Humaira Abid

Sculpture

Wood Sculpture

Protest Signs

Wood Sculpture with Painting

Tempting Eyes

Earlier Sculpture

Prints

Work on Paper

About

Exhibitions

  • Humaira Abid gathers the ordinary objects from everyday life and transforms them into something extraordinary. Her turned and carved wood sculpture and paintings—known for their exquisite detail—depict human relationships, societal repression, and the consequences of keeping basic truths from being discussed and shared. The beauty and seductive virtuosity of her work offset her political, ironic, provocative, and even scandalous objects and installations.

    Humaira Abid was born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan. She immigrated to the United States in 2008 and now lives and works in Seattle, WA.

    Abid received her BFA in sculpture and miniature painting from the National College of Arts, Lahore, in 2000. Her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries and documented in publications around the world and reviewed by local, national, and international news media. Abid is the recipient of numerous honors, most recently the 2019 Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award.

    Her work has been published in books and other print media and she has been the recipient of prestigious awards and grants. She has lectured widely and participated in residencies and symposia around the world. Two documentary features focused on Abid and her work, produced by the KCTS9 branch of PBS and Seattle Channel, were both nominated for Northwest Emmy Awards. The artist is represented by Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle.

    Artist website

  • visual art source

    Humaira Abid, Fight Like a Girl

    by Matthew Kangas

    September 19,2022

    The Seattle Times

    With galleries open and museums reopening, visual art is back for fall - in person and online

    by Megan Burbank

    September 14, 2022

    Artnet

    Arnet's Artists to Watch Article

    September 14, 2022

    The Stranger, Artist of the Week Humaira Abid Confronts the World

    by Corianton Hale

    September 12, 2022

    The Seattle Times

    2022 Seattle Art Fair is featuring Humaira Abid's "THIS WORLD IS BEAUTIFUL, AND DANGEROUS I-IV"

    7 best bets for visual arts in the Seattle area in a fall 2022

    by Jerald Pierce

    September 6, 2022

    The Seattle Times

    Who needs Vulcan? Seattle-area galleries put together their own DIY art fair

    by Brendan Kiley

    July 28, 2020

    Cultured Magazine

    After a Two-Year Hiatus, the Seattle Art Fair Returns

    by Lauren Gallow

    July 21, 2022

    The Seattle Times

    What's in store for the 2022 Seattle Art Fair

    By Jerald Pierce

    July 13, 2022

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