Abstract calligraphy Graffiti 25X20 inches
God is the light 31X26 inches This painting is modified by ROY LICHTENSTEIN 'EXPLOSION' painting the writing is Calligraphy of Quran. "God is the light of the heavens and the earth”
Abstract calligraphy Graffiti 25X20 inches
From top to bottom: Al Hayy- the Every Living Al Tawwab- the One who accepts repentance Nur ala nur- Light upon light Al Rahman- the All Merciful Allahu Akbar- God is Most Great
From top to bottom: Al Hayy- the Every Living Al Tawwab- the One who accepts repentance Nur ala nur- Light upon light Al Rahman- the All Merciful Allahu Akbar- God is Most Great
Mark Castaneda
My name is Mark Castaneda and I am a Filipino, Gay, Muslim man. I believe in the One God who created everything, the One God who sustains everything, and the One God who has given us diversity in our expression, and I am thankful for this experience.
Mohammad Navid Bazargan
Mohammad Navid Bazargan was born in 1963 in Tehran. He is an assistant professor of Persian Literature and writer of Encyclopedia of Persian language and Literature in Iran.
In addition of his academic career he has always been interested in Painting and Calligraphy.He has spent many years to study painting with different media and held several painting exhibitions in Iran and Other countries.
Simultaneously, he applied for Iranian Association of Calligraphers from1987and after 5 years was granted “outstanding Calligrapher” degree.His current artistic experience is combining Calligraphy and painting in different style which has Graphic Impressions.
Keyvan heydari
Keyvan heydari a.k.a CK1 is the pseudonym of an Iranian visual artist, and graffiti artist pioneer.His works are based on Iranian root culture poets like Hafez and Rumi. The postmodern use of Persian alphabet/Islamic art motifs in his works, instead of using only western culture sets his artwork apart.
Immigration (2011): He moved to San Francisco in 2011. He has done many street art and public art projects in San Francisco and bay area such as Clarion alley mural project, SFMTA and Chinese culture center project with Justin Hoover and Shaghayegh Cyrous and many other individual projects through San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and etc.
Nabeela Raza Sajjad
Nabeela is the founder of Islamic Art Exhibit, a non-profit organization (2009). They exhibit artwork by local Muslim Artists in the Bay Area libraries and Islamic Centers. Islamic Art Exhibit promotes Islamic Art to the greater American audience and provides a platform for the talented Muslim Community.
Nabeela has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pakistan. She settled in the United States in 1992. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, California with her husband and three children.
Made in 2012 Medium: Acrylic paint on Canvas. Dimensions: 36"x36" Translation: In the name of God, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful. 1. Say, “He is God, the One. 2. God, the Eternal. 3. He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is equal to Him in any way”.
Medium: Acrylic paint on Canvas. Dimensions: 36"x36" Translation: In the name of God, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful. 1. The Most Merciful 2. He taught the Quran 3. He created man 4. He has taught him (man) speech 5. The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation, 6. And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate.
Made in 2012 Medium: Acrylic paint on Canvas. Dimensions: 36"x36" Translation: In the name of God, the most Compassionate, the most Merciful. 1. Say, “He is God, the One. 2. God, the Eternal. 3. He begets not, nor is He begotten, and none is equal to Him in any way”.
Machiko Matsushima
Machiko Matsushima (born in 1944 in Nagasaki, Japan) was admitted into the Japanese Calligraphy Educational Foundation in 1979. In 1984 she obtained a teacher’s license, and in the same year opened the Matsushima branch school. She currently teaches classes at three locations. She has received the Japanese Calligraphy Award in the Japan Calligraphy Exhibition in 1998 and 2000.
‘You are my desire and my life is yours’ (8” x 8”, 11/2013)
‘A closer way to reach Almighty is through kindness and affection to your fellow humans rather than your prayers of any kind’ (12’ x 12”, summer 2013)
‘In the name of God who is compassionate and merciful’ (5” x 17”, 1/2013)
‘You are my desire and my life is yours’ (8” x 8”, 11/2013)
Neal (Jamal) Koga
Neal (Jamal) Koga, born in 1971, has been experimenting with calligraphy using the Arabic script since he began studying Arabic in 2002. Although chiefly autodidactic, he has received personal guidance and inspiration from calligraphers in Fes (Morocco) and Bukhara (Uzbekistan).
(ink, acrylic paint, ebru; 10” x 10”; 2013) “In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. All praise is due to God, the Lord of the Worlds, the Merciful, the Compassionate, Master of the Day of Judgement. You alone do we worship and You alone do we ask for help. Guide us upon the Straight Path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed your blessings, not of those whose portion is wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.” (Qur’an)
(ink, acrylic paint, ebru; 10” x 10”; 2013) “In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. All praise is due to God, the Lord of the Worlds, the Merciful, the Compassionate, Master of the Day of Judgement. You alone do we worship and You alone do we ask for help. Guide us upon the Straight Path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed your blessings, not of those whose portion is wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.” (Qur’an)
This is the online gallery of our Calligraphies in Conversation exhibition. It includes all the accepted artists, their biographies, their artworks, and the description of thier artworks. You can review the artists based on alphabetical order of their first name. This gallery includes incredible array of calligraphic artworks from different masters and illustrates the differences and similarities of these calligraphy traditions; as well as their deep connections.