Ikon presents Dreams of Brum, an exhibition of photographic portraits by Birmingham-based photographer Maryam Wahid, taken at Handsworth Library during a series of creative community workshops with printmaker Haseebah Ali. Maryam Wahid’s exhibition tours to Handsworth Library throughout autumn and winter 2023.

Maryam Wahid’s exhibition Dreams of Brum is organised in partnership with Handsworth Library and is supported by Birmingham City Council’s Cultural Development Service. This exhibition is presented as part of The Migrant Festival 2023. 

ASSOCIATED EVENT

Friday 1 September, 2-3pm
Free, booking essential

Artists Ayesha Jones and Maryam Wahid are in conversation with Nicola Shipley, Director, GRAIN Projects, on how photography can be used as a tool for addressing difficult subjects. Read more here

About the artist

Maryam Wahid (b. 1995) is a Birmingham-based artist who uses the medium of photography to explore identity, womanhood, memory, migration, home and belonging. Wahid had an exhibition, Zaibunnisa, at Impressions Gallery, Bradford (8 April – 1 July 2023). Wahid has won multiple awards, including the Portrait of Britain by British Journal of Photography, and been a recipient of numerous commissions from Arts Council England and British Council. She was also a judge for several art competitions, including Hold Still at the National Portrait Gallery. Wahid’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as Midlands Arts Centre, Ffotogallery (Wales) and Museum of Gdańsk, Poland.