Sarah Naqvi

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Sarah Naqvi
Born
Sarah Naqvi

1996
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Sarah Naqvi (born 1996 [1] ) is an Indian contemporary textile artist, [2] who is enrolled in the De Ateliers residency program in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [3] Their work has received international recognition [4] [5] and has been described as subversive. Naqvi's art addresses topics such as gender, sexuality, race, religion, etc., [6] while advocating for various social and feminist causes, including that of body positivity and opposition to menstruation stigma. [7] [8]

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Naqvi's embroideries have been featured in various national and international art studios and exhibitions, including two solo exhibitions called Bashaoor (2018) at Clark House in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Sharam o Haya (2019) at Âme Nue in Hamburg, Germany. [1] They also have a large presence on social media platforms, where their work has received widespread praise. [9] [10]

Early life and education

Born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and raised in suburban Mumbai, [3] [11] Naqvi is an alumna of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and a graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. [1] [12] She received "The Phenomenal SHE" award in 2019, jointly granted by the Indian National Bar Association and the National Institute of Design. [1] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sarah Naqvi". TARQ. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Balaram, Rajarshree (23 January 2020). "Textile artist Sarah Naqvi's feminist work is breaking taboos and starting conversations". ELLE . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Nair, Shraddha (7 July 2020). "Artist Sarah Naqvi discusses her ongoing residency at De Ateliers in Amsterdam". Stirworld. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Froissart, Pauline (1 April 2019). "Embroidered genitalia turn textiles into feminist art". The Jakarta Post . Agence France-Presse . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Borstner, Sonja-Maria (21 November 2019). "Highlights from Amsterdam Art Weekend". Frieze . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Xalxo, Jessica (17 May 2018). "Why Sarah Naqvi's Art Is A Powerful Medium Of Conversation". SheThePeople.TV . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "The (Em)Power List 2018: Sarah Naqvi". Verve magazine . 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Mazumdar, Jayeeta (10 July 2017). "20-year-old artist Sarah Naqvi tells you how to smash patriarchy". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Lopez, Rachel (2 September 2017). "Knotted thread as blood, lace as genitalia: Inside India's newest art revolution". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ↑ D'Souza, Shweta (30 December 2016). "How a student is weaving threads of body positivity through embroidery". Scroll.in . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Pillai, Pooja (8 March 2017). "My Body, My Art: Questioning perceptions of feminism, body politics and sexuality". The Indian Express . Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Ghosh, Asmita (4 July 2017). "Meet Sarah Naqvi: The Textile Artist Who Sews Feminist Embroidery". FII English. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. ↑ S, Joy (2 August 2019). "Meet the grantees: Serendipity Arts Foundation announces first annual grants for 2019-'20". Indulge Express. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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