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Sheilby Macena and Simrah Farrukh: HOLD ME TENDER Opening Show
Friday October 2, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Sheilby Macena and Simrah Farrukh Studio
Opening Show: Friday Oct 2nd @ 7PM - 9PM
Programming Kick Off: Sat-Sun Oct 3rd and 4th 12PM - 4PM

Photographers Sheilby Macena, Haitian-American, and Simrah Farrukh, American-Pakistani, bring forth a powerful exhibition born from the intersection of two distinct cultural landscapes.

Hold Me Tender invites viewers into a living world shaped by love, vulnerability, and softness. Extending beyond photography and film into interior space, literature, and archival references, the exhibition weaves together the visual and cultural language of the diaspora- creating an environment that feels inhabited, remembered, and shared.

Macena and Farrukh build an authentic vision grounded in personal and cultural truths- one that reflects how culture is lived, collected, and passed down. Through this lens, Hold Me Tender becomes both an immersive experience and a growing archive, challenging dominant narratives while centering the beauty and complexity of diverse voices.
Artists
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Sheilby Macena

Photographer, Director & Producer, NRTVES Studio, LLC.
Sheilby Macena is a Haitian-American photographer and visual storyteller based in Oakland, California. Rooted in the traditions of her family's photo albums and the contrast between her upbringing in the United States and her family's life in Haiti, her practice explores themes of... Read More →
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Simrah Farrukh

Artist, Photographer
Inspired by her South Asian background, Simrah’s work honors beauty, fashion, belonging, and soul with a deep reverence for womanhood and cultural expression.  She is drawn to the quiet, grounded moments where resilience and tenderness meet, shaping images that honor both the individual... Read More →
Friday October 2, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Sheilby Macena and Simrah Farrukh Studio 1018 4th Ave Apt 202, Oakland, CA, USA
  Exhibition, Event

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