solo exhibitions

ICONS

SVA BFA Photo + Video 2nd Floor Gallery, New York, NY

October 28- November 15, 2019

Now and more than ever, there is a greater fear among women in the United States who choose to wear hijab including Razan herself. This concentration and Razan’s first color show included only self-portraits. The self-portraits are recreations of beautiful, strong, well known and empowering iconic women. Razan chose these women because they embody the description of fearless women. These women are in industries where they call their own shots. They also created and designed their own lives and were not simply muses of men. By putting herself behind the icon, she shows that although we might look different, we all possess the same inherent strength and value. While completing this series, she realized that because these women are no longer living and are labeled as historical, people over overlook the normalcy of them.  However, all these women possess qualities that are often found relatable at one time or another in the average woman’s life. When these images are given a voice, they instantly come to life.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

mentors

SVA Chelsea Gallery New York, NY

March 10- March 25, 2020

School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents “Mentors,” an exhibition of work by BFA Photography and Video students inspired by their working relationships with leading members of the New York arts community. Drawn from the ranks of the city’s best-known photographers, curators, art directors, publishers, art dealers, critics and writers, mentors are matched with students based on their field of expertise and the student’s area of concentration. 

Razan Elbaba was matched with Kathy Ryan, director of photography at the The New York Times Magazine and together, they produced and curated a series of nine portraits. These nine portraits were taken in Dar Al-Hijrah, the mosque Razan was raised in. Through these images, she wanted to portray a fraction of what it truly means to be a Muslim in America. Muslims celebrate, grieve, and pray, keeping them unified as one community.

The world of frida- national tour

Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, July 8 – Sept. 16, 2018

Carlsbad Museum & Art Center, Carlsbad, NM, Nov. 9, 2019 – Jan. 25, 2020                                                 

Museum of Arts & Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL, Feb. 22 - April 26, 2020                                                  

Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA, May 23 - Aug. 16, 2020                                                                      

CA Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA, Sept. 19 - Nov. 15, 2020                                                                     

Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, Dec. 12 - Feb.  27, 2021                                                                

International Museum of Art & Science, McAllen, TX, Mar. 27 - Aug. 29, 2021                                        

R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA, Sept. 25 - Nov. 21, 2021                                                               

Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, Feb. 3 - May 22, 2022                                                                       

The World of Frida, celebrates the culture, style, and persona of visionary painter Frida Kahlo, an artist who continues to inspire with her story of love, adventure, and pain. Featuring over 100 national and international artists working in a wide array of media, the exhibition includes Frida Kahlo as the subject, as well as artworks inspired by her life and art, her beautiful garden, Mexican culture and fashion, vibrant colors, surrealism, and more.

Razan’s photo in the show, Razan Kahlo, comes from her Icons series.

Art.write.now national exhibition

Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons School of Design at The New School

June 2-12, 2016

The Art.Write.Now.2016 National Exhibition featured the most creative visual art and literary works by teens from across the country. These young artists received top honors in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which were adjudicated this year by dozens of notable artists and writers including Eric Fischl, Mickalene Thomas, Art Spiegelman, and Polly Apfelbaum.

The creative teens featured in this exhibition follow in the footsteps of past Scholastic Awards recipients Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Edward Sorel, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, Ken Burns, Kay WalkingStick, and many other notable artists and writers.

Art.write.now national TOUR

Kendall College Of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI, September 20, 2016 - October 14, 2016

Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, November 1, 2016 - January 8, 2017

Emerson Center For The Arts & Culture, Bozeman, MT, February 10 - March 17, 2017

Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS, April 1 - May 14, 2017