Tazeen Qayyum

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Tazeen Qayyum is a Pakistani-Canadian conceptual artist working in a variety of media including miniature painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, and video. Her work explores issues of identity, immigration, socio-political conflict, and her Muslim identity.[1][2]

Tazeen Qayyum
Born1973
Karachi, Pakistan
EducationBachelors Degree, Fine Arts
Alma materNational College of Art, Lahore, Pakistan
Spouse(s)Faisal Anwar

Biography[]

Born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1973, Tazeen Qayyum studied miniature painting at the National College of Art in Lahore, Pakistan, graduating in 1996 with a BFA.[3]

As a response to the 9/11 attacks, Qayyum began using the cockroach as a metaphor to connote the loss of life in the subsequent wars connected to the attacks,[4] as well as fear and misunderstanding of other cultures.[5] While the cockroach first appeared as part of her miniature painting practice, it would evolve into sculpture and installation work including A Holding Pattern, a multi-media piece that was installed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in 2013.[6]

Qayyum's more recent circular text pieces are performative based and originate from her work with installations of the repeated forms of cockroaches. Recurring singular phrases written in the Urdu (the artist's mother tongue) are drawn from the centre of the paper or canvas, concentrically moving out. These performances have been as long as twenty-four hours in duration.[7]

Along with her artistic practice, Qayyum has offered workshops in miniature painting.[8] She co-founded Offset Portfolio Centre in 1997, a gallery and resource centre for artists in Pakistan.[9]

Selected Solo Exhibitions[]

Qayyum's work has been shown internationally in solo exhibitions including Miniature Paintings, Gallery Jutner, AIR Program, Vienna, Austria (2000), The Human Dichotomy, Aicon Contemporary (2008),[10] A Holding Pattern at Toronto's Pearson International Airport (2013),[11] (IN) Surge (NT) at the Canvas Gallery, Karachi (2015),[12] and Tazeen Qayyum: Descent at Canvas Gallery, Karachi (2018).[13]

Selected Group Exhibitions[]

Qayyum's work has been shown in numerous group exhibitions. These include: Elusive Realities: recent works by Tazeen Qayyum and Sumaira Tazeen, Chawkandi Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan (2008)[14] Art in Review: Farida Batool, Adeela Suleman and Tazeen Qayyum, Aicon Gallery (2009),[15] Veiled: Andrew McPhail, Grace Ndiritu, Tazeen Qayyum, Textile Museum, Toronto (2012),[16] and Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 2015[17] among others.

Performances[]

Qayyum's drawing based performances include Unvoiced held at the 1st Karachi Biennale, Pakistan in 2017,[18] and 'We do not know who we are where we go’, which was part of the Mixer Project at The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto (2016).[19] She has also directed performance work including Double Date in 2007 produced by SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) at Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto and AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, and A Feast in Exile held in 2009 and produced by VASL Artist's Collective.[20]

Personal life[]

Tazeen Qayyum is married to digital media artist Faisal Anwar and lives in Oakville, Ontario.[21]

Bibliography[]

Mitra, Srimoyee (2015). Border Cultures. Art Gallery of Windsor and Black Dog Publishing (Windsor, ON; London, UK). ISBN 978-1-910433-44-7

Siddiqui, Ambereen (2015). Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, (Oshawa, ON). ISBN 978-1-926589-88-6

Akhter, Asim (2009). ‘Artificial Paradise,’ Discretion is Advised. Gandhara-art, (Karachi, Pakistan).

Sivanesan, Haema (2008). 'Stories for the Moment.' Urban Myths & Modern Fables. Doris McCarthy Gallery (Toronto, ON), SAVAC (Toronto, ON). ISBN 9780772754073

Hashmi, Salima and Dalmia, Yashodhara (2007). Memory, Metaphor, Mutations, Contemporary Art of India and Pakistan. Oxford University Press (New Dehli, India). ISBN 0195673476

Hashmi, Salima (2006). ‘Spinning Stories, The Art of Pakistani Women Miniaturists,' A Thousand and One Days: Pakistani Women Artists. Honolulu Academy Of Art (Honolulu, Hawaii). ISBN 978-0937426739

Malik, Murtaza (2003). Unveiling the Visible: Lives and Works of Women Artists of Pakistan. Actionaid (Pakistan). ISBN 978-9693513615

References[]

  1. ^ Ahmad, Habiba (October 9, 2013). "Interview :: Tazeen Qayyum on her latest art installation 'A Holding Pattern'". mybindi.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Siddiqui, Ambereen (September 4, 2015). "Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance". The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Thompson, Tiffy (February 13, 2013). "Artists in the GTA: Tazeen Qayyum's miniatures tell bigger political stories". YongeStreet. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Siddiqui, Ambereen (2015). "Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance". The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Sandals, Leah (February 26, 2018). "Into the Deep". Canadian Art. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Kurd, Nadia. "Profiles on Practice: Tazeen Qayyum". Femme Art Review. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Sandals, Leah (February 26, 2018). "Into the Deep". Canadian Art. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Siddiqui, Ambereen (2015). "Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance". The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tazeen Qayyum, profile". Saffron Art. 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Tazeen Qayyum artist biography". Aicon Contemporary. 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Kurd, Nadia. "Profiles on Practice: Tazeen Qayyum". Femme Art Review. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Mirza, Quddus (May 3, 2015). "Fate of a cockroach". TNS: the news on sunday. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  13. ^ Sandals, Leah (February 26, 2018). "Into the Deep". Canadian Art. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "Tazeen Qayyum: artist biography". Aicon Contemporary. 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  15. ^ Rosenberg, Karen (January 2, 2009). "Art in Review: Farida Batool, Adeela Suleman and Tazeen Qayyum". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "Veiled: Andrew McPhail, Grace Ndiritu, Tazeen Qayyum". Textile Museum. 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Beyond Measure: Domesticating Distance". The Robert McLaughlin Gallery. 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "Tazeen Qayyum: Unvoiced". Karachi Biennale, 2017. 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Mignone, Christof (2016). "Mixer". Christof Mignone. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  20. ^ 2018. "Tazeen Qayyum artist profile". Saffron Art. Retrieved January 26, 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Thompson, Tiffany (February 13, 2013). "Artists in the GTA: Tazeen Qayyum's miniatures tell bigger political stories". YongeStreet. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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