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Artist Talk | Anila Quayyum Agha
Join Anila Quayyum Agha for an Artist Talk about the special exhibition NEW/NOW: Anila Quayyum Agha: Illuminations.
Anila Quayyum Agha (b. 1965) is internationally recognized for her award-winning large-scale installations that use light, shadow, and pattern to create inclusive, immersive & shared experiences. International exhibitions include the Amon Carter Museum in Texas; National Sculpture Museum, Valladolid, Spain, and the Chimei Museum, Taiwan. Agha’s work has been shown at international Art Fairs like Masterpiece-London, Delhi Art-Fair, Abu Dhabi Art-Fair and the Armory. Major awards include the 2019 Painters and Sculptors Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation and the 2021 SARF (Smithsonian Artist Fellowship). In 2019, Agha’s work was included in She Persists at the Venice Biennale.