Finding My Footing in Qatar: Art, Diaspora, and the Rise of the Global South

This spring, artist Nsenga Knight reflects on settling into Qatar, engaging with the art world of the Global South, and connecting diasporic threads from Guyana to Doha — a journey of cultural belonging, global shifts, and creative momentum.

A BIG THANK YOU (from Qatar)

Discover Nsenga Knight’s heartfelt reflections on her transformative solo exhibition Close to Home at the Queens Museum, its lasting impact, and her journey from New York to Doha. Explore the depths of her interdisciplinary Afro-Caribbean American Muslim artistic practice.

Art In An Open Field

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I’ll meet you there..” -Rumi I was recently talking to a friend who is also an artist and in our conversation, she said that she thinks I have a more expansive view about art than she does. Later, in a conversation with my sister, she gaveContinue reading “Art In An Open Field”