Hangama Amiri (b. 1989, Peshawar, Pakistan) works predominantly in textile to create images that reflect on ideas of home. Using a painterly approach to colour and materials, Amiri reflects on how everyday objects are imbued with cultural memory. Amiri holds an MFA from Yale University and a BFA from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was a Canadian Fulbright and Post-Graduate Fellow at Yale University School of Art and Sciences, and has completed residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Joya AiR Residency Program in Almería, Spain, World of CO Residency program in Sofia, Bulgaria, and at Long Road Projects in Jacksonville, Florida. Amiri won the 2011 Lieutenant Governor’s Community Volunteerism Award and the 2013 Portia White Protege Award.
She has exhibited internationally at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield; Hayy Jameel, Jeddah; Aga Khan Museum, Cooper Cole, Toronto; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City; The Moody Centre for the Arts, Houston; Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa; Carl Kostyál, Hospitalet, Stockholm; Mönchehaus Museum; Goslar; Sharjah Biennial 15, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah; Sevil Dolmaci Gallery, Istanbul; Kunstraum Potsdam, Potsdam; Fondazione Imago Mundi, Treviso; Villa Panza, Varese; T293 Gallery, Rome; New Museum, Albertz Benda, Charles Moffett Gallery, New York; Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, Banff; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; and Paramo Gallery, Guadalajara; among others. Her work is in permanent collections museums including the RBC Corporate Collection (Toronto), Denver Art Museum (Denver), Nova Scotia Art Bank (Nova Scotia), and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). Amiri lives and works in Rhinebeck, New York, USA.
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Hangama Amiri
The Dinner Table
The Dinner Table, 2024
Denim, cotton, chiffon, linen, muslin, silk, dye canvas, polyester, gauze, velvet, mesh polyester, and Jack Lenor Larson fabrics
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Still-life with Almonds on Afghan Textile
Still-life with Almonds on Afghan Textile, 2022
Colour pencil on paper
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Still-life with Oysters and Lucky Lime
Still-life with Oysters and Lucky Lime, 2025
Muslin, cotton, polyester, chiffon, silk, linen, color-pencil, block-print and acrylic paint on fabric
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Eid
Eid, 2022
Colour pencil on paper
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PARTING/فراق, Esker Foundation
PARTING/فراق, 2025
PARTING/فراق, Esker Foundation
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The Other Home, Toronto Biennial of Art
The Other Home, 2024
The Other Home, Toronto Biennial of Art
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Distance Between Homes, Aga Khan Museum
Distance Between Homes, 2023
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A Homage to Home, The Aldrich Contemporary Art
A Homage to Home, 2023
The Aldrich Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, USA
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Sara Tayeb-Khalifa at Her Apartment in Manhattan
Sara Tayeb-Khalifa at Her Apartment in Manhattan, 2024
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, silk, polyester, velvet, denim, suede, color pencil on fabric, and hand-embroidery and found fabric
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Sara Tayeb-Khalifa at Her Apartment in Manhattan
Sara Tayeb-Khalifa at Her Apartment in Manhattan, 2023
Pencil on paper
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Fatima Naqvi’s Office at Yale University
Fatima Naqvi’s Office at Yale University, 2023
Pencil on paper
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Fatima Naqvi at Her Office
Fatima Naqvi at Her Office, 2023
Pencil on paper
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Portrait of Kern Samuel at Yale Art Gallery
Portrait of Kern Samuel at Yale Art Gallery, 2024
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, silk, linen, and velvet
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Dominic Chambers with His Portrait Painting of Trevon Latin
Dominic Chambers with His Portrait Painting of Trevon Latin, 2024
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, linen, velvet, denim, and silk
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Renata Nagy with Her Dog, Izumi
Renata Nagy with Her Dog, Izumi, 2024
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, linen, ikat-print on chiffon, silk, leather, suede, and velvet
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Portrait of Anoka Faruqee at Her Studio
Portrait of Anoka Faruqee at Her Studio, 2024
Muslin, cotton, linen, chiffon, silk, suede, denim, tape, and pencil-on fabric
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Muheb Esmat
Muheb Esmat, 2024
Muslin, cotton, linen, chiffon, denim, silk, velvet, leather, suede, and ikat-print on chiffon
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Portrait of Two Artists looking at Art Book
Portrait of Two Artists looking at Art Book, 2023
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, polyester, silk, sari, velvet, linen, polyester, and suede
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Hold On
Hold On, 2023
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, suede, linen, polyester, silk, denim, printed fabric, and gauze fabric
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Noon, Still-life with Salad and Qabeli Palaw
Noon, Still-life with Salad and Qabeli Palaw , 2023
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, silk, denim, polyester, and suede
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Women Chatting
Women Chatting , 2023
Muslin, cotton, chiffon, silk, polyester, velvet, suede, leather, and denim
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Henna Painting
Henna Painting, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, vinyl, and acrylic paint on fabric
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Still-Life with Henna (Diptych)
Still-Life with Henna (Diptych), 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, acrylic paint on fabric, ikat-print,and found fabric
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Two Seated Women
Two Seated Women, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, denim, and found fabric
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Still-Life with Jewelry Boxes and Red Roses
Still-Life with Jewelry Boxes and Red Roses, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, inkjet print on chiffon, suede,color pencil, and found fabric
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Three Women Gossiping
Three Women Gossiping, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, inkjet print on chiffon, suede,velvet, and found fabric
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Photo of a Groom
Photo of a Groom, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, velvet, dye cotton, suede, clearvinyl, postcard, and found fabric
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Her dressing Table
Her dressing Table, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, inkjet print on chiffon, iridescentpaper, denim, suede, and foundfabric
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Still-Life with Vanilla Cake
Still-Life with Vanilla Cake, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, iridescent paper, suede, andfound fabri
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Mehmani/Guests
Mehmani/Guests, 2022
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, velvet, vinyl, ikat-print, suede,and found fabric
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Reminiscences, Union Pacific
Reminiscences, 2022
Union Pacific, London, United Kingdom
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The Labyrinths of Love
The Labyrinths of Love, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, net mesh, colour pencil, and found fabric
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What the Water Told Me
What the Water Told Me, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, and silk
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The Lovers II / Him and I
The Lovers II / Him and I, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, net mesh, velvet, suede, and found fabric
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The Pillar of Time
The Pillar of Time, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, and suede
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The Fallen Dream
The Fallen Dream, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, and silk
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The Lovers I / The Chanting Storks, 2021
The Lovers I / The Chanting Storks, 2021
Chiffon muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, acrylic paint, suede, and found fabric
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Self-portrait with the Croton Petra Plants
Self-portrait with the Croton Petra Plants, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, velvet, net mesh, colour pencil, and found fabric
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Wounded Deer
Wounded Deer, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, suede, net mesh, and found fabric
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Late by Myself
Late by Myself, 2021
Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, suede, and colour pencil
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