Mequitta Ahuja's guest appearances

Mequitta Ahuja

Art Works Podcast

Art and Self with Cindy Ingram

State of the Art

OwlTail

In the episode, I introduce the Art Around the World Series, invite you to explore the work of art on your own, discuss the many interpretations possible, share a little about the artist, tell a story about my own connection to it, share a compare/contrast opportunity, and give ideas for teaching it in your classroom!     Today's video is a little longer than the rest will be because I introduced the series at the beginning a little and had a very personal story about the artwork to share!     Sign up to receive email notifications for each featured artwork this month at https://artclasscurator.com/aatwClick here to see the artwork: Parade (diptych) by Mequitta Ahuja.   Watch on Facebook or YouTube

In the episode, I introduce the Art Around the World Series, invite you to explore the work of art on your own, discuss the many interpretations possible, share a little about the artist, tell a story about my own connection to it, share a compare/contrast opportunity, and give ideas for teaching it in your classroom!     Today's video is a little longer than the rest will be because I introduced the series at the beginning a little and had a very personal story about the artwork to share!     Sign up to receive email notifications for each featured artwork this month at <a href="https://artclasscurator.com/aatw?fbclid=IwAR2VSg7jO0CxmoNRLogXL7keoQUYlG21kwUBgXqrsXSGLISFGxxO5vwvkoQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://artclasscurator.com/aatw</a><a href="https://blanton.emuseum.com/objects/19021/parade-diptych" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to see the artwork: <em>Parade (diptych)</em> by Mequitta Ahuja.</a>   Watch on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=209432154959362" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Rb7NX2JqY" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>

Introducing Art Around the World in 30 Days - July 2023 - Day 1 - Parade by Mequitta Ahuja

Painter Mequitta Ahuja has been re-visioning self-portraiture. While her large colorful canvasses have centrally positioned her own African-American and Indian-American identity, she also claims her own authority as the artist. She emphasizes the work of painting:  depicting multiple genres of painting in pictures within the paintings themselves. The result gestures to history, collapses time. and makes new meaning. Ahuja’s work has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries nationally and internationally,  including the Phillips Collection, the Brooklyn Museum,  Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.  Her many fellowships and awards include a 2009 residency to the Studio Museum in Harlem, a 2014 residency to the Siena Art Institute and a 2018 Guggenheim fellowship award.  If you like to learn about the process of making a work of art, this is the podcast for you: Ahuja walks us through the making of her spectacular painting “Portrait of her Mother,” as well as her own evolution within the genre of self-portraiture, and the importance of her mentor Kerry James Marshall.

<p>Painter Mequitta Ahuja has been re-visioning self-portraiture. While her large colorful canvasses have centrally positioned her own African-American and Indian-American identity, she also claims her own authority as the artist. She emphasizes the work of painting:  depicting multiple genres of painting in pictures within the paintings themselves. The result gestures to history, collapses time. and makes new meaning. Ahuja’s work has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries nationally and internationally,  including the Phillips Collection, the Brooklyn Museum,  Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.  Her many fellowships and awards include a 2009 residency to the Studio Museum in Harlem, a 2014 residency to the Siena Art Institute and a 2018 Guggenheim fellowship award.  If you like to learn about the process of making a work of art, this is the podcast for you: Ahuja walks us through the making of her spectacular painting “Portrait of her Mother,” as well as her own evolution within the genre of self-portraiture, and the importance of her mentor Kerry James Marshall.</p>