Sanjida Mity: Tales Between Frames

September 4-27

This September, Bangladeshi-American artist Sanjida Mity invites viewers into portals of color and memory with her latest exhibition at Gallery 110, Tales Between Frames. Working in mixed media on glass, she transforms architectural thresholds into vivid visual metaphors for time, transition, and the unseen moment.

The works in this show often evoke quiet interior scenes from Sanjida’s childhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Framed by the rich textures of a weathered green brick wall, the viewer peers through a vibrant red door into a courtyard alive with sunlit color, distant birds, and the feeling of lives in progress just beyond view. It’s as if a play is about to begin and the stage has been set—but will we witness a moment from the past, present, or future unfolding there?

Sanjida’s practice is informed by her multicultural journey—from the bustling, colorful streets of Dhaka to the diverse artistic communities of Bangalore, and now her home in Sammamish, Washington—and is accordingly rich in both cultural motifs and contemporary experimental techniques. Using glass and ceramic tile as her canvases, Sanjida layers alcohol inks, acrylics, oil pastels, watercolors, modeling paste, and natural elements to create highly textured, luminous compositions. She describes her process as musical—colors and patterns flowing like ragas, shapes moving with rhythm and improvisation. A clear-eyed optimism radiates in every hue, symbolizing love, light, and the resilient beauty of nature and human connection.

Through this collection, Sanjida honors both her heritage and her evolving identity as an artist across cultures. Sometimes, the truest narratives live in the stillness between.