Artist: Bushra Gill
Title: Legacy
Medium: Lasercut wood collage with image transfer and acrylic paint
Dimensions: 10.5 X 8 X 0.5 inches
Price: $400
About the Artwork:
We focus on the patterns our daily lives take, not realizing the patterns those actions make in the world. Is this the legacy we would choose?
About the Artist:
Bushra Gill is interested in finding order within the chaos of everyday life through art. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and emigrated to Houston, Texas, with her family as a small child. Drawn to art from a young age, she graduated from Pratt Institute in 1994, with a BFA in sculpture. She spent many years of working as a museum educator at various galleries and museums including The Museum of Modern Art, The Drawing Center and The Rotunda Gallery, while also working as a studio assistant to various artists including Maya Lin, Ursula von Rydingsvard and Maria Elena Gonzalez, as well as a career as a clothing designer and boutique owner in New York. In 2009, she moved to northern California with her family and returned to making art. In recent years, Gill has participated in many exhibitions in galleries in the Bay Area.
