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Sughra Raza

Sughra grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, along with siblings Abbas and Azra (above), and several others. She studied fine arts as an undergraduate, later shifting gears to become a doctor of medicine, specializing in diagnostic radiology. Sughra lives in Boston, Massachusetts, working and teaching at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She feels most excited in a world of images, invention, art and music; and despite Fenway Park floodlights lighting up the sky in her windows, she remains oblivious to the Red Sox battling the Yankees a stone’s throw away. Email: [email protected]

Perceptions

Posted on Monday, Oct 2, 2023 1:45AMMonday, October 2, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Matsumi Kanemitsu. For The Dream, 1988. More here and here.

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Posted on Monday, Sep 25, 2023 1:50AMMonday, September 25, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Rashida Abuwala. Untitled Diptych, 2023. Acrylic paint on raw canvas & embroidery thread. More here.

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Posted on Monday, Sep 11, 2023 1:50AMMonday, September 11, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. At Totem Farm, April 2021. Digital photograph.

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Posted on Monday, Sep 4, 2023 1:40AMMonday, September 4, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Shredder Self-portrait, NYC, August 2023. Digital photograph.

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Posted on Monday, Aug 28, 2023 1:45AMMonday, August 28, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Mithu Sen. Untitled, 2007. Water color on paper. More here, here, and here.

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Posted on Monday, Aug 21, 2023 1:45AMMonday, August 21, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Jesus Rafael de Soto. Penetrable, at Olana State Historical Site, New York. Kinetic sculpture. More here, here, and here.

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Posted on Monday, Aug 14, 2023 1:45AMMonday, August 14, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Untitled, July 2020. Digital photograph.

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Posted on Monday, Aug 7, 2023 1:35AMMonday, August 7, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Self-portrait at Itaimbezinho Canyon, Brazil, March 2014. Digital photograph.

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Posted on Monday, Jul 31, 2023 1:50AMMonday, July 31, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Jeffrey Gibson. Chief Black Coyote, 2021. Mixed media collage, acrylic paint, vintage beads, nylon thread etc. More here and here.

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Posted on Monday, Jul 24, 2023 1:35AMMonday, July 24, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Barbara Chase-Riboud. Untitled (Le Lit), 1966. Charcoal and charcoal pencil on paper. More here and here. Current show at MoMA.

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Perceptions

Posted on Monday, Jul 17, 2023 1:50AMMonday, July 17, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Maria Berrio. From the series “In A Time of Drought”. More here and here. Current show in Boston.

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Posted on Monday, Jul 10, 2023 1:45AMMonday, July 10, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Akram Dost Baloch. From the exhibition “Identities”, 2020. More here and here.

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Posted on Monday, Jul 3, 2023 1:55AMMonday, July 3, 2023 by Sughra Raza

James Barnor. Portrait, Accra, ca 1954. More here, here, and current show here. Thanks Aruna!

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Posted on Monday, Jun 26, 2023 1:35AMMonday, June 26, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Demas Nwoko. Dominican C Church, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1970’s. More here and here.

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Posted on Monday, Jun 12, 2023 1:35AMMonday, June 12, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Sughra Raza. Self-portrait On Graffiti In The Rain. June 2023. Digital photograph.

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Posted on Monday, Jun 5, 2023 1:45AMMonday, June 5, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Allison Elizabeth Taylor. Only Castles Burning, 2017. marquetry hybrid on panel. More here, and here.

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Posted on Monday, May 29, 2023 1:38AMMonday, May 29, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Sa’dia Rehman. Allegiance To The Flag on Picture Day, 2018. Canvas, charcoal fiberglass screen, velvet, carbon paper, oil pastels, chalkboard paint, white pencil and ink More here, here, and here.

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Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023 1:40AMMonday, May 22, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Aqui Thami. Resisters, 2018. Poster. More here, and here.

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Posted on Monday, May 8, 2023 1:40AMMonday, May 8, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Misha Japanwala. Breastplate, ca. 2018. More here, here and here.

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Posted on Monday, May 1, 2023 1:35AMMonday, May 1, 2023 by Sughra Raza

Moeen Faruqi. Chamber Dialogue, 2016. More here and here.

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