Artist Statement

Cut, tear, paste, stitch: Through methods of painting, printmaking, and installation, Zakariya Abdul-Qadir collects source images (archival mining)— disassembling the narrative — to reflect a through line connecting a culture of Blackness and America. By mimicking the properties of collage, Abdul-Qadir layers and omits information on a plane, collapsing the present day and history of the American landscape simultaneously on the surface.

Biography

Zakariya Abdul-Qadir is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work moves between painting, print, and mixed media to explore identity, memory, and the emotional residue of everyday life. He recently graduated from Pratt Institute with an MFA in Painting and Drawing and has exhibited throughout New York State. He is the co-founder of With Friends Like These magazine and serves as a curatorial member at Below Grand. His work has been featured in The Art Newspaper and Hyperallergic.