Aishah, a Bay Area Native, is a daughter, mother, wife, teacher, community activist, exploratory artist and student of life. She received her BA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on community health from UC Berkeley in 2002.

 She is involved in many community projects in the health and healing field and uses her art as a tool for healing.

 She has participated in West Oakland Art @ The Moment (2008), BAN5 at Yerba Beuna Center Arts (2008), Pro Arts Open Studio, Cornelia Bell Gallery (2008).

 "Speak your voice, even when you shake."

Sometimes after completing one of my paintings, I just sit back and scream! Or cry! Or laugh! Or jump around? I swear that what manifested on the board was NOT what I did! It’s as if it took on a life of its own. It’s as if the mystery of the space or the blackness shaped my forms into something of its own. THIS EXCITES ME THE MOST!

As a self-taught, exploratory artist, my drive for creative expression has been fueled by an intense desire to live who I am beyond what is obvious (obvious even to myself). My paintings are my therapy, literally! My art is symbolic of my personal and often challenging attempt to free ME from me. “Too many minds!”