Oil and Acrylic
Oil and Acrylic
Oil and Acrylic
Ghazal Fine Arts
I am a visual artist currently based in Newmarket/ Canada. Though I have studied and painted for just over 19 years I've been an artist my entire life. My story as my works are varied: realism impressionism in different mediums like oil, acrylic watercolor and charcoal. My culture, experience, and education allow me to create and express different ideas.
Every place and every scene in my life inspire me to create new artwork. My works reflect warmth, affection, and energy which I see and feel in everything around me. My work is based on painting color relationships, values, composition and creates brush strokes.
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During my career, I have explored various styles. My main direction is towards realism, but I am also interested in impressionism. I apply the vivid impressionist colors to my paintings.
In my work, I often express my passionate love for nature, flowers, still life, portrait and figure. I spend a great deal of time searching for images and their meanings and then try to reflect their beauty in my work. My paintings are the product of inspiration generated by place and experience; filtered through time and memory.
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I’m member of the Society of Canadian Artist, Toronto Watercolor Society , North York Visual Artist and Newmarket Group of Artists . I have participated in several juried exhibitions in Canada and I have been honored to receive the Toronto Watercolor Society silver award and Signatured. My work is collected privately in the galleries and I have been a part of multiple group shows, as well as a solo exhibition in Toronto for a couple of years. I’m also instructor of painting in group and private studios in Toronto and now I have switched to being an online teacher.
Shows and Juried Exhibitions
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Academy of Realist Art Exhibition" , Joseph Carrier Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2023
Toronto Watercolor Society Juried Spring and Fall exhibition (TWS) 2018-2019-2020-2021-2022-2023
Portrait Society of America Painting Exhibition USA 2021
Women in Watercolor International Juried Show (WIW), USA 2020
Society of Canadian Artists International Juried Exhibition (SCA) 2019-2022
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Newmarket Holiday Art show and sale 2022
Newmarket Juried art show (NJAS) 2022
Newmarket group of artists (NGA) Artwalk and Studio Tour 2022-2023
Rosedale Art Fair, Toronto, Canada 2022-2023
NGA group of artist exhibition at Town of Newmarket Executive Gallery 2022-2023
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Starving Artist Solo Exhibition Toronto, Canada 2021
Twist Gallery exhibition 2021
Willodale Central Ratpayers Association art show 2021
Three sisters center, online art auction, Toronto, Canada 2020
North York Visual Artists group online exhibition 2020-2021
RAW National Arts online exhibition 2020
Toronto Art Fundation Story Show online exhibition 2020
Toronto Art Crawl Art show 2019-2020-2021
Yonge Lawrence village Art show 2019
Toronto Botanical Garden Art Show 2019
5th Biennial Watercolor Exhibition at Yaohua Yan Art Studio's, Toronto, Canada 2019
J E H Macdonald House exhibitions, Toronto, Canada 2019
Toronto Public Library Painting Exhibition 2019
Muse Art Happening Community & Identity Multicultural Festival", Toronto, Canada 2019
Neighborhood Gallery South Presents exhibition, Toronto, Canada 2019
Bita's Living Art Center exhibition, Toronto, Canada 2018
Solo Exhibition at Unwind Art Studio, Toronto, Canada 2018
Toronto Watercolor Society Sunny Brook Hospital exhibition 2018-2019
Lower Gallery, Toronto Center for Arts exhibition 2018
Brave festival, Juried art fair at Harbourfront Centre 2018
LucSculpture Art School exhibition, Toronto, Canada 2018
Big on Bloor festival_jouez participatory art 2018
Artusiasm Gallery exhibitions, Toronto, Canada 2018
Gallery SHA (Serbian Heritage Academy) juried exhibition, Toronto, Canada 2018-2019-2020
Art Connection painting exhibitions, Toronto, Canada 2018
Saint Lawrance juried art market, Toronto, Canada 2018
ArtGala gallery Inc Exhibition, Toronto, Canada 2017
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Awards
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Certificate of Participation, Women in Watercolor, United States
TWS Signature, Toronto watercolor society, Canada
Silver award for the painting 'Cute Innocent Eyes', Toronto watercolor society, Canada
Selected as an artist of the month of Biz & Fashion magazine, Canada
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Education
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Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, Canada
Fine Art, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada
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Memberships
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Society of Canadian Artists (SCA)
National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS)
Women in Watercolor (WIW)
Toronto Watercolor Society (TWS)
Newmarket Group of Artists (NGA)
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Teaching
Art Instructor, Yaymaker, Canada & United States
Art Instructor, GhazalFineArts Studio, Canada
Painting Workshops, Boomerang Art, Canada
Art Instructor, Lucsculpture art school, Toronto, Canada
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