Due to COVID-19 the Turbulence II Exhibition took place online. Below is the completed work submitted by workshop participants for the online Exhibition.
Titled: Uyghur- HRI (History will Repeat Itself)
Acrylic on fabric.
This art piece is dedicated to all Uyghur Muslims who are sent to concentration camps in China. This piece reveals how Uyghur Muslims are being separated from their families, forced to go against their religion, and are executed
Artists Alima Rezai an Afghan Canadian artist, writer, and an entrepreneur living in Toronto. She is currently studying engineering and is working on publishing her books. She has passion for music plays violin. She practices martial arts and runs a sports team to promote healthy active living lifestyle.
Titled: A Golden Night
Acrylic on fabric.
Artist Aneesah Siddiqi is an art enthusiast who enjoys practicing visual art forms, with primary interests in drawing, painting and photography. As a Muslim, Indo-Canadian woman who was born in Kuwait City and raised in Scarborough, her intersectional identities often inspire the underlying themes of her artwork.
Titled: Untitled
Acrylic on fabric.
Atkia Orthi is a visual artist, mainly focused on acrylic painting based in Toronto. In the past she has worked with the boys and girls club to work on a community Mural, and Turbulence 1.
Titled: We See The Same Moon, You and I
Acrylic on Fabric
One of the many reasons I love the moon is because everyone has their own connection to it. We all associate it with different things, but regardless of our differences, the moon has been a constant in all our lives. It feels less lonely knowing that somewhere out there, someone is thinking, questioning, and feeling the same things as you.
Nameeka Talpur is a Pakistani Muslim artist born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her work focuses on identity, human connection and capturing moments of happiness and hope in everyday life through photography, videography, painting, and writing. Nameeka is finishing her Bachelor's in Global Health and Environmental Studies and hopes to bridge her love for the arts with her passion for the environment and health in her future artwork.
Titled: Never Ending Symphony
Titled: You Shine Too Bright to be Put Out With a Gaze