Salwa Zeidan
Salwa Zeidan is a Lebanese artist, sculptor, and curator.
Biography
Born in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Leaving Lebanon in the 1980s Zeidan moved to the United Arab Emirates where she continued working as a painter. and curating exhibitions in different vanues, before she opened her first Art Gallery in 1994. the first Art Gallery in the Capital of UAE, Abu Dhabi. Zeidan works in a variety of mediums ranging from painting, mixed media, and sculptures conceptual Art. Themes that are central to her work include issues of freedom and longing for higher truth and knowledge. Her work oscillates in the field of abstract minimalist art and contains notions of calligraphy. Her paintings and sculptures can be found in Galleries around the world including the USA, Switzerland, Italy, France, London, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Egypt and Lebanon. Zeidan currently lives and works in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates where she runs her contemporary art gallery and showcases selection of Emirati, International and Middle Eastern artists.
Work
Solo Exhibitions
- 2009 Salwa Zeidan "In Light", Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2007 Fairmont Gallery, Dallas, USA
- 2006 Sultan Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- 2006 Keramich Atelier, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- 2005 Loft 44, Private Space, Beirut, Lebanon
- 2004 Ajial Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
- 2003 Art METZ, Metz, France
- 2003 Art Istanbul, Mac 2000, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2003 Mac 2000, Paris, France
- 2002 Gallery Pierre-Michel, Paris, France
- 2002 Art Istanbul, Mac 2000, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2002 “Art for Peace” at Fairmont Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E.
- 2001 Mac 2000, Paris, France
- 2000 Mac 2000, Paris, France
- 2000 Gallery Zabbeni, Vevey, Switzerland
- 2000 “Culture for Peace” Alchemy Gallery, London, U.K.
- 1999 Fransabank, Private Space, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1999 Gallery Zabbeni, Vevey, Switzerland
- 1997 Gallery, Epreuve d’Artiste, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1995 Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- 1995 Gallery Zabbeni, Vevey, Switzerland
- 1994 Cassia & Salwa Zeidan Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2014 Cube Art, Dubai DIFC, Dubai, UAE
- 2013 Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2013 Art India, New Delhi, India
- 2012 Accrochage Group show, Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Au Dhabi
- 2012 Abu Dhabi Art, the show villas
- 2011 Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2011, Dubai, UAE
- 2011 Art Dubai 2011, Dubai, UAE
- 2011 Janet Rady Fine Art, Menasart, Beirut, Lebanon
- 2011 "Art in space"Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2011 "Globe Exhibition" Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2009-2010 Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium 2010,(Adiss) Abu Dhabi UAE
- 2010 Art Abu Dhabi 2010, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 2010 "Just Print Show" Salwa Zeidan Gallery, UAE
- 2009 Accrochage, salwa zeidan gallery, UAE
- 2009 Art Abu Dhabi
- 2008 11th International Cairo Biennale, Cairo, Egypt
- 2008 4 Walls Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- 2007 Convergence India, Mumbai, India
- 2007 Graz Cultural Centre, Graz Austria
- 2007 Ljubljana Cultural Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2006 10th International Cairo Biennale, Cairo, Egypt
- 2006 Contemporary Artists, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2006 “July2006” Europia Gallery, Paris, France
- 2004 Public Execution Big Glass Exit-Art, NYC, US
- 2003 Florence Biennale (Awarded 4th place), Florence, Italy
- 2003 International Contemporary Art Fair, Izmir, Turkey
- 2002 Biennale of Islamic Art, Tehran, Iran
- 2002 Small Works 2002, Louiseville Cultural Centre Kentucky, USA
- 2002 Gallery Zero, Summer 2002, Barcelona, Spain
- 2002 Art-Confrontation, “5 Femmes Artistes”, Rouen, France
- 2001 Gallery Espace – Chatele Victoria, Paris, France
- 2001 DEM, Municipality of Paris, Paris, France
- 2001 Art-Confrontation Gallery, Rouen, France
- 2001 Atelier Z Gallery, Paris, France
- 2001 Tanja - Cultural Centre, “Homage à Adonis", Tanja, Tunis
- 2000 L’Institut du Monde Arabe, “Homage à Adonis”, Paris, France
- 2000 Artuel, International Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1999 Artuel, International Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1999 Kisrwan Cultural Centre, Jounieh, Lebanon
- 1998 Young Lebanese Artist (1st Prize), Tripoli, Lebanon
- 1996 Autumn Faire, Sursok Museum, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1996 Lebanese Contemporary Artist, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 1996 Lebanese Contemporary Art, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1995 Ministry of Culture, Beirut, Lebanon
- 1995 Catholic Cultural Centre, 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
Publications
- 2009 Salwa Zeidan "In Light"
- 2008 11th Cairo Biennale Catalogue
- 2008 4 Walls Gallery, Dubai, Catalogue
- 2006 100 Famous Contemporary Artists
- 2006 Juillet 2006, Paris, France
- 2006 10th Cairo International Biennale Catalogue
- 2006 United States and the world face to face
- 2004 Syria and Lebanon
- 2004 Salwa Zeidan
- 2004 Art Metz, International Art Fair Catalogue
- 2003 XXIIème Biennale D’Alexandrie Des Pays de la Méditerranée
- 2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea Quarta Edizione (2003, 2002, 2001 & 2000)
- 2003 MAC 2000-Art Istanbul Manifestation d’Art Contemporain (2003 & 2002)
- 2002 Salwa Zeidan, For Peace
- 2001 Cedar Wings, Creators from Lebanon
- 2001 Al Dalil 2001 Lebanese Artists Guide
- 2000 Artuel Salon International d’Art Contemporain
- 1999 "1995-1999, Salwa Zeidan recent paintings"
- 1998 Jabal Jeune Artists des Beaux Arts du Liban
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