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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 Galleries:
Starring Gallery
Northville, MI
Blue Heron Gallery
Elk Rapids, MI
Art & Soul
Traverse City, MI...
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Exhibitions for Shadia Zayed:
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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 Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
&<61607; Solo Show
February – Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
&<61607; “Painter’s Play III” (Live Painting Event/Auction)
• Ongoing Exhibits:
• Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
• Blue Heron Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI
2007
January – Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
&<61607; “Painter’s Play II” (Live Painting Event/Auction)
Ongoing Exhibits:
• Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
2006
December – Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
&<61607; “The Feminine Touch” (3 Person Show)
January – Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
&<61607; “Painter’s Play I” (Live Painting Event/Auction)
Ongoing Exhibits:
• Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
2005
December – Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art, Northville, MI
&<61607; “Featured Artists” (2 Person Show)
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