Category Archives: Mixed media

Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 16 – The Irony of Al-Andalus


Fatima Killeen                                                                                                                               The Irony of Al Andalus  2003                                                                                                   Mixed media on wood                                                                                                                              70cm x 90cm  Arabic script reads:  “The only conqueror is God”  Spain owes [its’] importance of history largely to the Arab-Muslims. The Moors conquered a large area of … Continue reading

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 15 – Gracious Seed 6


Fatima Killeen                                                                                                                                     Gracious Seed 2006                                                                                                                            No.6 in a series of 10                                                                                                                       Acrylic on wood                                                                                                                                 25cm x 35cm My work is inspired by the Moorish garden and architecture of the “Great Mosque of Cordoba” in Andalusia. When the Moors ruled Spain … Continue reading

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 14 – Gracious Seed 3


Fatima Killeen                                                                                                                                     Gracious Seed 2006                                                                                                                            No.3 in a series of 10                                                                                                                       Acrylic on wood                                                                                                                                 25cm x 35cm

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30 Daily Greetings – Day 10 – Reshuffled Cuta and Reshuffled Rey


Fatima Killeen                                                                                                                            Reshuffled 2006   No 8 – Cuta                                                                              Reshuffled 2006   No 10 – Rey                                                                                           Series of 10 Sand, acrylic, playing cards on wood 25cm x 35cm The Spanish patterned card game is called Ronda. Originating from Spain it’s played and enjoyed by Moroccans young … Continue reading

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 8 – Moroccan Birdhouses


Moroccan birdhouses by Fatima Killeen                                                                                            On permanent display in the Australian Journeys exhibition                                              National Museum of Australia               Thirty daily greetings will display a different image each day during Ramadan 2012  Click on the image … Continue reading

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 5 – Fallujah’s Wedding Night


Fatima Killeen                                                                                                                               Fallujah’s wedding night 2007 – detail                                                                                Wedding dress, fabric, ink and synthetic roses                                                                           100cm x 210cm Thirty daily greetings will display a different image each day during Ramadan 2012  Click on the image to make it larger or click … Continue reading

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Thirty Daily Greetings – Day 3 – Baby Jenin


Baby Jenin  2003                                                                                                                                 Acrylic, sand, shoe, board on wood                                                                                              50cm x 70cm   ….Could this shoe belong to a terrorist from Jenin? Thirty daily greetings will display a different image each day during Ramadan 2012  Click on the image … Continue reading

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Australian Muslim Women’s Arts Project and No Added Sugar exhibition – News and interviews


The No Added Sugar exhibition opening at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on Saturday 12 May 2012 is the culmination of twelve months of community engagement and hard work by the artists and project coordinators. The group of artists from different cultural backgrounds have … Continue reading

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