Qais Al-Sindy
Born1967
Baghdad, Iraq
NationalityIraqi American
Alma mater
Known forArtist and Painter
Websitewww.qaissindy.com

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]  

Qais Al-Sindy, "Diogenes & Coalition"
Qais Al-Sindy, "Lovers"

His paintings are based on themes of exile and fundamental humanity.[1][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.[10]
  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 Jenkins, Mark (September 21, 2018). "In the galleries: Turning the commonplace into uncommonly fine art". WashingtonPost.
  2. ↑ "CARAVAN's Global "Abraham: Out of One, Many" Exhibition Unites All Through Art". Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ↑ ""16 x 20 x 20" by Qais Al-Sindy – The Jerusalem Fund". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ↑ "Devoted to Art". The Path of Consciousness. 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Meet Qais Al-Sindy - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Qais Al Sindy Interview with Al Hurra TV". Syra Arts. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  7. ↑ Staff, VoyageLA. "Meet Qais Al-Sindy - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  8. ↑ "Iraqi art honors suffering women". www.theswcsun.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Qais Al-Sindy". www.alexandersalazarfineart.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  10. 1 2 "Qais Al-Sindy". www.avaulte.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  11. ↑ Glimpse, Cultural. "Qais Al-Sindy | Cultural Glimpse". Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  12. ↑ "Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Presents Qais Al-Sindy Binaries | East City Art". 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  13. ↑ "For Iraqi-American artist, horses illustrate separation from home". TheArabWeekly.com.
  14. ↑ ""I left my land, my land did not leave me," by Qais Al-Sindy". The Christian Century. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  15. ↑ "Encoded Histories: Qais Al-Sindy and Doris Bittar". Vanguard Culture. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  16. ↑ "Inside the Studio: Qais Al-Sindy". SaatchiArt. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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