Sinawi presents a series of paintings that explore the notions of a Western pictorial and technical tradition from the prism of cultural displacement and nostalgic wanderlust. Sinawi blends picturesque landscapes with textual fragments or abstract motifs as references to anecdotal memories and spatial associations.
Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Sinawi grew up in the UK and Canada. He holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from York University in Toronto, Canada, and a Masters of Fine Arts from CUNY Hunter College in New York City. He has exhibited throughout Canada and the US since 1985 and currently lives and works in New York City.
Ongoing – June 16, 2011
