Qais Al-Sindy Explained
Qais Al-Sindy |
Birth Date: | 1967 |
Birth Place: | Baghdad, Iraq |
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Known For: | Artist and Painter |
Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967) is an Iraqi contemporary artist and painter currently residing in California.[1] [2] [3]
Education and work
Qais started painting at the age of 14 years.[4] He received B.Sc., from college of Engineering, Baghdad University in 1989.[5] Thereafter, he started to study Art. In 2000, he received BA, Academy of Fine Arts, in Baghdad University in which he got his MFA (Master in Fine Art) in 2004.[6]
Qais left Iraq in 2004 for the reason according to him were the restrictions on his work. He lived temporarily in Jordan, before settling down in USA in 2008.[7] His paintings are based on themes of exile and fundamental humanity.[8]
His paintings (16x20x20), twenty paintings, all 16 x 20 each, were displayed in The Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds Washington-DC, USA in 2018.[9] [10]
Qais has also produced an 11-minute documentary about the burning of the Iraqi library called “Letters Don’t Burn.”[11]
Select list of work
Solo
- 2022 December 2, Solo Exhibition (Binaries), Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery. Washington-DC, USA.[12]
- 2022 February 2, Solo Exhibition (Neighs in the Houses of Wind), Errm Art Gallery. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[13]
- 2018 September, Solo Exhibition (16x20x20), The Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds. Washington-DC, USA.
- 2018 March 1, Solo Exhibition (Let’s Begin…Again), Alexander Salazar-Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, California, USA.
- 2016 February 12, Solo Exhibition (LOVERS), Alexander Salazar-Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, California, USA.
- 2015 November 5, Solo Exhibition (You…&I), E C Gallery, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Group
- 2002 June, Abraham.[14]
- 2018 March 15–18. The Other Art Fair- Los Angeles, supported by Saatchi Art.
- 2017 Oct. 28th- Nov. 2nd, Annual Group Exhibition of the Iraqi Fine Artists Association in Britain (IFAA) London- UK.
- 2017 Dec., Iraqi Collective Exhibition- Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Foundation. Dubai-UAE.
- 2014 October 16, Two Artist Exhibit (Encoded Histories) with Doris Bittar, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego- CA, USA[15]
Projects
- The Clash of Roosters.
- Black, White or Gray.[16]
- The Ruins of the Wars.
- The Last Shoe.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: In the galleries: Turning the commonplace into uncommonly fine art. Jenkins. Mark. September 21, 2018. WashingtonPost.
- Web site: CARAVAN's Global "Abraham: Out of One, Many" Exhibition Unites All Through Art. Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. en. 2019-07-02.
- Web site: "16 x 20 x 20" by Qais Al-Sindy – The Jerusalem Fund. 11 October 2018 . en-US. 2019-07-02.
- Web site: 2018-09-30 . Devoted to Art . 2023-12-27 . The Path of Consciousness . en.
- Web site: 2018-12-03 . Meet Qais Al-Sindy - Voyage LA Magazine LA City Guide . 2024-01-02 . voyagela.com . en-US.
- Web site: Qais Al Sindy Interview with Al Hurra TV. Syra Arts. en. 2019-07-01.
- Web site: Meet Qais Al-Sindy - Voyage LA Magazine LA City Guide. Staff. VoyageLA. 3 December 2018 . en-US. 2019-07-08.
- Web site: Iraqi art honors suffering women. www.theswcsun.com. 2019-07-02.
- Web site: Qais Al-Sindy. www.alexandersalazarfineart.com. 2019-07-03.
- Web site: Qais Al-Sindy. www.avaulte.com. 2019-07-03.
- Web site: Qais Al-Sindy Cultural Glimpse. Glimpse. Cultural. en. 2019-07-08.
- Web site: 2022-11-28 . Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Presents Qais Al-Sindy Binaries East City Art . 2023-12-27 . en-US.
- Web site: For Iraqi-American artist, horses illustrate separation from home . TheArabWeekly.com.
- Web site: "I left my land, my land did not leave me," by Qais Al-Sindy . 2023-12-27 . The Christian Century . en.
- Web site: Encoded Histories: Qais Al-Sindy and Doris Bittar. 2014-10-14. Vanguard Culture. en-US. 2019-07-08.
- Web site: Inside the Studio: Qais Al-Sindy . 2024-01-06 . SaatchiArt . en-US.