Reflections
Gallery 110, Seattle, WA August 6 - 28, 2020
Reflection is comprised of eight portraits painted by Mousa during self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, while reflecting on both the lost lives of vulnerable populations who were victims of failed public health policies and systemic racism. Over the years, Mousa has developed an artistic vocabulary of symbols, colors, cultural references and gestural mark-making to reflect upon politics, world events, societal mores, culture, and beauty. For this series, Mousa was drawn to illustrate segments of the affected peoples to connect the viewer to their struggles and record the historical changes occurring across the US and throughout the world.
Nabil Mousa is an artist and activist whose artwork has appeared in the New York Times, Art in America and has exhibited his work at museums and galleries across the United States.
Mousa’s work is an examination of his layered identities as a gay Arab American, bringing all facets of himself into his creative process. He continues to mine his personal story, resulting in a multidisciplinary practice that has evolved in the decade since his first course work at the University of Tennessee. Mousa’s practice centers on abstraction through painting, printmaking, and mixed media that combines autobiography and cultural commentary. His ability to investigate concepts of beauty is inspired by Arab culture. Influences of calligraphy and qualities of arabesque design, religious text, and architecture merge with modernist elements, gestural abstraction and Minimalism.
Reflection will run from August 6 - 29, 2020. Gallery hours are Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm, and by appointment. For additional information, or to schedule a preview or private viewing of the exhibition, contact Trevor Doak at director@gallery.com.