Curated by Bina Sarkar ElliasOpening Reception January 23, 2025 from 6 – 8pm

Pen + Brush is thrilled to announce our first exhibition of 2025 Free, Fearless, and Fantastical, a group exhibition at Pen + Brush, curated by Bina Sarkar Ellias. The exhibition, which prominently features both art and poetry by a notable group of international artists and writers, evokes an exhilarating sense of liberation as a call out to the collective morphology of humans, women and the gender-marginalized, who have been silenced and constrained by patriarchal norms for centuries, says Sarkar Ellias. 

This exhibition features more than 20 international artists and poets. Including the following:

Pyaari Azaadi, origin India, based in NYC

Jessica Alazraki, origin Mexico

Haifa Bint Kadi, origin Palestine, based in NYC

Christie Devereaux, origin United States

Anindita Dutta, origin India, based in New Haven

Paola Fiterre, origin Cuba, based in NYC

Madhurima Ganguly, origin India, based in NYC

Jeanne Jalandoni, origin United States, based in NYC

Julia Justo, origin Argentina, based in NYC

Michela Martello, origin Italy, based in NYC

Felicita Felli Maynard, origin United States, based in NYC

Lacey McKinney, origin United States, based in New York

Samanta Batra Mehta, origin India, based in NYC

Elsa Mora Horberg, origin Cuba, based in NYC

Shirin Neshat, origin Iran, based in NYC

Sarah Peters, origin United States, based in NYC

Sharmistha Ray, origin India, based in NYC

Povi Romero, Native American, based in New Mexico

Arlene Rush, origin United States, based in New York

Yoshiko Shimada, origin Japan, based in Japan

Shahzia Sikander, origin Pakistan, based in NYC

Anne de Villeméjane, origin France, based in NYC

Featuring Poetry by:

Kamla Bhasin

Nina Basjsic

Hélène Cardona

Guillermina Delupi

Annie Finch

Khedija Gadhoum

Qiu Jin

Sheema Kalbasi

Audre Lorde

Anais Nin

Virgina Jasmin Pasalo

Fadwa Tuqan