With each brushstroke, Richmond-based artist Baha Omary Kikhia’s bold colors tell individual stories of strength. It’s a reflection of a life defined by resilience, loss, and an unrelenting search for truth.
“So I want to unveil these women,” Kikhia said. “That you don’t know what’s under this smart beautiful educated woman. They are the queen of the house, even though the man is in control.”
Kikhia’s canvases feature women from the Middle East, a region the Syrian-born artist knows intimately…