Nina Ashraf Asmi
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Artist Statement:
Drawing is at the core of my creative practice. I prefer drawing from life, as it affords an intimacy which is not possible with photographs. The poetic line, thick and thin, hesitant and confident, straight and wandering keeps me coming back to drawing. The geometric symbols used in the art have a philosophical meaning in the eastern tradition. In my art I strive to eliminate the superfluous and focus on the essence.
Bio:
Influenced simultaneously by the fiery colors, textures, and patterns of her youth and the minimalist aesthetics of Japanese art, her work reflects the tension she feels between exuberant celebration and quiet meditation.
She draws on her cultural heritage of miniature painting and calligraphy to explore themes of contradiction, abstraction and unity. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and she is the recipient of several awards including, most recently, a medal for her work in the XII Florence Biennale exhibition (Italy, 2021)
Awards and Selected Shows
2022 NCA gallery Detroit, Solo Show
2021 Medal for Drawing, Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
2021 Ist place, Eva Briggs Award for Abstract Art, Birmingham, MI
2020-21 1st Prize Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Hannaan Center, Detroit MI Show
2020 Honorable Mention Black Box Gallery, Dearborn, MI Group Show
2019 1st Prize SHAC Village Fine Arts Asso
2018 1st Prize Best of Show, Madonna University, Kresge Gallery
2018 Group show, Caar Center Detroit, MI
2018 Solo Show 14 East, Detroit, MI
2017 Group show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit
2017 Solo show. Village Theatre Gallery, Canton, MI
2016 Group show. Woods Gallery, Huntington Woods, MI
2016 1st place, Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, Juried show, Visions
2016 Ist place, Eva Briggs Award for Abstract Art, Birmingham
2016 Padtzieski Gallery, Dearborn, Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, Juried Show
2016 DAM Biennial All Media Exhibition, Detroit, MI Show
2015 1st place Detroit Society Of Women Painters and Sculptors Juried Show, Femmes Detroit
2015 Our Town Art Show and Sale, Birmingham, MI Juried Show
2014 3rd place “Fine Arts Competition” Huron Valley Fine Arts Competition
2014 Honorable Mention “University of Michigan Fine Arts Competition”
2012 Gold Medal Award:“Our Town Art Show and Sale”, Birmingham, MI,
2011 Eva Briggs Award for Abstract Painting – Birmingham Art Center
Affiliations and Memberships:
Detroit Artist Market, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.
NCA Michigan.