{"id":30427,"date":"2024-10-23T18:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/?p=30427"},"modified":"2024-10-23T18:11:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T18:11:53","slug":"mala-iqbal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/mala-iqbal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mala Iqbal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/jjmurphygallery.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15007 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/studio-cropped.jpg?resize=248%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/studio-cropped-1.jpg 627w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/studio-cropped-2.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/>Mala Iqbal<\/a> was born in the Bronx in 1973 and grew up in a household where three cultures and four languages intersected. \u201cThe\u00a0Edge of an Encounter,\u201d a solo show of her paintings and works on paper is currently on view at JJ Murphy Gallery in New York until November 9, 2024. Other solo exhibitions were at Soloway Gallery in Brooklyn; Ulterior Gallery, Bellwether Gallery, and PPOW in New York; Taylor University in Upland, Indiana; Twelve Gates Arts in Philadelphia; and Richard Heller Gallery in Los Angeles.<\/div>\n<div>Her series of collaborative paintings, made with Angela Dufresne, was shown in October 2021 at the Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, SUNY Purchase, and at LSU in Baton Rouge in November 2023. Her work has been exhibited in group shows throughout the United States as well as in Australia, China, Europe, and India. Her work has been reviewed in various publications including<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>The New York Times<\/em>,<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<i>The Brooklyn Rail, Hyperallergic\u00a0<\/i><\/span>and<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>The New Yorker<\/em>. Iqbal has been awarded artist residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, The Fine Arts Work Center, and the Hermitage Artist Retreat. She received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joanmitchellfoundation.org\/mala-iqbal\">Joan Mitchell Fellowship<\/a> in 2023. Mala Iqbal lives and works in New York City.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15008\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15008 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/animals-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/animals-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/animals-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/animals-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/animals-4.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/animals-5.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/animals-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animals, 2024 Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15009\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15009 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-4.jpg 218w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-5.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-6.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost-friend-7.jpg 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ghost Friend, 2024 Gouache and crayon on gray paper 4 x 6 inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15010\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15010 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/interrupture.jpg?resize=696%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/interrupture-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/interrupture-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/interrupture-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/interrupture-4.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/interrupture-5.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/interrupture-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interrupture, 2024 Oil on canvas 72 x 96 inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mala Iqbal was born in the Bronx in 1973 and grew up in a household where three cultures and four languages intersected. \u201cThe\u00a0Edge of an Encounter,\u201d a solo show of her paintings and works on paper is currently on view at JJ Murphy Gallery in New York until November 9, 2024. 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