art > 3D

painting on myself and friends
costumes made of bedsheets and long johns
masks made out of paper

The artist is on a beach Seonjaedo, South Korea, and interacts with a found object imbedded in the sand.
Tethered
film: performance with found object
1 min 31 sec
2018
In this short film, Zehra Khan lays down by the shoreline of a rocky beach. She #zehrakhan #paintingonmyself #becomingrocks #contemporaryart #paintingonpeople #bodypainting #paintingonself
Becoming Rock
film: acrylic paint on shell and self
1 min
2018
#zehrakhan #contemporaryart #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting #artspacesonahmoo
Finding My Shadow
live performance: acrylic paint on self and cardboard
2 min 2 sec
2021
#zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting
Sleeping in Flowers
film
50 sec
2018
I painted on myself with acrylic paint in an attempt to integrate within a 'nest' of paintings and drawings on bedsheets. Zehra Khan = weirdo art. #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypa
Indoor Light Making
live performance on Zoom: acrylic paint on self
1 min
February 24, 2021
#zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting
Light Pilgrim
film
1 min 19 sec
2016
#zehrakhan #contemporaryart #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting #ivyguild #zehrakhanart #vermontspring #collaborativeart http://www.ivyguildart.com
Lapin Laundrette aka Bunny Laundry Day
film, Zehra Khan and Ivy Guild
3 min 8 sec
2018
Rabbit performers consisted of 20 artists and writers from an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center. #tableauvivant #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation
Rabbit Rites of Spring
Google Maps project, Zehra Khan and Elena Kendall-Aranda
1 min film
2018
Palms Above - Key West Still Life, photography series by Zehra Khan during an art residency at the Studios of Key West, 2019. Key West, FL. #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting
Night at the Beach
photograph: acrylic paint on paper and self
2019
Conch Bathroom - Key West Still Life, photography series by Zehra Khan during an art residency at the Studios of Key West, 2019. Key West, FL. #conchrepublic #stilllife #bathroomart #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediains
Conch
photograph: acrylic paint on paper and self
2019
Palm Down - Key West Still Life, photography series by Zehra Khan during an art residency at the Studios of Key West, 2019. Key West, FL. #conchrepublic #stilllife #palmfrond #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallati
Palm
photograph: acrylic paint on paper and self
2019
Mango Necklace - Key West Still Life, photography series by Zehra Khan during an art residency at the Studios of Key West, 2019. Key West, FL. #conchrepublic #stilllife #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #pa
Mango Necklace
photograph: acrylic paint on paper and self
2019
%Hairy Monsters% is a series of work where I transformed poolside ladies into hairy beasts. #performance #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting #costume #photograph #beast #art Ze
Hairy Monster Fingers
photograph: acrylic paint on friend
2011
Hairy Monsters is a series of work where I transformed poolside ladies into hairy beasts. #Zehra #performance #beast #painting #bikini #ladies #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainti
Hairy Monster with Hose
photograph: acrylic paint on friend
2011
Phonebooth, camera: Bailey Bob Bailey, Provincetown, MA 2014
Phonebooth
film
55 seconds
2014
Installation for 10 Days That Shook the World: the Centennial Decade, a multi-media exhibition by Zehra Khan and Tim Winn at the Herring Cove Beach Bathhouse in the Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown, MA. Anatomy and architecture, giraffes, movable
Anatomy and Architecture
acrylic paint on tyvek and wood, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
14 x 5 x 1' each
2012
#zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting
Hello Stranger
film, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
10 min 5 sec
2013
A Sunny Day for Flowers is an illustrated children’s book is about flowers and their funny and often furry friends by Zehra Khan and Tim Winn. #ASunnyDayforFlowers #ZehraKhan #SoberscovePress #Chicago #childrensbook #babybook #artbook #funkidsbook
A Sunny Day for Flowers
children's book, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
6 x 6"
2014
Johnny Flea and His Merry Maniacs Present the Circus, mixed-media installation, Zehra Khan is a multi-disciplinary artist who likes to make things by hand. She works in drawing, sculpture, installations, costumes, and performances for photography or film.
The Amazing Margarita
photograph, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
2012
Johnny Flea and His Merry Maniacs Present the Circus, mixed-media installation, Installation and props: ink and acrylic on paper, cardboard and wood. Costumes: Acrylic on bedsheets, paper, and tyvek and skin, Zehra Khan & Tim Winn, 10 x 16 x 8’, Vermont S
Lulu, Lucy and Lucinda
Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
2012
#zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting
Johnny Flea and His Merry Maniacs Present the CIRCUS
film, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
11 min 47 sec
2012
Run and Play
Run and Play
film, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
2 min 30 sec
2011
The Pawn Shop - Fox Proprietors, mixed media installation and performance, Zehra Khan & Tim Winn. #Zehra Khan #installation #performance #costume #photograph #animal #beast #bodypainting #art #piano #playing #rat #mask #painting #drawing #film #zehrakhan
The Pawn Shop - Fox Proprietors
installation, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
2011
Mixed media installation and performance, in collaboration with Tim Winn. limited edition print, #Zehra Khan #Tim Winn #installation #performance #costume #photograph #animal #beast #bodypainting #art #piano #playing #rat #mask #painting #drawing #film #m
Sweetheart of All My Dreams
installation, Zehra Khan and Tim Winn
2010
Installation and performance by Zehra Khan at Gallery Ehva in Provincetown. #Zehra Khan #installation #performance #costume #photograph #animal #beast #bodypainting #art #rats #mask #painting #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mix
I Only Have Eyes For You
live performance: acrylic paint on sandpaper, bedsheet, pillowcase, and friends
Gallery Ehva, Provincetown, MA
2010
Mixed media installation and performance by Zehra Khan, created at an art residency at the Post-Contemporary, Troy, NY. #installation #rat #zehrakhan #cigarette #bottle, #bikini #pinup #messageinabottle #costume #mask #performance #zehrakhan #contemporar
Last Cigarette
acrylic paint on canvas, paper, bedsheets and self
2010
Rat sitting in the middle of a party, spilled drinks everywhere. Mixed-media installation by Zehra Khan. #Zehra Khan #performance #costume #photograph #animal #lamb #art #stag #mask #painting #installation #rat #party #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperins
Reject Rat
acrylic paint on paper and friend
2009
#zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paintingonpeople #bodypainting #paintingonmyself
I Let The Fur Grow Out
acrylic paint on self
2010
drawing on body, acrylic on self. Drawing of a rat by Zehra Khan. #bodypainting #drawing #rat #painting #split New Mexico roadrunner. Zehra Khan is a multi-disciplinary artist who likes to make things by hand. Whatta weird artist.
Split
acrylic paint on self
Paris, France
2009
Painting in acrylic paint on a friend's back the image of a happy rat. #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstallation #paintingonpeople #bodypainting
With - Move - Without
acrylic paint on friend and self
Paris, France
2009
Rats Vomit Down Legs, 2009. Body painting in acrylic paint of a rat vomiting down legs. Sitting in a bathtub. Zehra Khan makes weird art for sure.
Rats Vomit Down Legs
acrylic paint on self
2009
Mixed-media installation and performance of a nude woman with drawn rats on her who are smoking, drinking and vomiting. Odalisque, reclining, bedroom, bed, nude, rats, belloc, photography, drawing, painting, installation, painting on people, www.zehrakhan
Rats Smoking Drinking Vomiting - Odalisque
acrylic paint on friend
Cambridge, MA
2008
Christoph's Back Upshot, ballpoint pen drawing on friend by Zehra Khan. #worddrawing #bodyart #drawing #zehrakhan #pakistaniartist #drawingonpeople #drawingonfriends #allstonart #zehrakhan #contemporaryart #paperinstallation #paperworld #mixedmediainstal
Christoph's Back Upshot
ballpoint pen ink on friend
Allston, MA
2005