Sarah Naqvi

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Sarah Naqvi (born 1996[1]) is an Indian contemporary textile artist,[2] enrolled at the De Ateliers residency program in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[3] Their works have received international recognition,[4][5] have been described as subversive, and are noted to cover topics such as gender, sexuality, race, religion, etc.,[6] while advocating for various social and feminist causes including that of body positivity and opposition to menstruation stigma.[7][8]

Naqvi's embroideries have featured on various national and international art studios and exhibitions including two solo exhibitions called Bashaoor (2018) at Clark House in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Sharam o Haya (2019) at Âme Nue in Hamburg, Germany.[1] They also have a large presence on social media platforms where her work has received widespread appraisal.[9][10]

Born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh and brought up in suburban Mumbai,[3][11] Naqvi is an alumna of the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and a graduate of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad.[1][12] She was the recipient of "The Phenomenal SHE" award in 2019, jointly granted by the Indian National Bar Association and the National Institute of Design.[1][13]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sarah Naqvi". TARQ. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. Balaram, Rajarshree (23 January 2020). "Textile artist Sarah Naqvi's feminist work is breaking taboos and starting conversations". ELLE. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nair, Shraddha (7 July 2020). "Artist Sarah Naqvi discusses her ongoing residency at De Ateliers in Amsterdam". Stirworld. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "Embroidered genitalia turn textiles into feminist art". The Jakarta Post. Agence France-Presse. 1 April 2019.
  5. Borstner, Sonja-Maria (21 November 2019). "Highlights from Amsterdam Art Weekend". Frieze. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. Xalxo, Jessica (17 May 2018). "Why Sarah Naqvi's Art Is A Powerful Medium Of Conversation". SheThePeople.TV. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. "The (Em)Power List 2018: Sarah Naqvi". Verve magazine. 5 July 2018.
  8. Mazumdar, Jayeeta (10 July 2017). "20-year-old artist Sarah Naqvi tells you how to smash patriarchy". T2 Online. Telegraph India. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. Lopez, Rachel (2 September 2017). "Knotted thread as blood, lace as genitalia: Inside India's newest art revolution". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. D'Souza, Shweta (30 December 2016). "How a student is weaving threads of body positivity through embroidery". Scroll.in. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. "My Body, My Art: Questioning perceptions of feminism, body politics and sexuality". The Indian Express. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  12. Ghosh, Asmita (4 July 2017). "Meet Sarah Naqvi: The Textile Artist Who Sews Feminist Embroidery". FII English. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. S, Joy (2 August 2019). "Meet the grantees: Serendipity Arts Foundation announces first annual grants for 2019-'20". Indulge Express. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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