Editor’s Note: This information was provided by Roberta’s Art Gallery.
Roberta’s Art Gallery is hosting Milwaukee based artist, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, in her exhibit, “For the Love of Alif Baa.” The exhibit will run through December 22, 2021, and features pieces of art that are drawn from her own cultural exploration created through drawing, painting, and mixed media.
Ghanbarzadeh is from Tehran, Iran, and moved to the United States in 2001. “My drawings exist at the intersection of modernist abstraction (of both Persian and Western influence) and contemporary conceptual art,” Ghanbarzadeh says.
She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in 2013. Ghanbarzadeh completed a two-year artist in residency program with Redline Milwaukee in 2015. Additionally, she won the Best in Show award in Wisconsin Biennial in 2020.
“For the Love of Alif Baa” consists of a variety of Ghanbarzadeh’s work, with minimalist, modern, and abstract pieces, and is a strong representation of the evolution of her work. Her work is refined, precise, and clean. She recognizes that most of her work is devoid of color, done purposely in hopes that the viewer will interpret her art in their own unique way. She pulls inspiration from the “underlying beauty in the abstraction of language to explore the possibility of using universal marks to create art that bridges cultures, nationalities, or ethnicities – art that uncovers the commonalities we all share and respect –a reverence for life, time and peace.” Many of Ghanbarzadeh’s works utilize words and language, and feature hidden words in both Farsi and English.
Roberta’s Art Gallery will be holding a live artist interview featuring Ghanbarzadeh speaking on her work and her experiences as an artist on Wednesday, December 8 at 5 p.m. via the University Center’s Facebook Live. Afterwards, there will be an in-person reception at 5:30 p.m. in the gallery, where guests can meet the artist and enjoy light refreshments.
Roberta’s Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the James R. Connor University Center (UC)
at UW-Whitewater. The gallery hosts multiple exhibits each semester by collaborating with the
artists–both locally and regionally. Many of our events will be held virtually and/or in person
this semester. In semester, our hours are Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Friday 10
a.m. – 2 p.m. Roberta’s Art Gallery will be open from December 20 – 22, 2021 from 10 a.m.
– 2 p.m. over winter break.
Roberta’s Art Gallery prides itself on all of their exhibits being free and open to the public. This
means anyone: whether you’re a student, a Whitewater community member, or someone wanting
to support the artist, please stop by. For questions or further information, contact Roberta’s Art
Gallery at (262) 472-3193 or ucart@uww.edu or visit our website.
