Pakistani-American painter Ambreen Butt imbues traditional miniatures with timely social criticism
January 16, 2019 2:00 PM
The Art Newspaper
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Exhibitions
Contemporary art
Washington, DC
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Ambreen Butt
From a distance, the Lahore-born, Dallas-based Ambreen Butt's paintings, inspired by Indian and Persian miniatures, display tantalising colours and intricate detail...
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