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Asya Abdrahman
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Asya Abdrahman: Some background information about who they are. What are they known for? This can be a short introduction paragraph to the article. Asya Abdrahman is an “artist/curator, world builder, and multi-disciplinary artist” (source) of Somali, Eritrean, and Ethiopian heritage who works in Oakland and San Francisco. Her work “promotes cultural and ecological survival, advanced through her use of human, technological, natural, found, and recycled resources”. She is also the founder of Sun Village Artisan Corner, Wisdom’s Exchange, POST11NINE, and Pay It Forward (PIT) Cafe. She uses “regenerative design” which supports the needs of society through environmental sustainability. Regenerative design emphasizes the process of making art and is conscious of all materials used and how these materials affect our natural environment. Asya Abdrahman is a concerned artist and entrepreneur who understands the relationship between culture, human rights and environmental protection. Her work promotes cultural and ecological survival by bringing new perspectives and resources; human, natural, found, and recycled. Early Life/Career: Information about their education, family, where they lived, where they taught/teach. Early Life Abdrahman was born in 1975 in East Africa and is of Somali, Eritrean, and Ethiopian heritage. In 1981, when Abdrahman was six, her family fled war in the region and resettled in San Diego. (source) Career As an artist, her work promotes ecological and cultural survival through the use of "human, technological, natural, found, and recycled resources". She uses “regenerative design” which is an approach to design that restores, renews, and revitalizes "their own sources of energy and materials, creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature". (source) Works: Depends on the kind of artist, but what are their known pieces of work? Put in order and year I AM HUMAN NASCI Timeline Tribe (2018) Into Another Reality (2013) The Beauty Within Begs To Be Without (2013) Openings Through In Her Footsteps (2015)

Exhibits: Where have they shown their work? Put in order and year Abdrahman “produces and curates exhibitions at Pro Arts Gallery and Alena Museum”. In 2016 her work was featured in the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco. And in 2019/2020 her work was featured in numerous galleries including: the Ashara Ekundayo Gallery in Oakland, Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, Five Myles Gallery in Brooklyn, and Gallerie Renee Marie in Benicia. (source)

Awards: I can’t find any awards

References: [This is automatically created by Wikipedia but you will want to note those for your article to have on-hand https://www.beniciamagazine.com/nft-artworks/ https://asyaabdrahman.format.com/new-about-me