Art Forum: Art & Identities

Nusra Latiff Qureshi’s miniature paintings are exquisitely detailed and executed with technical perfection. She layers appropriated imagery from colonial photography, patterns from Middle Eastern textiles or English Arts and Crafts’ movement, silhouettes and botanical paintings; these elements combine to comprise background and foreground of isolated female figure. Qureshi’s position as a migrant woman in Australian society has added new layers to her exploration as she continues to use her practice to push the conventional boundaries of her art form.
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