Seeker, Sentry, Sage: Shades of Islam in Contemporary B.C. Art
Maltwood art museum & gallery: May. 11, 2006 - Jun. 19, 2006
From May 11-June 19 the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery will introduce contemporary artists whose lives have been influenced by Islam and are now living in British Columbia. The art works by the fifteen artists in this exhibition evoke multiple cultural influences, from numerous branches and historical periods of Islamic contexts. With family roots and histories that spin threads among India, Afghanistan, Africa, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Iran, England and Canada, some are descended from families who arrived in Canada generations ago; others arrived a few decades ago. ...
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