Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman: Memories We Carry, Stories We Heal
In this exhibition, Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman explores the complexities of memory and nostalgia in her everlasting search for a connection to her parent鈥檚 homelands, Somalia and India. 聽A longing for home that can bring grief and joy. 聽Delving into these contrasting emotions, Abdourahman鈥檚 work moves between themes of haunting and healing, evoking the bittersweet. 聽Her yearning is woven into the fabric of multimedia-painted blankets and installations which allude to both the innocence of childhood, and its nightmares.
BIOGRAPHY
Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2020. She has been awarded the Salt Spring National Art Prize – Joan McConnel Award (2023-24) as well as Canada Council of the Arts and Ontario Arts Council grants (2023).聽 In 2023, she was also a finalist for the Emerging IBPOC Artist Award.聽 Abdourahman has previously exhibited at the FOFA Gallery (2024), Le Livart (2023), the Digital Art Resource Centre (2022), Gallery 101 (2022), and the Ottawa Art Gallery (2021). She has led creative workshops with the Ottawa Art Gallery, Somerset West Community Health Centre, and the Ottawa Catholic School Board (2021-23).聽 Her work is held in various private collections, in addition to the City of Ottawa Art Collection and the Art Volt Collection.
