Azraa

Artist | Instagram @azraamotala

[Azraa @AzraaMotala]

Had the privilege of exhibiting alongside 9 incredible artists at the Saatchi Gallery on Monday for the UK Young Artist of the year award. Thank you to @ukyoungartists @RobertWaltersPR @saatchi_gallery @garthgratrix and everyone else involved. Photographs taken by Reece Straw.

[Azraa @AzraaMotala]

@jamie_l_holman 🎉🎉

[Azraa @AzraaMotala]

This piece was on show digitally this weekend at @Tate as part of @TateCollective 'Finding Home'.

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

We talked to artist @AzraaMotala all things identity, disrupting the political narrative surrounding the Muslim South Asian woman and the visibility of Muslim women in art institutions.

Read the full interview & see more of Azraa’s work here: https://t.co/5HMnSBGkbA

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Unapologetic by @AzraaMotala is on view @BlackburnMuseum as part of @TextileBiennial until Dec 18

The work will be on show as part of a digital display @Tate this weekend @TateCollective

Here is Unapologetic at on display @ChelseaUAL MA Summer Show 2018

https://t.co/5HMnSBGkbA

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Through large scale oil paintings & portraiture, artist @AzraaMotala seeks to re-appropriate the image of the Eastern woman as it was depicted in orientalist paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries; essentially adopting the same medium to portray opposing imagery…

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Have you checked out our ART FOR THOUGHT series?

Featuring @thebrownhijabi @KeyvanShovir @AzraaMotala @kellyizdihar @nasimabee @ostadjaan exploring decolonising & democratising art, cultural appropriation, social justice, empathy, race, politics & more:

https://t.co/8AfJW45izw

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Welcome to Bayt Al Fann.

Arabic for Art House, we are a global home for artists, creatives & communities to collaborate, imagine & co-create the future of Islamic art & culture.

Come visit our NEW digital home exploring art inspired by Islamic tradition https://t.co/8AfJW45izw

[nasima ‘bad b’ bee poet @nasimabee]

wrote my first feature for the very wonderful @BaytAlFann, a new platform showcasing muslim creatives across the globe. just had a browse and spotted @thebrownhijabi & @AzraaMotala alongside others. here’s my humble offering on meaningful representation. https://t.co/2dHhzFFNiH

[Richard Cross @RichardCrossArt]

Enjoyed a visit to Derby Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday, and was delighted to unexpectedly see on display a really strong self-portrait by my O and A Level Art teacher at school many years ago, John Fineran (1935-2011)

[Azraa @AzraaMotala]

@AnishaMansuri Congratulations! I'd love to read it 💛🌻

[PsychosocialResearchUnitUclan @prupsychosocial]

beautiful and evocative work from @AzraaMotala @TextileBiennial @BlackburnMuseum

[Azraa @AzraaMotala]

@Aasu_232 @MMUPsychology @MMUPathway Ahh amazing! ❤

[Azraa @AzraaMotala]

@tweetsby_simone @BlackburnMuseum 💛💛

[Garry Cook @gazcook]

Can't go anywhere in East Lancashire without seeing a giant ophoto on a building.
@AzraaMotala Unapologetic at @ArtHaworth part of the @TextileBiennial

[Prof Cat Spencer FSA💀 @CatJarman]

This is Oslo’s new PUBLIC LIBRARY. It’s unbelievable. Completely free, open to everyone until 10pm every day. There is a wine bar. Views to die for. All the books.

[Garry Cook @gazcook]

British Textile Biennial.
Unapologetic by @AzraaMotala at Towneley Hall and Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery.
@TextileBiennial #burnley #blackburn

[Lubaina @1lubaina]

Thank you very much Caroline and Dave of @HBFilms who made a fabulous film about my installation Lost Threads at Gawthorpe Hall Barn for @TextileBiennial.

[Talat-Farooq Awan @TalatFAwan]

As some Muslim women in #Lancashire say they're tired of being ignored, a new exhibition called "Unapologetic" is putting them centre stage.
@rahilabano speaks to artist @AzraaMotala about the exhibition and the British @TextileBiennial.
🔊 LISTEN LIVE: https://t.co/6F7wnRtISd

[Garry Cook @gazcook]

Unapologetic, part of @britishtextilebiennial by @azraamotala at @blackburnmuseum

#photography #blackburn #britishtextilebiennial #textiles https://t.co/DFFKGvwq1l

[Garry Cook @gazcook]

Unapologetic by @azraamotala part of @britishtextilebiennial
#photography #blackburn #britishtextilebiennial #textiles https://t.co/RHPjOzarNy