Meet the Maker Series: Ambreen Butt
January 22, 2025 05:00 PM
Drinks & Bites 5:00pm | Q&A 5:30pm
Join us in Ellie’s Lounge on for an interview with painter, Ambreen Butt, conducted by Terri Provencal, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Patron Magazine.
The event is complimentary and includes light bites and one Maker's Mark cocktail tasting.
Ellie's Lounge seating is on a first-come-first-serve basis and is not guaranteed. Valet parking is available for $5 with Ellie's validation.
About the Artist
Using techniques rooted firmly in tradition, Ambreen Butt (b. 1969, Lahore) creates works that explore the complexities of contemporary global politics, female identity and living as a Muslim in the United States. Employing actions including staining, cutting, ripping and tacking with repetitive urgency, Butt's painted and collaged works on paper and large-scale resin installations espouse the radiant aesthetics of sacred geometries and Islamic ornamentation. Often using text-based source materials that include the names of children who lost their lives to war, transcripts from terrorism trials, and quotations from news media, Butt's work is built upon some of the most challenging moral questions of the 21st century. Rather than offer answers, her artworks exist as laborious meditations on humanity.