Hangama Amiri

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Hangama Amiri (b. 1989, Peshawar, Afghanistan) 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; The Moody Centre for the Arts, Houston; Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa; Carl Kostyál, Hospitalet, Stockholm; 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. Amiri lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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A Homage to Home, The Aldrich Contemporary Art

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A Homage to Home, 2023

The Aldrich Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, USA

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Henna Painting

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Henna Painting, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, vinyl, and acrylic paint on fabric

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31" X 24.5"
78.74cm X 62.23cm

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Still-Life with Henna (Diptych)

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Still-Life with Henna (Diptych), 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, acrylic paint on fabric, ikat-print,and found fabric

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33" X 24"
83.82cm X 60.96cm

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Two Seated Women

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Two Seated Women, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, denim, and found fabric

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30" X 33"
76.2cm X 83.82cm

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Still-Life with Jewelry Boxes and Red Roses

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Still-Life with Jewelry Boxes and Red Roses, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, inkjet print on chiffon, suede,color pencil, and found fabric

H.Amiri0018

62" X 53.5"
157.48cm X 135.89cm

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Three Women Gossiping

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Three Women Gossiping, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, inkjet print on chiffon, suede,velvet, and found fabric

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67" X 55.5"
170.18cm X 140.97cm

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Photo of a Groom

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Photo of a Groom, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, velvet, dye cotton, suede, clearvinyl, postcard, and found fabric

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85" X 52.5"
215.9cm X 133.35cm

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Her dressing Table

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Her dressing Table, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, inkjet print on chiffon, iridescentpaper, denim, suede, and foundfabric

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67.5" X 58"
171.45cm X 147.32cm

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Still-Life with Vanilla Cake

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Still-Life with Vanilla Cake, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, iridescent paper, suede, andfound fabri

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50" X 61"
127cm X 154.94cm

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Mehmani/Guests

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Mehmani/Guests, 2022

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester,silk, velvet, vinyl, ikat-print, suede,and found fabric

H.Amiri0012

62" X 83"
157.48cm X 210.82cm

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Reminiscences, Union Pacific

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Reminiscences, 2022

Union Pacific, London, United Kingdom

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The Labyrinths of Love

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The Labyrinths of Love, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, net mesh, colour pencil, and found fabric

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40" X 30"
101.6cm X 76.2cm

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What the Water Told Me

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What the Water Told Me, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, and silk

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62.5" X 48"
158.75cm X 121.92cm

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The Lovers II / Him and I

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The Lovers II / Him and I, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, net mesh, velvet, suede, and found fabric

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57" X 66"
144.78cm X 167.64cm

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The Pillar of Time

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The Pillar of Time, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, and suede

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53" X 72"
134.62cm X 182.88cm

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The Fallen Dream

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The Fallen Dream, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, and silk

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69.5" X 56"
176.53cm X 142.24cm

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The Lovers I / The Chanting Storks, 2021

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The Lovers I / The Chanting Storks, 2021

Chiffon muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, acrylic paint, suede, and found fabric

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69" X 78"
175.26cm X 198.12cm

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Self-portrait with the Croton Petra Plants

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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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80" X 58"
203.2cm X 147.32cm

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Wounded Deer

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Wounded Deer, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, suede, net mesh, and found fabric

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98" X 75"
248.92cm X 190.5cm

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Late by Myself

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Late by Myself, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, suede, and colour pencil

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92" X 79"
233.68cm X 200.66cm

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The Wonders of the Night

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The Wonders of the Night, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, net mesh, suede, velvet, and found fabric

H.Amiri0001

122" X 107"
309.88cm X 271.78cm

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Self-portrait with Tooti Parrot

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Self-portrait with Tooti Parrot, 2021

Chiffon, muslin, cotton, polyester, silk, net mesh, suede, colour pencil, velvet, and found fabric

H.Amiri0010

58.5" X 44.5"
148.59cm X 113.03cm