Salwa Zeidan

Salwa Zeidan


ć Self-taught artist, born in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.
ć Member of the Association of Artists Beirut, Lebanon.
ć Member of the Association Art Confrontation, France.
ć Member of the Association Exit Art, New York.
ć Member of IAC, Barcelona, Spain.
ć Member and Special Advisor for the AIAP UNESCO, France.
ć Art Director for Byblos International Contemporary Art & Culture Association.Profile

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Artist statement:

My paintings are formed out of my impressions, observations and my emotional experiences . I see reality as an endless process of conflicts and decisions , therefor the tonality of experience can never be resolved in a definite way .
The texture of life is like the surface of a block of clay ; it is shaped and molded by the circumstances of daily conflicts , personal and collective catastrophes and individual questioning.
My work lives on this quest until it becomes a rite of realizations , a struggle for the possibility to order the sensation of consciousness.

Artist statement:
My paintings are formed out of my impressions, observations and my emotional experiences . I see reality as an endless process of conflicts and decisions , therefor the tonality of experience can never be resolved in a definite way .
The texture of life is like the surface of a block of clay ; it is shaped and molded by the circumstances of daily conflicts , personal and collective catastrophes and individual questioning.
My work lives on this quest until it becomes a rite of realizations , a struggle for the possibility to order the sensation of consciousness.

Group Exhibitions

2003 - First International Art Symposium of Byblos Byblos . Lebanon
- Festival of Mediterranean People Bisceglie Italy
- Florence Biennale , Florence . Italy .
- Aida Cherfan Art Gallery Beirut. Lebanon
- Art Istanbul . Mac 2000. Istanbul , Turkey
- International Contemporary Art, Art Shop Gallery , Izmir , Turkey .






2002 - Biennale of Islamic Art , Tehran , Iran
- Small Works 2002, Louiseville Cultural Center Kentucky, USA
- Summer 2002 ,Gallery Zero. Barcelona, Spain
- Art-Confrontation, “5 Femmes Artistes” Rouen, France
2001 - Gallery Espace –chatelet Victoria Paris, France
- DEM , Municipality of Paris Paris, France
- Art-Confrontation Gallery Rouen, France
- Atelier Z Gallery Paris, France
- Tanja Cultural Center, “Homage à Adonis” Tanja, Tunis
2000 - L’institut du Monde Arab, “Homage à Adonis” Paris, France
- Artuel, International Art Fair Beirut, Lebanon
1999 - Artuel, International Art Fair Beirut, Lebanon
- Kisrwan Cultural Center Jounieh, Lebanon
1998 - Young Lebanese Artist (1st Prize) Tripoli, Lebanon

1996 - Sursok Museum Beirut, Lebanon
- Lebanese Contemporary Artist Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Lebanese Contemporary Art Beirut, Lebanon
1995 - Ministry of Culture Beirut, Lebanon
- Catholic Cultural Center Beirut, Lebanon
1994 - Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, UAE
1993 - Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, UAE
1992 - Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, UAE
1989 - Exhibition of Arab Artists Sharjah, UAE
1988 - Byblos Cultural Festival Byblos, Lebanon

Individual Exhibitions
2004 - AJIAL Art Gallery Beirut , Lebanon

2003 - Mac 2000 , Paris. Paris . France
- Art Istanbul . Mac 2000 Istanbul, Turkey
- Art METZ . METZ , France

2002 - Gallery Pierre-Michel Paris , France
- Art Istanbul , Mac 2000 Istanbul, Turkey
- Dubai Fairmont Hotel “Art for Peace” Dubai, U A E
2001 - Mac 2000 Paris Paris, France

2000 - Mac 2000 Paris Paris, France
- Gallery Zabbeni Vevey, Switzerland
- Alchemy Gallery “Culture for Peace” London, U K
Invited by the Royal Academy of Science International Trust
1999 - Fransabank Private Gallery Beirut , Lebanon
- Gallery Zabbeni Vevey, Switzerland
1997 - Gallery, Epreuve D’artiste Beirut, Lebanon
1995 - Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi, U A E
- Gallery Zabbeni Vevey, Switzerland
1994 - Cassia & Zeidan Art Gallery Abu Dhabi, U A E
1990 - Gallery ART Choice Abu Dhabi, U A E

Awards

2003 - Florence Biennale prize of drawings , Florence , Italy
1998 - first Prize - Young Lebanese Artis
1992 - Second Prize Spring Exhibition of Arab Art UAE