Qais Al-Sindy
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- MFA (Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad University)
- BA (Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad University)
- B.Sc (College of Engineering, Baghdad University)
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| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) |
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| Known for | Artist and Painter |
| Website | www |
Qais Al-Sindy (born 1967) is an Iraqi contemporary artist and painter currently residing in California.[1][2][3]
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.[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.
Gallery
Clash of Roosters
Black Roosters Fight
I am alive, I am alive
Strength
Struggle for Survival
