Artist Information:
Shadia Zayed
Westland, MI
United States
Member Since: Nov 2003
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Artist Statement:
As a child I remember
declaring my plan to be an
artist “when I grow up.” At
that age, I hadn’t figured out
that you either are an artist
or you aren’t. If you live to
create, if you love the
process, if you really feel
passion for it…you are an
artist. Now that I know that
I am an artist, I simply
aspire to be the best one that
I can be.
I work in acrylics, with heavy
reliance on textural mediums.
My substrates include
stretched canvas, canvas
panels, and clay board. I
have found that sturdier
substrates are more conducive
to the some of the heavier
textural applications in my
latest work. While I still
favor canvas for its feel and
give, my experience as a
decorative painter has helped
me view virtually any surface
as a potential canvas–simply
waiting to be transformed by
paint. I love incorporating
metallic paints into my work
as well, because I appreciate
the subtlety of the way light
mingles over the surface of a
metallic sheen, the way
metallics sit in the caverns
of a highly textured ground,
and the way that they add
light even to the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2009
March – Lotus Arts Gallery,
Plymouth
&<61607; “Annual Local Artists
Show” (Group Show)
January – Northville Art
House, Northville
&<61607; “Annual Member Show”
(Group Show)
Ongoing Exhibits:
• Blue Heron Gallery, Elk
Rapids, MI
• Swearingen Gallery,
Northville, MI
2008
May – Kelly & Kelly
&<61607; “There’s Always Costa
Rica” (Group Show)
April – Sherrus ...
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Artist Galleries:
Starring Gallery
Northville, MI
Blue Heron Gallery
Elk Rapids, MI
Art & Soul
Traverse City, MI...
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As a child I remember declaring my plan to be an artist “when I grow up.” At that age, I hadn’t figured out that you either are an artist or you aren’t. If you live to create, if you love the process, if you really feel passion for it…you are an artist. Now that I know that I am an artist, I simply aspire to be the best one that I can be.
I work in acrylics, with heavy reliance on textural mediums. My substrates include stretched canvas, canvas panels, and clay board. I have found that sturdier substrates are more conducive to the some of the heavier textural applications in my latest work. While I still favor canvas for its feel and give, my experience as a decorative painter has helped me view virtually any surface as a potential canvas–simply waiting to be transformed by paint. I love incorporating metallic paints into my work as well, because I appreciate the subtlety of the way light mingles over the surface of a metallic sheen, the way metallics sit in the caverns of a highly textured ground, and the way that they add light even to the ... |
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