Hawa Kaba
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Biography
Mixed Media/Acrylic
48” x 48”
Hawa Kaba was born in Burkina Faso, West Africa, to a Guinean father and a Malien mother and grew up in the Ivory Coast and Guinea. She has been living in Ottawa for over 15 years.
Hawa has taken various courses in visual arts including abstract painting, sculpture, figure drawing and illustration. She has worked as facilitator of art workshops at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Currently, Hawa teaches art to children in grades four to six.
Hawa's work has been exhibited extensively in her home town of Ottawa since the mid-90's. She has also exhibited in Montreal, Michigan, New York, Florida and Ghana in West Africa.
Artist's Statement
I came to my artistic endeavours late in life. My art reflects both my African heritage and my life as a woman in Africa. Part of this influence was gained when I worked beside my older sister to produce dyed fabric. A ‘patchwork' art form is depicted in many of my paintings today. At times I use actual family documents, patchwork effects of dyed fabrics, and other images from my West-African and Canadian experience. My textured, visual memories are to uplift the spirit and offer hope. I enjoy exploring different media for expressing myself in my art.