The following artwork (scroll down to see) is from my thesis exhibition titled, Bismillah. To learn more about this body of work please visit the About section.

Bismillah, 5/2010
Ink Jet Print with Gouache, Tea, Spice and Sparkle on Arches Rives BFK, 30 x 22

This is a selection from a suite of six monoprints exploring the representation of Muslim men in the mainstream media.

Dancing Taliban, 5/2010
Ink Jet Print with Gouache, Tea, Spice and Sparkle on Arches Rives BFK, 30 x 22

This is a selection from a suite of six monoprints exploring the representation of Muslim men in the mainstream media.

Patoo, 5/2010
Ink Jet Print with Gouache, Tea, Spice and Sparkle on Arches Rives BFK, 30 x 22

This is a selection from a suite of six monoprints exploring the representation of Muslim men in the mainstream media.

VERSUS I, II, III (read from right to left), 5/2010
Ink Jet Print with Sumi Ink on Arches Rives BFK, 30 x 22

This tryptic was made in collaboration with my older sister Wazhmah Osman. I re-printed an image of a PowerPoint slide published on the front page of the New York Times on April 27, 2010.  The slide was designed for the American military to “make sense” of American strategy in Afghanistan. We felt it was appropriate to mark up this non-sense with a poem from the heart. (more…)

Cherry Blossoms, 5/2010
Screenprint with Turmeric on Fabric, 10 x 5 Feet

This mural was the centerpiece for the Bismillah show. I found the original image in the Times and reinterpreted it using the colors of spring blossoming all around me. The caption for this image read, “Villagers and development workers had to persuade a local mullah to get a girls’ school built in the Jurm District of Afghanistan.”

Ex Taliban, 5/2010
Ink Jet Print with Gouache, Tea, Spice and Sparkle on Arches Rives BFK, 30 x 22

This is a selection from a suite of six monoprints exploring the representation of Muslim men in the mainstream media.

Voyage, 5/2010
Ink Jet Print with Gouache, Tea, Spice and Sparkle on Arches Rives BFK, 30 x 22

This is a selection from a suite of six monoprints exploring the representation of Muslim men in the mainstream media.