Nina Artist - Amynah Pirani

Amynah Pirani is a visual artist working predominantly with textiles, clay, and mixed media assemblage. Recently she has also been exploring watercolour painting. Amynah’s process relies heavily on experimentation. She allows her compositions to come together organically and they often unfold to create open narratives. Her work is frequently figurative and at times includes text that she hopes will connect with viewers and leave them with uplifting messages. Amynah lived in Kenya for most of her life and came to Canada in 2006. She aims to create bold and captivating work that gives viewers insight into who she is as an artist and as a person. Her cultural background influences her formal decisions and Amynah mixes Swahili & English text to further establish both cultural and personal links in her pieces. She enjoys collaging textile pieces to create larger integrated work and has been experimenting making three dimensional sculptures out of clay, fabric and found materials to make dimensional and meaningful works.