| Waleed Arshad |
| Craighead Green Gallery presents "First Launch - A continuing series of one-person exhibitions introducing works by accomplished visual artists." March 8 - March 24, 2012 Opening Reception, Thursday, March 8th 5:00 – 8:00 PM 1011 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207 |
| View a Slide Show of Our First Launch Exhibition |
| Craighead Green Gallery (CGG) is proud to present the third of a new series of exhibitions titled "Launch". This series of exhibitions is the Gallery's effort to bring to the forefront a mid-career artist's work that has not been shown in a gallery setting. Each exhibition will run for approximately 2 weeks and will be displayed in the open office/ sitting area of the gallery. Our aim is to present three to four of these exhibitions a year. Many times we have come across extremely successful bodies of work that for one reason or another, the artist has not been able, or has chosen not to present his/her work to the public. It is our goal to seek out these artists and bring an awareness of their work to the public. Our "First Launch" will feature the abstract paintings of Waleed Arshad. Arshad was born in Bagdad, Iraq. He has been living in Dallas since leaving Iraq in exile almost 5 years ago. Arshad was a very successful and recognized artist in his home country and throughout the Middle East. Displacement has been an unfailing feature of recent Iraqi history. During the last 30 – 40 years, Iraqi civilians fled their homes compelled by war, uprisings and ethnic cleansing and systematic forced resettlement. It is not that Arshad does not want to return to his home it is a fact that many exiled citizens are still being targeted, a result of the continuing instability. When we first met Arshad, his work was a story of what he was feeling and experiencing at that time. Symbols of waiting and wondering, anger and frustration were the predominant subject matter in his paintings. Arshad commented that not knowing about his family, his home, and his country weighed on him endlessly; this was reflected in the early body of work. Since that time, Arshad paintings have change drastically, much the same as his world and his country has. He now has a much more positive attitude about his life here, his family and his country. His paintings are much more colorful, the tension is gone but his soul can still be seen in the work. Abstract, geometric shapes, thick applications of the paint are common in the work. It seems that not only has the sparkle returned the artist’s eyes but also to his paintings. |
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| Waleed Arshad "Waiting Experienced" 30" x 72" oil on canvas | |||
| WFAA Video of Waleed Arshad |
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| First Launch featuring Waleed Arshad runs March 8 – March 24, 2012. Please join the opening reception Thursday, March 8, 2011, 5:00-8:00pm. If you need any further images or information please feel free to call the gallery at: 214.855.0779 or email | |||
| View a Slide Show of Our First Launch Exhibition |
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