05/11/2025
Zohran Mamdani is Mayor of New York!
The world feels brighter and full of hope again.
We’re so pleased for him — and for the beautiful people of New York who voted with their hearts. 💚💚💚
To celebrate, we’re sharing the beautiful, poetic work of Anusheh Zia —
And thank you — 9,958 of you came through to see our exhibition! It’s just a number, but it means so much to us here in Peterborough. ♥️
Every day, we face racism, Islamophobia, micro-aggressions, and shrinking opportunities as artists of immigrants. We live with injustice and indignity, and still — we keep going. The work is hard and often painful — but we do it because we love art, we love our people, and we need moments of light. 🖤
Alongside her Prayer Time series — Sunset, Night, Dawn, Midday, and Afternoon (2023), made with rose petal, turmeric, and blue spirulina on linen — Anusheh’s prayer mat,
Falah / فلاح (Prosperity), 2025, continues her quiet, powerful exploration of faith, rhythm, and material.
Soil, black seed, cotton pod, henna seed, neem seed, daisy seed, primrose seed, cedar seed, cotton tassel on cotton canvas.
Falah — a word shared by Urdu and Arabic — began with the soil, with farming and growth, and came to mean success, prosperity, and thriving.
In the call to prayer, we hear “hayya ‘ala-l-falah” — come to success.
Anusheh’s work moves between faith, land, and memory — drawing on materials that carry deep cultural and spiritual meaning.
It reminds us that growth, care, and creativity are powerful acts of resistance and love.
And today, we are full of love. 🤍
