Azza El Siddique (Sudanese, b. 1984) lives and works in New Haven, CT. Known for her large-scale sculptural environments, El Siddique combines steel and ceramic sculptures with ephemeral matter to explore ritual, mortality and memorialization. El Siddique holds an MFA from Yale University School of Art and a BFA from Ontario College of Art and Design University. Recent solo exhibitions have been presented at MIT List Visual Arts Centre, Cambridge; Bradley Ertaskiran, Montreal; Helena Anrather, New York; and Cooper Cole, Toronto. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at MOCA, Toronto; Gardiner Museum, Toronto; Oakville Galleries, Toronto; Shin Gallery, New York; and Green Hall Gallery, New Haven. She was a Skowhegan resident in 2019 and was a 2022 finalist for the Sobey Art Award.