Nava Derakhshani: The Hummingbird
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Nava Derakhshani: the Hummingbird
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Nava Derakhshani, The Hummingbird, 2023, 23″x19″, acrylic on canvas
Value: $3000
The painting depicts a scene from Wangari Maathai’s story of the tiny hummingbird who did everything in her power to put out the forest fire, while the other larger animals stood helplessly watching the destruction.
Nava Derakhshani is a New York-based mixed-media artist. Born to Iranian parents in Eswatini, her work explores themes of migration, identity, belonging, gender, and the natural environment.
