Dislocation

The visual arts show "Dislocation" goes on till 23rd of July,2010 at the South Asian Gallery of Arts in Oakville. For appointment please call Ali Adil Khan @ 415 702 9355.

Visual arts have occupied a very important place in the programming for Mosaic Festival. Every year we strive to present better and unique art shows to showcase the contemporary artwork by South Asian artists from around the world and especially in Canada. Celebrating the fifth year, Mosaic Festival has relocated to Living Arts Centre due to the on going construction in the Civic Square, the home of Mosaic festival.

This year’s theme, Dislocation, explores the act of moving, migration, relocation from a historical or contemporary perspective and makes an effort to examine the change of identity of the object or subject, as we know it. Mississauga is a city of migrants and their desire to identify themselves in the Diaspora has created a fascination with cultural and religious practices. Exploration of Human displacement across state line and borders (physical and cultural), and what it entails in terms of space, time and sense of loss or discovery are the intriguing elements of this exhibition. Tourism is also suggested as a contemporary metaphor of this exploration.

The artists in "Dislocation" are expected to address the central themes of the exhibition in terms of their individual art practice. They all examine the peculiar transitional relationship between the immigrant, tenant, hotel guest, their destination and the encounters that take place.

Selected Artworks created by practicing South Asian artists will be displayed at the TD room in the Living Arts Centre during the five days of Festival

Jury for “Dislocation” consisted of three Mississauga based artists

Kumkum Ramchandani, is a Mississauga based visual artist. A well traveled native of India, Kumkum weaves the experiences and cultural nuance from her travels in to her art work. An avid volunteer, Kumkum believes in giving back to community and contributes her time for various community projects. Ramchandani is also a writer for various publications and a trained yoga teacher. She firmly believes that art can lead to peace and understanding between people while raising awareness of important issues. Art and history are interchangeable, she says. She has a Certificate in Fine Art from Sheridan College and has participated in number of local exhibitions.

Saniya Khan was trained as an artist with a degree and distinction in Textile Design from the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan. Khan has extensively worked for the Asian and European Corporate Textile Industry, designing for interiors and apparel simultaneously. Khan has been part of Heimtextile, Frankfurt.

After moving to Canada in 1999, she began teaching and while teaching textile surfacing techniques at the Living Arts Center in Mississauga, she began designing and producing scarves, shawls and capes. Saniya launched her own clothing line in 2005 and has become a regular feature at the Toronto fashion week. She is marketing all across Canada, U.S.A, Singapore, and England, producing custom clothing for exclusive boutiques in Toronto and the US.

She was honoured with the Women’s Art Association of Canada award in 2004. Her work is currently being sold at various outerwear luxury stores and galleries across USA and Canada.

Noni Kaur, received her MFA degree from Curtin University of Technology, Australia. Her works have been featured in major visual arts events in Australia, Cuba, China, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, Bangladesh, and USA. Serving on the Board of Directors of SAVAC, a member of Visual Arts Ontario, Mississauga Arts Council and Visual Arts Mississauga, she is currently working as Professor and Program Coordinator in Visual and Digital Arts, Humber College, Ontario.

In 2001, she was recognized as President’s Young Talents, Singapore and in 2003 she received the coveted Young Artist of the Year Award from the National Arts Council of Singapore. Noni participated in the 10th Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh, 2ndFukuoka Asian Art Museum’s Triennial in Japan in 2002, 8th Havana Biennale in Cuba in 2003, Global Women’s Project – Women of the World held internationally from 2000-2005.She has also exhibited her work at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, The Royal Ontario Museum and Nuit Blanche in Toronto.

Telus Mosaic festival extends special thanks to Mississauga Arts Council for facilitating the jury process for the exhibition. Our thanks to Art Gallery of Mississauga for providing venue and AV support.

Visual Artists whose work comprise the exhibition “Dislocation” are

1. Prince Varughese Thomas USA
2. Tazeen Qayyum Canada
3. Faisal Anwar Canada
4. Hayat Gul USA
5. Vishal Misra/ Anu Misra
6. Sumaira Tazeen Pakistan
7. Reeta Saeed Canada
8. Debashis Sinha Canada
9. Anandi Merhai Canada
10. Amin ur Rehman Canada

Maharaja @ Mosaic

Special arts and crafts booth as well as an opportunity for the visitors to engage in stories and show and tell from the times of royalty of India. Bring your stories and artifacts to AGO booth specially designed for Telus Mosaic 2010. Contact us at the booth if you would like to become a part of the Maharaja show @ AGO in November!

The booth activity.

"The AGO celebrates the Maharaja exhibition at the Mosaic festival!"

Join AGO community artists and create your very own Maharaja fan inspired by the Royal Courts of India while engaging in conversations about the Art Gallery of Ontario and the importance of art in your community.

12 to 6 pm Saturday
12 to 6 pm Sunday

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