Grand Rapids Art Museum featuring ArtPrize 2014 Grand Prize winner Anila Quayyum Agha

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In 2014, "Intersections" by Anila Quayyum Agha won the ArtPrize Public Vote and Juried Grand Prize, the first and only time in ArtPrize history.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Art Museum has announced its concurrent solo exhibitions opening May 19. Anila Quayyum Agha: Intersections and Mirror Variations: The Art of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian are on view through Aug. 26. According to a press release, both artists create work which draws inspiration from Islamic tradition and modern abstraction, creating objects of great beauty and depth. Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian is an Iranian artist with an international reputation for sculpture and drawing that fuses traditional Persian patterns based in mathematics with geometric abstract art. GRAM says the presentation of the two solo exhibitions is part of its commitment to highlighting works of art by diverse artists year-round. [More]

Grand Rapids Art Museum: Anila Quayyum Agha: Intersections and Mirror Variations: The Art of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (May 19, 2018 – August 26, 2018); 101 Monroe Center St NW, Grand Rapids, MI; 616.831.1000; artmuseumgr.org