{"title":"Areej AlQaysi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"max-height: 300px; max-width:55%\" src=\"https:\/\/helloart-prod-bucket.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/artist\/areej-alqaysi\/areej-alqaysi-profile.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is beautiful, full and fun with family -grown son and daughter, a son in law, two cute granddaughters and friends like you!\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAreej is a single Mom, a home designer, an art teacher and A Painter. She is an Iraqi-born artist lives and works in VA since 2016.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAreej is RISD educated in painting studies. She has also successfully been granted and completed a painting scholarship from Scottsdale Art School \/AZ. Added to that she has managed to learn and enhance her art skills attending great artists classes nationally and internationally. \r\u003cbr\u003eAreej is currently offering art classes and workshops online and at different places including Loudoun County Libraries.\r\u003cbr\u003e \r\u003cbr\u003eAreej is a member of many art organisations and clubs in DMV area, statewide and internationally that give her the opportunity to be part of the big art circle participating in different exhibitions and shows.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAreej has also MA degree in English Literature, which has of a great impact on her Art career being exposed to the glory and history of old masters.  She moved to many countries since childhood; a journey that influenced her Art practice capturing a variety of subjects and themes in colourful presentations. From the Middle East to the US, Areej has tried to reflect on this path using bright colours through her Artwork.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAreej participated in a number of group exhibitions and art auctions in VA\u0026amp; DC areas and internationally.  Her reading and background equipped her Art vision and knowledge about art and the glory of Renaissance times, as well as contemporary art.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAreej creates her artwork from her home studio in VA\/USA. She has also been actively involved in pleinair art movement in the DMV area.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eArt for Areej is:  \"The Language that people could understand without speaking\".\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eMEMBERSHIP\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Impressionistic Society- AIS\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eIraqi Forum for Arts and Culture\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eVienna Arts Society -VAS\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eLoudoun Sketch Club- LSC\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003ePortrait Society of America\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eLoudoun Arts Council \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAWARDS \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eWon the Honorary Mention at the \"Quick Draw\" Competition organised by the Great Falls Art School - May 2025\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eEDUCATION\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2024- Marie Remond- A French Artist Based in Nice South France\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2024- Arts of Great Falls School-Jill Banks, VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2023 -Morning Classes- Dipali Rabadiya, VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2023- Evening Painting- Arts of Great Falls School-Jill Banks, VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2023- Scholarship \/A Fresh approach to Flowers Painting- Matt Ryder, Scottsdale Artist's School, Arizona \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2021-2022 Art Mentoring Program- Kristy Gordon\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2020-2021 RISD CE- Painting Studies\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2019-2020 Workshops attended with Artists in Northern VA: Tricia Ratliff and Tan Art\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2002 MA degree in English Literature- Al-Mustansiriyah University\/Bagdad-Iraq -2002\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eSELECTED EXHIBITIONS\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2018 Tryst Gallery,VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2019 Dara Global Arts,VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2020 Loudoun Cares Organisation,VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2020 Pandemic- Art Impact International, Inc.\/VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2020 Endangered Species-Art Impact International, Inc., VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2021 Child Factor -Art Impact International, Inc.,VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2021 Earth Day - Little Tree Huggers Pre-school,VA \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2021 Femme Champions-Art Impact International,VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2021 Loudoun Cares Organisation–Fund raising and Art Auction,VA \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2021 El-Diwan AL-Iraqi Art Exhibition, VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2022 Around the World Embassy Tour, Iraqi Embassy,  Washington DC\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2022 Group Exhibition At Vienna Art Society (VAS), VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2022 Joint Jordanian- Iraqi Art Exhibition, Amman- Jordan\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2022 Loudoun Cares 4th Auction, VA \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2022 \"Iraqi Selected Colours\" Jordanian- Iraqi Art Exhibition, Amman- Jordan\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2023 Small Treasures - Loudoun Sketch Club, VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2023 Loudoun Cares 5th Annual Auction\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2023 Group Show- Iraqi Fine Artists Group, Amman\/Jordan\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2023 Beaux Arts 40th Anniversary, Fresh Paint Fund Raising Group Show, Scottsdale Artist's School-Arizona \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2024- Painting Great Falls- Group Show -VA\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2024- Solo Shows at Loudoun County Public Libraries: Leesburg\/ Middleburg, and Ashburn \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2025 Group Show at the Katara International Art Festival in Doha\/ Qatar\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2026 -Loudoun Sketch Club- Group Show -Oatlands Historic House and Gardens\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e2026- Paint Annapolis Group Show -Annapolis, MD\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eCLASSES\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eTeaching at Loudoun County Public Libraries\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eTeaching at Fairfax County Public Libraries \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eTeaching at Prince William Public Libraries \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eOnline classes via Zoom \r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eINTERVIEWS\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eMy interview with Wolfgang and Luke gallery \r\u003cbr\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/KWXiIsoIsjM?feature=shared\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eMy interview with Radio Washington\r\u003cbr\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/7xJzmaFhe3c?feature=shared\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eARTIST’S STATEMENT\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary” Pablo Picasso\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"soft-and-pink","title":"Soft and Pink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater colors on paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10x16x2\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Areej AlQaysi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51568620077159,"sku":null,"price":580.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1794326828_63566.jpg?v=1794406507"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/collections\/1_1794326828_63566.jpg?v=1794406511","url":"https:\/\/helloart.com\/fr\/collections\/areej-alqaysi.oembed","provider":"helloart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}