Painting

As I am (Invitation)

Rabiya Siddiqui

Exhibition

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As I am (Invitation), oil and acrylic on canvas, screenprint on paper, 48″ x 48″ (painting), 11″ x 14″ (print), 2026.

Poem written by Rabiya.

Close-up view of hair patterns. Inspired by mandalas and henna designs from South Asia.

Close-up view of background pattern. Inspired by geometric and biomorphic patterns in Islamic manuscripts and architecture.

Additional Artworks by Rabiya

the gentle tigress, serigraph on paper, 11″ x 14″, 2025.

CMYK Saree, serigraph on paper, 11″ x 14″, 2025.

Vibrant warmth, serigraph on paper, 11″ x 14″, 2025.

I’m trying to make sense of it all, lithograph and serigraph on washi and stonehenge paper, 22 “x 22″ (individual print), 110″ x 50” (installation), 2026.

Process:

First layer: Lithography
“Clarity”

Second layer: Lithography
“Confusion”

Third and fourth layer: Screenprint
“Container”

(un)desire for despair, charcoal and watercolour on paper, 60″ x 20″, 2025.

Fragmentation, mixed media on washi paper, 34” x 25”, 2026.

an unknown place, serigraph on paper, 11″ x 15″, 2024.
Poem written by Rabiya

Rabiya Siddiqui

Rabiya is a painter, printmaker and writer with a practice centered around the physical and spiritual aspects of being human. Her work explores themes such as identity, emotion, inner growth, and the mysteries of life.

Rooted in her Pakistani heritage, she uses bright colours and patterns to represent the spiritual and energetic sides of the physical world.

Rabiya is also a passionate art educator, with over 4 years of experience running workshops for all ages at the Vancouver Art Gallery and in the community.

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