Qais Al-Sindy

Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967) is an Iraqi contemporary artist and painter currently residing in California.[1][2][3]

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

Education and work

Qais received B.Sc., from college of Engineering, Baghdad University in 1989. 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.[4]

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.[5]

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

His paintings are based on themes of exile and fundamental humanity.[1][6]

His paintings (16x20x20), twenty paintings, all 16 x 20 each, were displayed in The Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds Washington-DC, USA in 2018.[7][8]

Qais has also produced an 11-minute documentary about the burning of the Iraqi library called “Letters Don’t Burn.”[9]

Solo
  • 2018 September, Solo Exhibition (16x20x20), The Jerusalem Fund Gallery Al-Quds. Washington-DC, USA.[8]
  • 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
  • 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[10]

See also

References
  1. 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. "Qais Al Sindy Interview with Al Hurra TV". Syra Arts. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  5. Staff, VoyageLA. "Meet Qais Al-Sindy - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  6. "Iraqi art honors suffering women". www.theswcsun.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. "Qais Al-Sindy". www.alexandersalazarfineart.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  8. "Qais Al-Sindy". www.avaulte.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  9. Glimpse, Cultural. "Qais Al-Sindy | Cultural Glimpse". Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  10. "Encoded Histories: Qais Al-Sindy and Doris Bittar". Vanguard Culture. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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