I use my experiences of being a brown Muslim woman to highlight stereotypes ingrained within my community through installation strategies. My body of work debunks cultural myths created by society and explores stigmas related to my identity. I play on the idea of the self by exploring my relationship with my parents, language and my Malaysian nationality. Raditional garments, passing down of familial lineage and practices are what I am currently interested in exploring my artistic practice.
Azzahs Sultan (Malaysian, b.1996) most recently had two solo shows with Trotter&Sholer (2020 and 2022). She was awarded back to back residencies with Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York and has exhibited her work at The New School, Parsons Paris Gallery, S.A.D. Gallery, The Bushwick Collective, BUFU Studios, The Ely Center, Sotheby’s Institute, Blackfish Gallery, Chase Gallery, Terrain 12, KMAC Gallery. Azzah was a panelist for Muslim Women Reclaim Their Identities at Amherst College, MA and a guest lecturer at Chautauqua Institution, NY. Before starting her masters she worked as a graphic designer at the Islamic Art Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her work strives to transcend the fallacy that Muslim women are oppressed by the nature of their religious customs. Her work also speaks on the issues about navigating her identity through culture and immigration.