sameena sitabkhan
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I’m the daughter of Indian immigrants, and grew up in Los Angeles. As a practicing architect, I care about spatial justice and empowering the next generation.
My work is an exploration of my own layered histories, and an attempt to twist all of this together. I draw from the messy and imperfect spaces around me, and from the dissonant cultural influences that shape me. I work in collage/mixed media and installation, solo and in collaboration.
Born 1972 Los Angeles California
Lives/Works Oakland California
Education BA University of Caifornia San Diego
MArch So CA Institute of Architecture
My architectural and community based work can be found here:
Studio Side Project
B.lab Design Build
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Overtime 26, Center for Architecture + Design San Francisco , CA
2024 Incident at a Paper Factory Upper Market Gallery San Francisco, CA
2024 Sharphands Gallery Online
2023 The Biggest Little Collage Show Moth Belly Gallery San Francisco, CA
2023 Reimagining History, Benicia California
2023 KIF2023 - DE:CONSTRUCTION / RE:CONSTRUCTION, Germany
2022 Evolved Gallery San Francisco
2022 Sleeping with Art, Hedsor House United Kingdom
2021 Hanging by a Thread , Rock Paper Scissors Oakland CA
2021 Allegories, Renditions, Yale Divinity School New Haven, Connecticut
2019 Declare ARC Gallery/Kearny Street Workshop San Francisco, CA
2017 Interogation Room Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco. CA
2015 peepSHOW An urban viewing pavilion San Francisco , CA
2015 Chrome Cavern Storefront LAB San Francisco, CA
2011 DAAR Common Assembly, Nottingham Contemporary United Kingdom
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Synonym Magazine #4
2025 Contemporary Collage Book #1
2025 In No Particular Order
2024 Contemporary Collage Magazine Issue 24
2024 46pgs Magazine, Last Kiss
2025 Plastikomb Magazine Issue 8
2023 The Weird Show
2022 Kolaj Magazine 34
2022 Drawing a Blank , The Forum Magazine
2018 Plat Journal w/Doron Serban
2011 Damn Magazine No 11
WORKSHOPS | TALKS
2025 Collage + Architecture University of Oregon School of Architecture
2025 Mighty Mighty Studio Architectural Collage
2021 North Carolina Museum of Art
2019 Green Workshop , Bosnia
2018 Artlight Parikrma Bangalore, India
RESIDENCIES
2026 KALA Art Institute, Artist in Residence
2017 Yerba Buena Center For The Arts Fellow
2016 Curator: Guapamacataro Artist Residency Mexico
2011 Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency
2026 Overtime 26, Center for Architecture + Design San Francisco , CA
2024 Incident at a Paper Factory Upper Market Gallery San Francisco, CA
2024 Sharphands Gallery Online
2023 The Biggest Little Collage Show Moth Belly Gallery San Francisco, CA
2023 Reimagining History, Benicia California
2023 KIF2023 - DE:CONSTRUCTION / RE:CONSTRUCTION, Germany
2022 Evolved Gallery San Francisco
2022 Sleeping with Art, Hedsor House United Kingdom
2021 Hanging by a Thread , Rock Paper Scissors Oakland CA
2021 Allegories, Renditions, Yale Divinity School New Haven, Connecticut
2019 Declare ARC Gallery/Kearny Street Workshop San Francisco, CA
2017 Interogation Room Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco. CA
2015 peepSHOW An urban viewing pavilion San Francisco , CA
2015 Chrome Cavern Storefront LAB San Francisco, CA
2011 DAAR Common Assembly, Nottingham Contemporary United Kingdom
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Synonym Magazine #4
2025 Contemporary Collage Book #1
2025 In No Particular Order
2024 Contemporary Collage Magazine Issue 24
2024 46pgs Magazine, Last Kiss
2025 Plastikomb Magazine Issue 8
2023 The Weird Show
2022 Kolaj Magazine 34
2022 Drawing a Blank , The Forum Magazine
2018 Plat Journal w/Doron Serban
2011 Damn Magazine No 11
WORKSHOPS | TALKS
2025 Collage + Architecture University of Oregon School of Architecture
2025 Mighty Mighty Studio Architectural Collage
2021 North Carolina Museum of Art
2019 Green Workshop , Bosnia
2018 Artlight Parikrma Bangalore, India
RESIDENCIES
2026 KALA Art Institute, Artist in Residence
2017 Yerba Buena Center For The Arts Fellow
2016 Curator: Guapamacataro Artist Residency Mexico
2011 Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency