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Qais Al-Sindy

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Iraqi contemporary artist and painter (born 1967)
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Qais Al-Sindy
Born1967
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

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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

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Solo

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • The Clash of Roosters.
  • Black, White or Gray.[16]
  • The Ruins of the Wars.
  • The Last Shoe.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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年07月02日.
  3. ^ ""16 x 20 x 20" by Qais Al-Sindy – The Jerusalem Fund". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2019年07月02日.
  4. ^ "Devoted to Art". The Path of Consciousness. 2018年09月30日. Retrieved 2023年12月27日.
  5. ^ "Meet Qais Al-Sindy - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. 2018年12月03日. Retrieved 2024年01月02日.
  6. ^ "Qais Al Sindy Interview with Al Hurra TV". Syra Arts. Retrieved 2019年07月01日.
  7. ^ Staff, VoyageLA (3 December 2018). "Meet Qais Al-Sindy - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide" . Retrieved 2019年07月08日.
  8. ^ "Iraqi art honors suffering women". www.theswcsun.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019年07月02日.
  9. ^ "Qais Al-Sindy". www.alexandersalazarfineart.com. Retrieved 2019年07月03日.
  10. ^ a b "Qais Al-Sindy". www.avaulte.com. Retrieved 2019年07月03日.
  11. ^ Glimpse, Cultural. "Qais Al-Sindy | Cultural Glimpse" . Retrieved 2019年07月08日.
  12. ^ "Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery Presents Qais Al-Sindy Binaries | East City Art". 2022年11月28日. Retrieved 2023年12月27日.
  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年12月27日.
  15. ^ "Encoded Histories: Qais Al-Sindy and Doris Bittar". Vanguard Culture. 2014年10月14日. Retrieved 2019年07月08日.
  16. ^ "Inside the Studio: Qais Al-Sindy". SaatchiArt. Retrieved 2024年01月06日.
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