Areez Katki

Areez Katki

Born in Mumbai in 1989, Areez Katki migrated with his family to New Zealand in 2002. Since growing up in East Auckland, Katki graduated with a BA in Art History and English (University of Auckland) and an MA in Creative Writing (International Institute of Modern Letters, Wellington).

In 2018 Katki returned to his ancestral Parsi home in Mumbai, which led to broader research trips around sites of Zoroastrian significance around Gujarat, Iran and Azerbaijan. Katki has since developed a practice that examines how affective material is retained by the body, through familial archives and ancient knowledge systems. Along with his language-based and sculptural works, Katki’s embroidered textiles frame questions around the complex and queer shapes of migrant identities.

Recent projects include ‘There is No Other Home but This’ with Khadim Ali (Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, 2022), ‘Yes, I’m a Garden’ (Tim Melville Gallery, 2022) and ‘As This Chin Melts on Your Knee’ (TARQ, Mumbai, 2024).

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Artist Portrait: Darryl Ward

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Eshq-e Haqiqi (Genuflexion) , 2024
  • cotton embroidery on remnant cloth
  • 725mm H x 575mm W (frame)
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Jām-e Omid (Opensource), 2024
  • cotton embroidery on remnant cloth
  • 870mm H x 625mm W (frame)
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Bazgasht (Homebound) , 2024
  • cotton embroidery on remnant cloth
  • 775mm H x 525mm W (frame)
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Shab o Havas (Nightswim) , 2024
  • cotton embroidery on remnant cloth
  • 870mm H x 625mm W (frame)
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Nashq-e Penhan (Ligature between tongues) , 2024
  • cotton embroidery on remnant cloth
  • 775mm H x 525mm W (frame)
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Gūl (Nightprose) , 2024
  • cotton embroidery on remnant cloth
  • 870mm H x 625mm W (frame)
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Thirtybird, 2022
  • cotton embroidery on hand-woven silk-cotton
  • 1050mm H x 1050mm W
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Between the Pickle Jars, 2024
  • cotton embroidery on remnant cloth (diptych)
  • 280mm H x 530mm W each (frame)
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Yes, I’m a Garden, 2022
  • cotton embroidery on hand-woven silkcotton
  • 950mm H x 1650mm W
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The Valley of wonderment (study), 2021
  • mixed media on found paper
  • 145mm H x 145mm W
  • 390mm H x 315mm W (frame)
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Polychroma, 2021
  • natural pigments (saffron, sumac) and watercolour on cotton paper
  • 180mm H x 125mm W (unframed)
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Ionic, 2021
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 225mm H x 235mm W
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Lesson 3 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Lesson 4 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Lesson 14 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Lesson 19 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Lesson 16 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Chariot (study) , 2021
  • mixed media on found paper
  • 145mm H x 145mm W
  • 390mm H x 315mm W (frame)
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The Valley of detachment (study), 2021
  • mixed media on found paper
  • 145mm H x 145mm W
  • 390mm H x 315mm W (frame)
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Simurgh (emerald dove), 2022
  • cotton embroidery on raw khadi
  • 330mm H x 340mm W
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Extract, 2021
  • natural pigments (saffron, sumac) and watercolour on cotton paper
  • 180mm H x 125mm W (unframed)
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Simurgh (red-vented bulbul), 2022
  • cotton embroidery on raw khadi
  • 330mm H x 340mm W
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But not to a man with blue eyes, 2021
  • natural pigments (saffron, sumac) and watercolour on cotton paper
  • 180mm H x 125mm W (unframed)
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Simurgh (partridge), 2022
  • cotton embroidery on raw khadi
  • 340mm H x 345mm W
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Dēgarbash, 2021
  • natural pigments (saffron, sumac) and watercolour on cotton paper
  • 180mm H x 125mm W (unframed)
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Ashem Vohu, 2021
  • Natural pigments (saffron, sumac) and watercolour on cotton paper
  • 180mm H x 125mm W (unframed)
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Simurgh (wood pigeon), 2022
  • cotton embroidery on raw khadi
  • 340mm H x 345mm W
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Simurgh (nightingale), 2022
  • cotton embroidery on raw khadi
  • 320mm H x 335mm W
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Haft Sein, 2021
  • natural pigments (saffron, sumac) and watercolour on cotton paper
  • 180mm H x 125mm W (unframed)
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Lesson 2 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2021
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Between the kneecaps, 2021
  • natural pigments (saffron, sumac) and watercolour on cotton paper
  • 180mm H x 125mm W (unframed)
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Lesson 1 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Tree of Life (study) , 2021
  • mixed media on found paper
  • 145mm H x 145mm W
  • 390mm H x 315mm W (frame)
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Simurgh (scarlet minivet), 2022
  • cotton embroidery on raw khadi
  • 330mm H x 340mm W
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Lesson 28 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Simurgh (Indian robin), 2022
  • cotton embroidery on raw khadi
  • 335mm H x 340mm W
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Lesson 23 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
  • PRIVATE COLLECTION
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Lesson 7 (from 'It's Never too Late to Learn'), 2020
  • embroidery on gifted vintage muslin handkerchief
  • 420mm H x 420mm W (frame)
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Khaki (study), 2021
  • watercolour on paper
  • 340mm H x 275mm W (frame)
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Algebra (study), 2021
  • watercolour on paper
  • 340mm H x 275mm W (frame)
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Alcohol (study), 2021
  • watercolour on paper
  • 340mm H x 275mm W (frame)
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Subsumption: it happens all the time, 2022
  • cotton embroidery on hand-woven silk-cotton
  • 950mm H x 1750mm W
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Sleeping Hermaphroditus (after a Roman Copy), 2021
  • cotton embroidery on dhurrie rug
  • 835mm H x 1175mm W (frame)
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Seated Anāhita and Rider (Scythian), 2021
  • cotton embroidery on dhurrie rug
  • 835mm H x 1175mm W (frame)
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Esmet Chiyeh? (what’s inside a name), 2021
  • cotton embroidery on printed Bombay Dyeing dust cloth c.1980
  • 765mm H x 750mm W (frame)
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Half-Sein (a blueprint for spring), 2021
  • cotton embroidery on printed Bombay Dyeing dust cloth c.1980
  • 625mm H x 770mm W (frame)
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Syntax in Blue (Humid, Strong, Immaculate), 2021
  • cotton embroidery on hand-loomed muslin
  • 665mm H x 635mm W (frame)
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12 Grapes Inside the Hall of 32 Columns, 2021
  • cotton thread on hand-loomed muslin
  • 665mm H x 635mm W (frame)
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Persepolitan (To Thrity), 2021
  • earth, straw, cotton duck, embroidered khadi, natural pigments (saffron, barberry, sumac), oil pastel
  • 280mm H x 280mm W x 130mm D
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Persepolitan (To Delzin), 2021
  • earth, straw, cotton duck, embroidered khadi, natural pigments (saffron, barberry, sumac), oil pastel
  • 280mm H x 280mm W x 130mm D
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Persepolitan (To Self), 2021
  • earth, straw, cotton duck, embroidered khadi, natural pigments (saffron, barberry, sumac), oil pastel
  • 280mm H x 280mm W x 130mm D
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Persepolitan (To Yasmin), 2021
  • earth, straw, cotton duck, embroidered khadi, natural pigments (saffron, barberry, sumac), oil pastel
  • 280mm H x 280mm W x 130mm D
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