ARTIST STATEMENT
This series of three paintings aims to express the complexities of female representation in a postcolonial world, where women – women of color in particular – are made to believe that there is only space for one image, one dimension and one token representative to speak for all. What sets us apart, though, is the fact that we operate most successfully through allyships; Partnerships of women who care for each other enough to make space, to give space and to hold space. This series celebrate those women: girlfriends who will continue to lift you up, to include you, and to still be there for you on the edge of that frame –no matter what.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Working at the intersection of art and social justice, I produced graphic design and public art for three decades before starting a solo practice in 2019 from my home studio in Dubai. Since then, my work has been in printed in Art Seen, All She Makes, Artist Talk and Women United Art Magazine and featured in 12 online shows.
In 2022, I participated with a solo booth in World Art Dubai, and will show again there in May 2024.
My art was part of the seminal show “Occupy the Moment” for National Women’s Caucus 50th conference in Chicago (2021) and in WCA-DC’s “What is Ours” exhibition at Sandy Spring Museum MD (2022). I’ve also showed in Hubspace Gallery in Dubai and Boushahri Gallery in Kuwait.
I was a finalist in the Women United Art Prize Fiber Art Category in 2022, and special mentioned in 2023. I was invited to show in the USA Exhibition at Japan’s 2023 International Art Exchange at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Alongside art talks for students in the US and Korea, I was recently interviewed by Women United Art Movement’s podcast scheduled to air February 2024. My art is available on Saatchi Art and Kawkab Art. I belong to global art communities The Art Queens and Curator’s Salon while completing a Master’s in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester.
© Ghia Haddad