ARTIST BIO - RUBINA ANJUM

Rubina Anjum is a visual artist from Austin, Texas.

Rubina is the Inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. In her art studio at the Austin Airport. She created a three-part series called "From Austin Airport to the universe. These large-scale Oil on Canvas paintings were displayed at Gate 25 of the main Austin Airport terminal for a year. Through this series, she aimed to provide impetus for viewers to launch on a transformative, visual journey of tranquility and wonder, forging a connection between their immediate surroundings and the vast expanse of the universe. Through the Austin Airport’s Art Program, she shares artistic practice with travelers. Her art-making videos are airing 24/7 at checkpoint 2, near American Airlines; they fuse moments of beauty, contemplation, and inspiration into the journeys of diverse travelers.

Through her art inspired by satellite imagery, she communicates the beauty of the natural world. She works extensively with oil on canvas and watercolor on paper. She expresses her creative vision using different artistic styles and mediums while uncovering extraordinary vistas from space.

Her main body of work is the ‘Planet Earth Series One', which comprises twenty large-scale Oil on Canvas paintings inspired by satellite imagery; Eleven of these were displayed in Moore’s Crossing Gallery at the Austin Airport in 2019 for six months. From 2017 to 2023, she participated in the Austin Studio tour for several years. Her solo exhibition featuring her entire 'Planet Earth Series One' took place at Tel Art Gallery in Austin during the fall of 2019. Rubina’s Planet ‘Earth Series One’ was on display at the Museum Exhibition at IAMA (International Art Museum of America) from Dec 12th, 2023, till Mar 24th, 2024.

Embracing the digital age, Rubina utilizes online platforms plus social media to share her creative process, which also includes some free art lessons. Her objective is to provide new avenues for acquiring, appreciating, understanding, and creating art. Rubina believes that creativity will propel us forward as a species.

Rubina's latest undertaking this fall will be as a continuing art instructor at Austin Community College, teaching a self-designed course, ‘Wonders of Watercolors’, through which she aims to popularize art while also benefiting the participants, where they embark on a creative journey of self-expression and self-discovery.