Apr 09 2021
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Aug 21 2021
Humaira Abid: Searching for Home

Humaira Abid: Searching for Home

Presented by Contemporary Craft at Contemporary Craft

Searching for Home is a solo exhibition of Seattle-based, Pakistan-born artist Humaira Abid. This powerful exhibition presents a human-scaled look at the worldwide refugee crisis focusing on the plight of women and girls, who make up a disproportionate percentage of the millions of people who have fled their home countries as a result of political conflict and strife, ethnic cleansing and persecution, domestic abuse, climate change and crimes against humanity. Searching for Home presents works by the artist that were created following months of research and interviews with refugee women who have been resettled in both the Pacific Northwest and Pakistan from nations including Somalia, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Abid's career-long decision to specialize in woodcarving, a male-dominated field, reflects her commitment to challenging stereotypes. The beauty and mastery of Abid’s to-scale carvings of seemingly benign objects, ripe with subtext, belie the violence, cruelty, upheaval, and instability in society, especially that to which women are subject.

Admission Info

Admission to exhibitions and Drop-In studio activities are always free at Contemporary Craft, but timed-tickets are required from EventBrite.com

Phone: 412-261-7003

Email: info@contemporarycraft.org

Dates & Times

2021/04/09 - 2021/08/21

Location Info

Contemporary Craft

5645 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Parking Info

Parking: visitor-only parking lot in the back of Contemporary Craft (Access Contemporary Craft’s parking lot on Berlin Way. Space are limited, please plan your visit in advance.), street parking.
Public Transportation: 87, 91, 93
Bicycling: Bicycle racks are provided in front of the main entrance for use during regular open hours. Bicycles are parked at the owner’s risk; CC accepts no responsibility for vandalism or theft.