Art Explorers
Our Next Event
We are thrilled to announce our next event featuring artist Fawzia Khan!
Saturday September 26, 2026
2:00 - 4:30 pm
Exhibition: The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness
with Artist Talk by Fawzia Khan
The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave, St Paul MN 55105
Fawzia Khan is a multidisciplinary visual artist and curator based in Hopkins, Minnesota. Born in Lagos, Nigeria to Pakistani parents, she immigrated to the U.S. at the age of twelve.
An obstetrician/gynecologist, she gave up her medical practice after becoming a mother.
Eventually she returned to school to study art. Ms. Khan holds a BA and MD from the University of Missouri and a BFA from the University of Minnesota.
Ms. Khan is an active member of two national multiethnic artist collectives, the Habibtis and the Paglees.
She is a member of the Interfaith Artists Circle in the Twin Cities, has juried the
Minnesota State Fair Arts Competition, and helped develop a public art program in Hopkins, MN.
The Paglees is a national multiethnic feminist collective of artists Shelly Bahl, Monica Jahan Bose, Fawzia Khan, Renluka Maharaj, Indrani Nayar-Gall, Nirmal Raja, and Pallavi Sharma. Paglee or pagli means crazy woman in a number of South Asian languages. In their exhibition, The Paglees investigate — with fierceness, beauty, and wit — the impact on women of generations of patriarchy, religion, white supremacy, colonialism, violence, capitalism, and environmental plunder.
The title of the exhibition derives from Rosa Parks’ words:
“There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The bubble of life grows larger. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.”
The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness questions and reframes the labeling of
non-conforming women as crazy and the marginalization of immigrant women of color.
Our afternoon of art will follow this schedule:
2:00 pm: Gather and Intros
2:20 - 2:50: Artist talk covering both East and West galleries
2:50 - 3:15: Independent gallery viewing. Revisit the works with additional context.
3:15 - 4:00 pm: Facilitated group discussion.
We will meet in the gallery auditorium in case of inclement weather,
or on the green outside if fine fall weather.
4:00 - 4:30: Informal Socializing
4:30: Event Ends
Our events are for those who identify as women, non-binary, or gender-fluid.
We hope to see you there!
About Us
Art Explorers is organized by Alison Kemlitz, Martha Bird, Sara McMullen, and Bette DeMars.
We coordinate quarterly local outings to museums, galleries, and artist talks for our AUW community.
We also share a monthly newsletter featuring local art events.
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We aim to keep outings as low-cost as possible.
AUW events welcome all who identify as women, gender-fluid, or non-binary.
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