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    • MEQUITTA AHUJA (1976 - ) Study for Afro Galaxy.
      Apr. 04, 2024

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (1976 - ) Study for Afro Galaxy.

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (1976 - ) Study for Afro Galaxy. Graphite on tracing paper, 2008. 279x343 mm; 11x13½ inches. Provenance: acquired directly from Bravinlee Programs, New York; private collection, New York (2008). Afro Galaxy refers to a painting by the same title executed by the artist in 2007. Ahuja, describes Afrogalaxy as an "automythography collaborative." She started the painting as a photographic self-portrait, but the work evolved into an enamel-on-paper diptych of the knowledge and power of the universe contained within the subject's mind and hair. The artist's practice is composed of an innovative approach to self-portraiture, investigating ideas of feminism, historical forms of painting, myth, and representation. Ahuja earned a BA degree from Hampshire College in 1998 and an MFA from the University of Illinois. She was the recipient of the 2018 Guggenheim fellowship award. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally, most recently in Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modern Tradition at the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. Her works are in many institutional collections including the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Crawford p. 14

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • Spectrum
      Oct. 13, 2023

      Spectrum

      Est: £20,000 - £30,000

      Mequitta Ahuja b. 1976 Spectrum signed and dated 2017 (on the reverse) oil on canvas  203.5 by 214 cm. 80⅛ by 84¼ in. Executed in 2017.

      Sotheby's
    • MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Performing Painting: Fingering Vanitas oil on canv
      Sep. 29, 2023

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Performing Painting: Fingering Vanitas oil on canv

      Est: $30,000 - $50,000

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Performing Painting: Fingering Vanitas oil on canvas 84 x 80 in. (213.4 x 203.2 cm.)

      Christie's
    • Close Quote
      May. 19, 2023

      Close Quote

      Est: $30,000 - $40,000

      Mequitta Ahuja b. 1976 Close Quote signed and dated 2017 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 84 by 80 in. 213.4 by 203.2 cm. Executed in 2017.

      Sotheby's
    • MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Bound oil on mylar 31 x 24in. (78.7 x 60.9cm.)
      Mar. 09, 2023

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Bound oil on mylar 31 x 24in. (78.7 x 60.9cm.)

      Est: £6,000 - £8,000

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Bound oil on mylar 31 x 24in. (78.7 x 60.9cm.)

      Christie's
    • MEQUITTA AHUJA (1976 - ) Bramble.
      Mar. 31, 2022

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (1976 - ) Bramble.

      Est: $30,000 - $40,000

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (1976 - ) Bramble. Oil on cotton canvas, 2009. 1524x1270 mm; 60x50 inches. Signed and dated in ink (twice), lower right verso. Provenance: private collection, Virginia. Exhibited: Artist Pension Trust, 28 Liberty Street, New York, 2018. Bramble is an excellent example of Mequitta Ahuja's innovative approach to self-portraiture, investigating ideas of feminism, historical forms of painting, myth and representation. Bramble was part of Ahuja's submission when she was awarded a 2009 Painters and Sculptors Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. In 2009-10, she was also an artist-in-resident at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Of South Asian and African American descent, Ahuja confronts the viewer and the artworld in her daring Bramble. She portrays herself as a defiant, heroic figure, wielding a sword and rising above a bramble of abstraction. While boldly taking on the world of painting and the historical representation of women, Ahuja makes the narrative her own. The artist's statement solidifies this mission, "I show a woman-of-color articulating her own story and the story of painting. As a female artist of color, I have internalized the expectation that I should mine my personal experiences as case studies in the social conditions of race, class and gender. I both accept and step beyond that expectation. I aim to hold and embody in my worth the politics of identity as well as the function of self-portraiture exemplified by Poussin's 1650 self-portrait: displaying authoirty within the history and discipline of painting." Ahuja's cross cultural paintings combine diverse art historical sources such as Egyptian forms, Giotto frescoes, Hindu figurations and Mughal miniatures. Turning the narrative of portrait painting on its head, Ahuja's practice also challenges the traditions of Western art. She develops her self-portraits through a process of discovery, developing her character through performance, including costumes, props, and photography before painting. The artist is the recipient of the 2018 Guggenheim fellowship award. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally, most recently in Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modern Tradition at the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. Her work is in many institutional collections including the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She earned a BA degree from Hampshire College in 1998, and an MFA from the University of Illinois. She lives and works in Weston, CT, and Baltimore, MD.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Dream Sequence Sparrow's Ayah enamel and glitter o
      Mar. 29, 2021

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Dream Sequence Sparrow's Ayah enamel and glitter o

      Est: £4,000 - £6,000

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Dream Sequence Sparrow's Ayah enamel and glitter on hand coloured paper 35 7/8 x 23 ¾in. (91 x 60.3cm.)

      Christie's
    • MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) - Generator
      Jul. 28, 2020

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) - Generator

      Est: £15,000 - £20,000

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Generator signed and dated 'Mequitta Ahuja 2010' (on the reverse) oil on canvas837⁄8 x 80in. (213.2 x 203.5cm.) Painted in 2010

      Christie's
    • Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976) - Autocartography I -
      May. 28, 2020

      Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976) - Autocartography I -

      Est: £12,000 - £18,000

      Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976) Autocartography Iacrylic, coloured pencil, oil and enamel on paper collage on vellum817⁄8 x 93in. (208 x 236cm.) Executed in 2012

      Christie's
    • MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Rhyme Sequence: Jingle Jangle
      Feb. 18, 2020

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976) Rhyme Sequence: Jingle Jangle

      Est: £6,000 - £8,000

      MEQUITTA AHUJA (B. 1976)Rhyme Sequence: Jingle Jangleoil, acrylic and paper collage on canvas84 x 80in. (213.4 x 203.2cm.)Executed in 2012

      Christie's
    • Mequitta Ahuja (B. 1976) Stick Stack oil on linen 84 ¼ x 72in. (214 x 183cm.)
      Mar. 27, 2019

      Mequitta Ahuja (B. 1976) Stick Stack oil on linen 84 ¼ x 72in. (214 x 183cm.)

      Est: £5,000 - £7,000

      Mequitta Ahuja (B. 1976) Stick Stack signed and dated 'Mequitta Ahuja 2014' (on the reverse) oil on linen 84 ¼ x 72in. (214 x 183cm.) Painted in 2014

      Christie's
    • Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976) - See-Saw
      Jun. 28, 2018

      Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976) - See-Saw

      Est: £4,000 - £6,000

      Mequitta Ahuja (b. 1976) See-Saw oil on canvas 83 7/8 x 72in. (213 x 183cm.)

      Christie's
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