Ambreen Butt - Mark My Words
7 December 2018–14 April 2019 | D.C.
Trained in the style of traditional Indian and Persian miniatures, Pakistani-American artist Ambreen Butt revolutionizes the art form in
Ambreen Butt - Mark My Words
at the
National Museum of Women in the Arts
. Butt does not depict commonplace subjects for Indian and Persian miniatures – rather the artist utilizes her work to shed light on contemporary issues, such as political conflicts in Pakistan.
Ambreen Butt, Shoaib (8), 2018. From the series "Say My Name." Text, collage, and watercolors with white gouache on tea-stained paper, 29 x 21 in.; Courtesy of the artist; © Ambreen Butt, Photo by Kevin Todora.