International Muslim Artist Exhibit

 How I’d love to go to this:

International Muslim Art Exhibit: October 13, 2007 through November 12, 2007: More than 50 paintings inspired by more than a dozen Muslim artists from five different countries will be on display in the New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture and History.

New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture and History. 
     1418 Gov. Nicholls St., New Orleans, LA 70116
Don’t miss the opening
reception on October 13, 2007
at 6:00 pm (free admission).

The exhibition is curated by Haitham Eid
and sponsored by :

1- The New Orleans African American
Museum of Art, Culture and History.
New Orleans, Louisiana

2- Southern University at New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana

Guest speakers:

1- Okolo Rashid: Executive director and
co-founder of the International Museum
of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, MS

2- Abdelrazek Eid: Egyptian artist and
vice president of Gamet Al-Fenoon (Art
oranization), Cairo, Egypt.

These are the artists whose work will be on display (Check it out – Rabea Chaudhry’s work is also at the exhibit! (met her at ISNA))

Name: Abdelrazek Eid
Country: Egypt

Name: Ahmed Hussein
Country: Egypt
Web: www.facesfromlife.com
 

Name: Aida Toure
Country: Gabon – USA
Web: www.aidatoure.com

Name: Haitham Eid
Country: Egypt – USA

Name: Ilham Mahfouz
Country: USA
Web: www.artistilhambadreddinemahfouz.com

Name: Janet Aly
Country: USA 
Web: www.myspace.com/janet_aly_art
 

Name: Kelly Crosby
Country: USA
Web: www.kellyizdihar.com

Name: Mahmoud El Maghraby
Country: Kuwait
Web: www.mmaghraby.com
 

Name: Samsul Islam
Country: United Kingdom
Web: www.mumindesigns.com
 

Name: Rabea Chaudhry
Country: USA
Web: www.rabeachaudhry.com
 
Name: Rashid Vega
Country: USA
 

Name: Shista Chishty
Country: England
 

Name: Youssef Limoud
Country: Switzerland