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Artist Statement -



My works focus on moments. Time, present in seconds and minutes, can only be preserved through documentation, as memory is fleeting and easily forgotten or transformed. My work is often marked by an exploration of rural versus urban life, namely the accelerated pace of development and social infrastructure. I produce works which explore the personal and the universal, which investigate the invisible systems of power that govern everyday existence, and which instigate debate among viewers without conventional ink on paper. My works address social issues.

I work with a multitude of techniques and materials. The result of which may be mixed media painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, sound, or performance. Found objects that relate to a particular society or community are central in my work. They may be woven, sewn, glued, welded, nailed, collages, cast, or carved. They may be mounted on canvas as 2D mixed media painting, or used as sculptural 3D work. My works invoke touch and tempt viewers to forget how to move their feet.

I am always trying new things, experimenting, and challenging myself with new techniques, ideas and materials to interact with people.
I have dedicated my life as an interdisciplinary artist to easing pain and providing comfort, peace, and solace. I believe art can be a balm to the soul, revealing an often quiet inner truth. My art is about the joys in life and is directly inspired by rhythm, harmony, and repetition of movements.

Artist Exhibitions



WEBSITE: www.artwithakirash.com

AWARDS/GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RESIDENCY
2014 FELLOWSHIP RESIDENCY, AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN, USA
2014 FELLOWSHIP ARTIST INC / MAAA/ CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS - USA
2014 HOT BOX AT MASS GALLERY, AUSTIN – TX USA
2014 FELLOWSHIP AT KIOSKO GALLERY & INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY BOLIVIA
2013 JOHN MUAFANGEJO ART CENTER, NAMIBIA.
2013 FELLOWSHIP ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY AT CENTRALTRAK, UNI.OF TEXAS – DALLAS. USA
2012 VYTLACIL CAMPUS THE ART STUDENT’S LEAGUE RESIDENCY. NEW YORK - USA
2012 INTERNATIONAL MULTIMEDIA FESTIVAL YAGON-MYANMAR
2012 TRIANGLE ART ASSOCIATION RESIDENCY, NEW YORK - USA
2012 NAFASI/ ART SPACE RESIDENCY DANISH EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA.
2012 INFECTING THE CITY FESTIVAL, CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA
2012 THUPELO /BAG FACTORY INTERN. RESIDENCY, JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
2011 NIROX PROJECTS/12 DECADE ART HOTEL, JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICA
2011 POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT- USA
2011 ART FARM ARTISTS RESIDENCY, Nebraska - USA
2011 COMMONWEALTH CONNECTION INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AWARD, United Kingdom
2011 VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, FELLOWSHIP ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY, Vermont – USA
2011 GLADSTONE GALLERY/STUDIO, TORONTO – CANADA
2010 CCA LAGOS, TRIANGLE, BRITISH MUSEUM ARTIST IN RESIDENCY, Lagos-Nigeria
2010 THAMI MNYELE FOUNDATION, ARTISTS RESIDENCY Amsterdam - Netherlands
2010 Go INGENIOUS AWARD, Santa Monica CA, USA
2008 BLUESKY PROJECT, WOODSTOCK IL- CHICAGO – USA
2008 ARTCROFT, KENTUCKY – USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 ADITTU / PUZZLES, MAC GALLERY. DALLAS –TEXAS. USA (FORTH COMING MAY)
2014 GBAJUGBAJA / CELEBRATY, AT ART CURRENTS INSTITUTE NY-USA
2014 SHOPPING LIST, FREEDOM PARK AUSTIN TEXAS, USA
2014 SAJE NWA? / HOW IS THE MARKET? CARVER MUSEUM, AUSTIN-TX. USA
2014 ASHIRI / SECRET, THE MUSEUM OF HUMAN ACIEVEMENTS, AUSTIN – TEXAS, USA
2014 Et) Et) / ENTANGLE, RO2 ART GALLERY DALLAS- TEXAS- USA
2013 AKWATA ONDJUHWA KOMULUNGU, NATIONAL ART GALLERY WINDHOEK NAMIBIA.
2013 SIDE EFFECTS, CO-LAB PROJECTS SPACE, AUSTIN-TEXAS-USA
2012 UFAHAMU: INSIGHT, NAFASI ART SPACE, DAR ES SALAAM – TANZANIA
2012 ABAWON: STAIN FORECOURT STATION CAPE TOWN-S.AFRICA
2012 isiCelo: PETITION, NIROX FOUNDATION @ART ON MAIN. JOHANNESBURG- S.AFRICA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 CLOSING ECOUNTER, MASS GALLERY AUSTIN – TEXAS. USA
2014 SOMETHING NEW-OLD-BLUE-FUNKY AT MAC – DALLAS, USA
2014 DALLAS TRADE FAIR, DALLAS – TEXAS. USA
2014 AMBITION, GEORGETOWN ART CENTER – TEXAS. USA
2014 ONSITE, TEMPORARY ART PROJECTS, SOUTHEND-UK
2013 “THE STORY OF CREATIVE” SEE/ME, NEW YORK, USA
2013 “DELTA”, MAC MEMBERSHIP EXHBITION DALLAS TEXAS, USA
2013 “PAINT” , RO2 ART GALLERY DALLAS TEXAS. USA
2013 ART CLUSTER, GIRONA - SPAIN
2013 AUSTIN WEST STUDIO TOUR, AUSTIN-TEXAS.USA
2013 PEOPLE GALLERY/CITY OF AUSTIN, AUSTIN- TEXAS, USA
2012 LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION /EXHBITION
2012 OPEN STUDIO AT VTLACIL CAMPUS OF THE ART STUDENTS LEAGUE, NEW YORK-USA
2012 OPEN STUDIO @ TRIANGLE WORKSHOP NEW YORK.USA

PERFORMANCES:
2015 OTO GEE/ ENOUGH, AC INSTITUTE NY. NEW YORK - USA
2014 AGIDIMALAJA, MASS GALLERY /HEB STORE ON 7TH STREET AUSTIN TX, USA
2014 GBANJO/ ON SALE, DOWNTOWN CONGRESS AVENUE/ FREEDOM PARK AUSTIN-TX.USA
2014 MAMA RAJA TAJA/ MAMA BUYING & SELLING, CARVER MUSEUM AUSTIN – USA.
2014 OYEKU/SHIELDS AGAINST DEATH, MAIN GARDEN PARK DALLAS TX-USA
2014 I WANT TO BE BORN AGAIN, THE MUSEUM OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS AUSTIN–TX-USA
2014 ILE PUPA / RED CARPET, R02 ART GALLERY DALLAS – TEXAS, USA
2013 3 SIDE OF A COIN, NATIONAL ART GALLERY WINDHOEK - NAMIBIA
2013 BABA MAGANA, ROBERT MUGABE AVENUE WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA
2013 PENDUKEJE TU RI HONGE, UNIVERSITY OF NAMOBIA, WINDHOEK- NAMIBIA

PRESENTATIONS/VISITING ARTIST
2014 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN, USA
2013 UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, WINDHOEK – NAMIBIA
2013 COLEGE OF ART / JMAC KATUTURA WINDHOEK - NAMIBIA
2012 THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, NEW-YORK- USA
2012 UNVIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM, DAR ES SALAAM-TANZANIA
2012 THE COLLEGE OF ART BAGAMOYO, BAGAMOYO- TANZANIA
2012 VAAL UNIVERSITY, JOHANESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA.
2011 YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO – CANADA
2010 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY GHANA, ACCRA- GHANA

MEDIA PUBLICATIONS
2014 STUDIO VISIT, VOL. 26, Page 11. USA
2014 HIDDEN TREASURE ART MAGAZINE VOL.2, Page 146. UK
2013 Dallas Observer. “TODAY WE PAINT” By Luke Darby. Aug 5th 2013 visual art categories.
2013 WEST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR, page 12. Austin- Texas, USA
2013 CRITICAL INTERVENTIONS, <11.Spring `2013, page 40 -48. NY
2013 The Namibia Weekender, “AKIRASH, NOMADIC ARTIST ON NAM ART” By Martha Mukaiwa.1st Nov. 2013.
2013 The Villager, “GRAP THE ROOSTER BY THE MOUTH” By Andreas Kathindi, 11th Nov, 2013
2013 ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG “INTERNATIONALER KUNSTKER STELLT IN NAMIBIA AUS, 21st Nov, 2013
2012 THISDAY, “EXPANDING THE TRIANGLE” By Amber Croyle Ekong 07th Oct 2012.NY
2011 THE SOVEREIGN AFRICAN ART PRIZE, page 8 & 9, South Africa
2011 IN FAMILY UNITY-UNITY OF THE WORLD, Catalog page 63 & 103
2010 The Mail, AKIRASH ROUNDS OFF NATIONWIDE EXHIBITION.VOL. 10 NO.3, Edition 118 Friday June 2010. Accra – Ghana.

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