Artist Statement:

As an artist, I find myself constantly rationalizing my presence in this part of the world, at this time, in this century, both physically and spiritually.

I have always been deeply engaged in art and my sensibility has been shaped by my experiences as a woman in a traditional society. My work draws on Sufism seeking to contemporise the mystical, through form and function. In my endeavor to forge a relationship between my new cultural environment and my past, I look for ways to interweave self, nature and culture in a harmonious way.

My work is autobiographical to some extent, a visual language engaging in a search for self, drawing on cultural traditions perceived to be forbidden. In essence, I strive to make paintings that are as inscrutably private as they are publicly accessible, negotiating between that which is hidden and that which is revealed.

Contact:

Email: ShireenKam@hotmail.com

Exhibitions:

• 2004 Upcoming solo exhibition at Vieux-Presbytere de Saint-Bruno
• 2004 Solo exhibition at Georges Laoun gallery, Montreal
• 2004 Solo Exhibition "Where's the heart?/Ou est le Couer?" at Galleries Rothas 1 Islamabad, Pakistan
• 2004 Solo Exhibition "Where's the heart?/Ou est le Couer?" at Galleries Rothas 2 Lahore, Pakistan
• 2003 Solo Exhibition, Recent Works at Wilder & Davis Gallery, Montréal, Canada
• 2003 Group Exhibition for l'institut Thomas More at La Galerie Loto-Quebec, Montréal, Canada
• 2003 Works in juried show "L'Esprit Zen" at Centre d'exposition du Vieux-Presbytere de Saint Bruno
• 2003 Group Exhibition "Les Femmeuses", Pratt & Whitney, Montréal, Canada
• 2003 Group Exhibition at Gallery LUZ, Montréal, Canada
• 2002/03 Work included in Galerie D'art, Musée Des Beaux Art, Montréal, Canada
• 2002 Solo Exhibition at Maison de la Culture, N.D.G, Montréal, Canada
• 2002 Group Exhibition, Sandra Goldie Gallery, Montréal, Canada
• 2001 Group Exhibition, Gallery Les Modernes, Montréal, Canada
• 2001 Group Exhibition, Gallery LUZ, Montréal, Canada
• 2001 'Les Femmeuses', Pratt & Whitney, Montréal, Canada
• 2001 Solo Exhibition, 'One Thousand Days/Un Mile jours', Gallery McClure, Montréal, Canada
• 2000 Artwork for 'Denim Dreams' at Musee d'art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
• 1999 Group Exhibition 'Women and Painting', at the Vav Gallery, Montréal, Canada
• 1999 Juried Fibre Show at Edifice Belgo, Montréal, Canada
• 1999 Juried Exhibition at the Vav Gallery, Montréal, Canada
• 1999 Awarded the Louis Muhlstock Prize for drawing
• 1998 Juried Exhibition, Gallery Vav, Montréal, Canada