Aunia Kahn

I do read all comments, and messages sent to me. I just don’t have the time right now to get back to everyone. Right now I am working on a huge 78 card tarot deck "Silver Era Tarot" , answering interviews, involved in a film production "The Dead and the Dreaming" , working on putting an annual exhibition together in the light of abused people "Darkest Dreams a Lighted Way" , helping in animal rescue, a full time Psychology student and much more. So please understand that all feedback is greatly appreciated, and I wish I could get back to everyone of you. If you have general questions see if my F.A.Q. page helps you.
Aunia Kahn is a hybrid mixed media artist, photographer, musician, writer and freelance designer born in Detroit, MI.
In creating she most often times uses herself as a way to stay one hundred percent connected to her emotions, views and personal history that affects her artwork. She builds characters, non-existent places, and dreams about them, executes them, and lets them breathe their own life in the visual world. Kahn’s work deals deeply with woman’s issues and is seen as a voice against domestic violence, and spousal abuse.
Although Kahn has been creative at some level all her life, her career, as an artist did not officially start till January 2005 when she exhibited for the first time. With the support and receptivity to her outspoken subject matter she has taken the world by storm with a schedule of 124+ exhibitions/events from 2005 – 2008, where her work as been seen in MO, IL, TX, CA, VA, FL, DC, MA, MI, CO, GA, TN, PA, France and Canada. Some of the places she has exhibited are the Mitchell Museum, The St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, San Diego Art Institute, Cpop Gallery.
Aunia has been featured and/or interviewed nationally and internationally by publications such as REFUSED Magazine, Crawling Tunes Magazine (Germany), SNAP Magazine (UK), Forbidden Whispers Magazine (UK), Juxtapoz on line, Celebrity Artist Michael Bell Radio Show and many others. In 2007 Le Bourgeois Vineyards featured her work “Rousing the Whirlwind” on a collectors series of wine bottles, and in 2005 she won the top award in graphics at the Mitchell Museum.
Kahn is presently working on publishing poetry/art book, her 78-card tarot deck “Silver Era Tarot”, collaborating with director Wolfgang Lehmkuhl on the dark storybook “Dante Dahl”, she is a producer on the feature film “The Dead and the Dreaming”, currently directing and curating an annual exhibition "Darkest Dreams a Lighted Way" in the light of abused people, she is one of the 8 voices who are the spokes woman for the “Voices Love Music Tour” which supports victims of domestic violence and spousal abuse, and is working on her solo music project “AfterChain” getting ready for a 2008 release of her CD Single “Void” as well as being a part of many other ventures that constantly pull at her creative motivation.
Aunia now resides in Illinois where she spends her free time with her 4 German Shepard dogs and 2 black cats in a little house on a hill.
PHILADELPHIA PRIDE STREET FAIR
June 8, 2008
1315 Spruce Street
Suite 227
Philadelphia, PA 19107
DISTORTION ARTS ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT
Cafe Mocha
263 S. 10th St
Philadelphia PA 19107
LACDA "NEW & IMPROVED
Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts
June 12-July 5 2008 (Reception June 12, 7-9pm)
Los Angeles, CA
ARF NOUVEAU
July 26, 2008
3rd Degree Glass Factory
5200 Delmar
St. Louis, MO 63108
Over 30 professional artists will be donating a piece of art in honor of a dog rescued by Stray Rescue and many Stray Rescue dogs will make their own painting for the event as well. All artwork will be auctioned off at the end of the evening.
DARKEST DREAMS A LIGHTED WAY
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
July 11, 2008, 6-9 PM
3151 Cherokee Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
OUR QUIET EARTHQUAKE
Eclectix Gallery
Aug. 8th-Aug. 31st
7523 Fairmount Avenue
El Cerrito, California 94530
OUR SILENT REASON
Darklight Gallery
October 2008
St. Louis, MO
+ AfterChain, Aunia's Music Project
+ Silver Era Tarot
+ Darkest Dreams a Lighted Way Exhibit
+ Dante Dahl (Dark Storybook)
+ The DEAD & The DREAMING
+ AfterChain, Aunia's Music Project (MySpace page)
+ Silver Era Tarot (MySpace page)
+ Darkest Dreams a Lighted Way Exhibit (MySpace page)