Razan Elbaba

The World of Frida, celebrates the culture, style, and persona of visionary painter Frida Kahlo, an artist who continues to inspire with her story of love, adventure, and pain. Featuring over 100 national and international artists working in a wide array of media, the exhibition includes Frida Kahlo as the subject, as well as artworks inspired by her life and art, her beautiful garden, Mexican culture and fashion, vibrant colors, surrealism, and more.

My photo in the show, “Razan Kahlo”,… Show more

The World of Frida, celebrates the culture, style, and persona of visionary painter Frida Kahlo, an artist who continues to inspire with her story of love, adventure, and pain. Featuring over 100 national and international artists working in a wide array of media, the exhibition includes Frida Kahlo as the subject, as well as artworks inspired by her life and art, her beautiful garden, Mexican culture and fashion, vibrant colors, surrealism, and more.

My photo in the show, “Razan Kahlo”, comes from my “Icons” series and is now on a national exhibition tour. Show less

In collaboration with The New York Times Magazine director of photography, Kathy Ryan, I produced and curated a series of nine portraits of Muslim Community Members in Northern Virginia.

Now and more than ever, there is a greater fear among women in the United States who choose to wear hijab including myself. This concentration and my first solo show included only self-portraits. The self-portraits are recreations of beautiful, strong, well known and empowering iconic women. I chose these women because they embody the description of fearless women. These women are in industries where they call their own shots. They also created and designed their own lives and were not simply… Show more

Now and more than ever, there is a greater fear among women in the United States who choose to wear hijab including myself. This concentration and my first solo show included only self-portraits. The self-portraits are recreations of beautiful, strong, well known and empowering iconic women. I chose these women because they embody the description of fearless women. These women are in industries where they call their own shots. They also created and designed their own lives and were not simply muses of men. By putting myself behind the icon, I show that although we might look different, we all possess the same inherent strength and value. While completing this series, I realized that because these women are no longer living and are labeled as historical, people over overlook the normalcy of them. However, all these women possess qualities that are often found relatable at one time or another in the average woman’s life. When these images are given a voice, they instantly come to life.

“Icons” was exhibited at the SVA BFA Photo + Video 2nd Floor Gallery in New York, NY. Show less

The Art.Write.Now.2016 National Exhibition featured the most creative visual art and literary works by teens from across the country. These young artists received top honors in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which were adjudicated this year by dozens of notable artists and writers including Eric Fischl, Mickalene Thomas, Art Spiegelman, and Polly Apfelbaum.

The creative teens featured in this exhibition follow in the footsteps of past Scholastic Awards recipients Andy… Show more

The Art.Write.Now.2016 National Exhibition featured the most creative visual art and literary works by teens from across the country. These young artists received top honors in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which were adjudicated this year by dozens of notable artists and writers including Eric Fischl, Mickalene Thomas, Art Spiegelman, and Polly Apfelbaum.

The creative teens featured in this exhibition follow in the footsteps of past Scholastic Awards recipients Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Edward Sorel, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Ken Burns, Kay WalkingStick, and many other notable artists and writers.

My Gold Portfolio winning “Covered” series was exhibited at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons School of Design at The New School followed by a national tour exhibition in Grand Rapids, MI, Houston TX, Bozeman, MT, and Jackson, MS. Show less