We Sinful Women: The Library Project, curated by Salima Hashmi and Manmeet K Walia, brings together leading women artists from South Asia and the Middle East, positioning their work within a framework of resistance, resilience and shared histories. Running until 7th December 2025, the exhibition will be accompanied by a panel discussion on Thursday, 16th October, and regular tours led by the curators.
After a successful run of (Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia at the SOAS Gallery, from April to June this year, the curator duo brings We Sinful Women that foregrounds the practices of women artists whose work spans decades and disciplines, creating a constellation of voices. Modernists, post-modernists and contemporary artists are shown together- providing students, researchers and visitors with a rare opportunity to contextualise their practices side by side.
A multidisciplinary exhibition- offers a wide range of conversation including paintings, sculptures, and prints. The highlights of this exhibition are Contemporary artists such as Shilpa Gupta, Bani Abidi, Gauri Gill, Huma Bhabha, and Shahzia Sikander, positioned with the modern and postmodern voices which include Arpita Singh, Nalini Malani, and Zarina. The exhibition also includes Photographic works by Shadi Ghadirian, Naiza Khan, and Marilyn Silverstone.