Texas Exhibit Highlights Modern Islamic Art

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TEXAS---Ayad Alkadi’s Third Eye — a work of acrylic, pen and stitched yarn on canvas — is in an exhibit of contemporary art from Islamic countries, now on display at the University of North Texas Art Gallery. Challenging the norms yet honoring the traditions of their Islamic heritage through their work, six contemporary artists will have pieces on display through March 30 at the University of North Texas Art Gallery. The exhibition features the work of six international artists: Azra Aksamija (Mas­sa­chusetts, Bosnia and Herze­govina), Ayad Alkadhi (New York, Iraq), Shoja Azari (New York, Iran), Reza Derakshani (Texas, Iran), Naiza H. Khan (Pakistan) and Soody Sharifi (Texas, Iran). [link]

University of North Texas Art Gallery: “Cross Currents: Tradition and Innovation in Contem­porary Art of the Islamic World” is a traveling exhibition curated and organized by Jessica Hunter-Larsen of the InterDisciplinary Experi­men­tal Art Program at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.