PICTURES OF HOME

PICTURES OF HOME

Janet Al Muradi's "Alleyways of My Memories" at Davies-Reid

Among the pieces that hang this First Thursday at Davies-Reid is Village of the North, an impressionistic bird's-eye view of the small town in Northern Iraq where artist Janet Al Muradi was born and raised.

It's from her most recent collection, "Alleyways of My Memories," most of which are acrylic on canvas or paper and have been painted from photographs Al Muradi has taken. Her work is often architectural, depicting landscapes or buildings, from important civic structures to dilapidated doorways.

Born in a tiny mountainous village in northern Iraq, Al Muradi was raised by her …