The Artist
Aalia rahman
About
I’m an artist on a mission to capture moments in people’s life that have been life changing. And it could vary. It could either be a small incident where maybe you were lonely or you felt out of place or maybe it’s something much larger and more significant like you went through a miscarriage or you lost someone in your life or you found out you had cancer. Either way, I help people capture these moments that may not be the most pleasant at the time, but in hindsight was a learning lesson or one that helped you grow or shows how far you have come or that just made you appreciate life that much more. I like creating surreal pieces that remind you of these moments. So when anyone visits your place or office or sees the piece, they may interpret it another way or see something of themselves in it. And that’s ok. Because it’s almost like you have a secret out in the open that unless you explain what it’s about, they are not going to know. There may be people you don’t want to explain it to, and that’s fine. It can mean something else to them. But to you, this was a life changing event.
St. Louis-Based surrealist
36+ paintings
AWARD WInNing artist
Current Exhibitions
Metamorphosis
Solo Show | Longview Farm House Art Gallery | Town and Country, MO | Sept. 28 – Nov. 9, 2023
Past Exhibitions
SOLO SHOWS
METAMORPHOSIS
Longview Farm House Art Gallery | Town and Country, MO | Sept. – Nov. 2023
SOLO SHOW
Neosho Arts Council | Neosho, MO | Mar. – Apr. 2022
GROUP SHOWS
UNDERGROUND VIRTUAL ART SHOW
St. Louis Arts Chamber of Commerce | St. Louis, MO | Apr. 2021
GIFT SHOP
MADE STL | St. Louis, MO | Dec. 2019
DELMAR MAKER FAIR
MADE STL | St. Louis, MO | June 2019
SPRING ART MARKET
Thomas Dunn Learning Center | St. Louis, MO | May 2019
SACRIFICE
GAMA | New York City, NY | Aug. 2018
CREATIVITY AND IDENTITY: AN AMERICAN MUSLIM ART EXHIBITION
CAIR-MO | St. Louis, MO | Apr. 2017, Mar. 2018, Apr. 2019
WHERE WE ARE COMING FROM
Plaque Gallery, Granite City Art and Design District | Granite City, IL | Jan. 2018
POWERFUL POSTERS
Thomas Dunn Learning Center | St. Louis, MO | Jan. 2018
BLANK CANVAS
Thomas Dunn Learning Center | St. Louis, MO | May 2017
THIRD ANNUAL NIGHT FOR VISUAL ARTISTS
City of Night STL | St. Louis, MO | Mar. 2017
GROUP SHOW
St. Louis Bread Co. Cares Cafe | Clayton, MO | July – Oct. 2016
WIDE OPEN
Soulard Art Gallery | St. Louis, MO | July 2016 SENSORY OVERLOAD 2
St. Louis, MO | Mar. 2016
SECOND ANNUAL NIGHT FOR VISUAL ARTISTS
City of Night STL | St. Louis, MO | Feb. 2016
33NOVEMBER
MySLArt | St. Louis, MO | Nov. 2015
MEDIA MATTERS
Foundry Art Centre | St. Louis, MO | Sept. 2015 MOVE!St. Louis Artists’s Guild | St. Louis MO | Jun. 2015
KRAMPUS FESTIVAL
Koken Art Factory | St. Louis, MO | Dec. 2014
ANN METZGER MEMORIAL NATIONAL ALL MEDIA EXHIBITION
St. Louis Artist’s Guild | St. Louis, MO | Nov. 2014
A NIGHT FOR VISUAL ARTISTS
City of Night St. Louis | William A Kerr Foundation LLC | St. Louis, MO | Nov. 2014
VENUS ENVY 2014
Koken Art Factory | St. Louis, MO | Aug. 2014
SENIOR SHOW 2014
McNamee Gallery | St. Louis, MO | May 2014
ALL INDIA CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW
Parivesh Kala Sansthan | Jaipur, India | Feb. 2014
BSC HOMECOMING SHOW
Busch Student Center | St. Louis, MO | 2013-2014
6X6X2013
Rochester Contemporary Art Center | Rochester, NY
Feb. 2013
ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW
Boileau Hall & McNamee Gallery | St. Louis, MO | 2011, 2013
THE 200 SHOW
Boileau Hall | St. Louis MO
2011-2013
News & Awards
WINNER
Missouri Bicentennial T-shirt Design Contest
St. Louis Arts Chamber of Commerce
July 2021
FINALIST
Creative Ummah/Al Jazeera Community Challenge
Creative Ummah
MAY 2015
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ARTWORK
4th Annual All Women Art Competition
Light Space and Time Online Gallery
March 2015 & January 2016
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
4th Biannual Competition
Four Points Contemporary
February 2015
Meet Aalia Rahman
Bold Journey Magazine | September 2023
The stories behind the most meaningful projects: Meet Aalia Rahman
CanvasRebel | November 2022
Life & Work with Aalia Rahman
VoyageSTL | August 2021
Made in St. Louis: Surrealism Combines with Powerful Messages in Artwork
St. Louis Post Dispatch | July 2020
With Art by Local Muslim Women, Show at CAM Breaks New Ground
Riverfront Times | May 2018
CAIR-MO Organizes First Ever Muslim American Art Exhibit
St. Louis Public Radio | April 2017
Opening this weekend: St. Louis’ First-Ever Muslim Art Show
Riverfront Times | April 2017
Aalia Rahman Art
St. Louis, MO