Exhibition forcuses on artist's Islamic roots

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

 

 

Exhibition focuses on artist's Islamic roots

The Gardiner Art Gallery will offer works by Pakistani-American artist Lubna Agha with an exhibit titled "Points of Reference" Wednesday, Feb. 8, through March 2. A free opening reception and artist lecture is set for Thursday, Feb. 9, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the gallery in the Bartlett Center for Visual Arts at OSU.

An immigrant from Pakistan, Agha paints to reflect her roots in her birth country and its familiar culture as she adjusts to a very different way of living in the United States. She creates a personal visual vocabulary echoing her interest in history and mystic Islamic philosophy. Agha's recent paintings of densely patterned geometric shapes acknowledge her renewed attraction to Islamic architecture.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.For more information, click here or phone (405) 744-9069. The OSU Department of Art is one of 24 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. Read more.