work

the work of munira naqui is an invitation to begin a visual dialogue with the viewer.

to munira painting is a form of language that gives shape to contemplative engagement.

it is meant to initiate an exchange with the viewer seeking a deeper examination of its content towards a renewed perception.

the imagery is abstract and reductive in nature - a play of line, space and sometimes color.

munira naqui uses encaustic a combination of beeswax and tree resin as her primary medium with oil and graphite on wood or aluminium panels.

painting medium:

the paintings are done with encaustic wax and graphite powder.

the repetitive method of preparing the ground with multiple layers of a special gesso encaustic wax medium is a large part of her painting process.

the wax medium is a mixture of pure beeswax and tree resin.

care instruction:

the wax layers are heat sealed to create the final surface to create the imagery.

encaustic wax paintings are heat sensitive.

they should be installed away from heat sources like fireplaces and radiators.

the surfaces of these paintings are fragile so touching the surface should be avoided.

a light feather duster or a light fan can be used to clean dust if needed.

over time there ma be some natural oxidation to the graphite parts which adds interest to the surface.

munira naqui

born in 1955 in chittagong, a small town on the coast of bay of bengall, which is now bangladesh (bd)

left bangladesh in 1974 to attend moscow state university

came to the united states of america (us) in 1982

lives and works since 1993 in portland maine (us)

education

economics at moscow state university, moscow (ru)

university of pennsylvania, philadelphia, pennsylvania (us)

maine college of art (continuing studies program), portland, maine (us)

exhibitions

in the united states in various cities including:

austin (texas), beverly (massachusetts), boston (massachusetts), brooklyn (new york), brunswick (maine), damariscotta (maine), falmouth (maine), kennebunk (maine), meredith (new hampshire), portland (maine), portsmouth (new hanpshire), providence (rhode island) rockport (maine), walnut creek (california), washington d.c. (district of columbia), wells (maine), yarmouth (maine)

in australia in:

sydney

in france in:

paris, sevres

in the netherlands in:

amsterdam, bolsward, groningen

gallery 9 presents her work since 2015:

2024 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)

2024 duo exbibition togehter with anjeliek blaauw in the gallery

2023 holidays exhibition in the gallery

2023 summer exhibition in the gallery

2022 spring exhibition in the gallery

2021 summer exhibition in the gallery

2021 spring exhibition in the gallery

2020 summer exhibition in the gallery

2019 summer exhibition in the gallery

2019 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)

2019 spring exhibition in the gallery

2019 winter exhibition in the gallery

2018 presentation at art the hague in fokker terinal, the hague (nl)

2018 summer exhibition in the gallery

2018 presentation at kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)

2018 duo exhibition together with laus heezemans in the gallery

2018 winter exhibition in the gallery

2017 presentation at art the hague in fokker terinal, the hague (nl)

2017 summer exhibition in the gallery

2017 late spring exhibition in the gallery

2017 early spring exhibition in the gallery

2017 winter exhibition in the gallery

2017 presentation at rotterdam contemporary art fair in world trade center, rotterdam (nl)

2016 season’s holidays exhibition in the gallery

2016 presentation at art the hague in fokker terinal, the hague (nl)

2016 summer exhibition in the gallery

2015 summer exhibition in the gallery

munira naqui was a selected artist for the 2014 biennial at the center for maine contemporary art.

she is represented by corey daniels gallery in wells, main (us) and gallery 9 contemporary art in amsterdam (nl)

art fairs

gallery 9 presents her works also at art fairs:

2024 kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)

2019 kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)

2018 kunstrai | art amsterdam in rai, amsterdam (nl)

2017 art the hague in fokker terminal, the hague (nl)

2017 rotterdam contemporary art fair in world trade center, rotterdam (nl)

2016 art the hague in fokker terminal, the hague (nl)

collections

works of munira naqui are part of several private collections