Asad Faulwell American, b. 1982

Asad Faulwell (b. 1982, Caldwell, Idaho, USA) creates mixed-media paintings that explore forgotten histories through a dense pattern language of painterly compositions. His practice sits on the cusp of post-colonial modernity, raising questions of memory, absence and power within dominant narratives. His works reference visual traditions of religious iconography and cultural ornamentation, incorporating decorative motifs based on Islamic textiles, architecture, mosaics, illuminated manuscripts and art history. He received his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2005) and his MFA from Claremont Graduate University (2008), where he was awarded a Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and is held in public and private collections including the Crocker Art Museum, California, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Rubell Family Collection among others.