Florine Stettheimer’s High Modern series The Cathedrals of Art as well as Pozzo Andrea’s 17th Century famous fresco depicting a wedding feast at Cana surrounded by painted marble arches, balustrades, pillars and columns—
http://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/qinza-najm-smv-gallery-space/2867
Above article published in White Hot Magazine Nov 2013 issues
http://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/qinza-najm-smv-gallery-space/2867
Above article published in White Hot Magazine Nov 2013 issues
Governor Island Exibition
08/11/13 16:17
Governor Island: only 100 national and international artists were selected from a pool of huge number of submissions by 4heads team to exhibit their work at Governor Island Art Fair September 2013.
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http://www.4heads.org
GovIslandEvite
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151867493147389.1073741836.166041642388&type=3
http://www.4heads.org
Lines Magazine - Interview
08/11/13 16:10
Coming from Pakistan and seeing the world through travel exposed me to a unique mix of eastern and western cultures. This led to conflicting values which I have often done battle with and which, in turn, led me to art. Painting is meditative. It transports me to an unknown, magical place where time stops and the only things that exist are the smell of paint, the movement of the brushes, and the focus of the mind on the canvas creating its own reality. Art and culture combine to become an expression, and if you can visualize your thoughts and feelings you can attempt to articulate them.
http://www.theartstudentsleague.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=vd8Ztw2sGs0%3d&tabid=359
The online PDF version is page 6-7
Rush Art Gallery in Chelsea
10/09/13 16:19
Rush Art Gallery in Chelsea: “What will the future bring?” was the question asked by Curate NYC to all the artists who submitted work. New York City has always been the hub of transformation, a bustling center of media / commerce / art / ideas, and it will always keep changing. The work ranged from photographs, collage, and painting.
http://artefuse.com/new-york-city-25-years-in-the-future-top-150-entries-at-rush-gallery/
http://artefuse.com/new-york-city-25-years-in-the-future-top-150-entries-at-rush-gallery/