Azza El Siddique
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Azza El Siddique (Arabic: عزة الصديق, born 1984[citation needed]) is a Sudanese-Canadian artist who lives and works in Toronto, Canada and New Haven, Connecticut.[1] She is known for creating multi-sensory sculptural installations. El Siddique holds a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University (2019),[2] and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University (2014).[3]
El Siddique was born in Khartoum, Sudan,[3][4] and her family emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia when she was four years old.[4] She moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as a student and initially planned to study fashion design at Toronto Metropolitan University, but decided to enroll at Ontario College of Art & Design University instead.[4] She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Material Art and Design in 2014.[4]
She moved to New Haven, Connecticut, to attend Yale University and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture in 2019.[2][4]
Style
El Siddique's work explores themes of power, temporality, memory, identity, and place, often drawing inspiration from ancient Egyptian and Nubian mythology.[1] She incorporates materials such as clay, scented oils, metal, water, light, and smoke. She also considers gravity and time as elements in her work.[5][6]
Her work has been exhibited in cities including Vancouver, New York, Montreal, Buffalo, Toronto, Miami, and New Haven.[7]