RECENT NEWS:
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Floravita
The Grid Project
at Birdland, Raleigh, NC
Nov 2 - Dec 8, 2024
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Cabinet of Curiosities
featured article by Colony Little
Walter Magazine
August 2024 Issue
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Botanica
Galerie Lucida
June 21 - July 27, 2024
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Artist Talk Wed 3/27 5:30p A&D Room 316
Student Workshop Tue 3/26 & Thurs 3/28
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2024 Artist Support Grant
United Arts Council
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PRESENCE: NC FIGURATIVE ARTISTS
GreenHill Center for NC Art
July 23 -November 5, 2022
OPENING RECEPTION: August 5th 6-8pm
ARTIST TALK: ALIA EL-BERMANI + CLARENCE HEYWARD
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12th 6 – 7pm
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NCMA in Dialogue: Seeking Self
Moderated by Alia El-Bermani with artists Leila Abdelrazaq, Precious Lovell, and Sylvia Maier
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:00 pm FREE
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Process:
Robert Lange Studios
Charleston, SC
Oct 3 - 29, 2020
Opening all day Oct 3
Catalog available
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Common Threads:
Two Person Exhibition
Mahler Fine Art, Raleigh
March 6 - April 4, 2020
Opening March 6th 6-9p
Artist Talk April 2nd 6p
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Drawing Discourse
UNC Asheville c/o
Warren Wilson College
Holden Gallery
Jan 17 - Feb 21, 2020
Opening Reception:
Jan 17th 6-8pm
with Lecture 5-6p in Kittredge Theater
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Hear Me is a Featured Work in
2019 Figurative Drawing & Painting Exhibition
Lore Degenstein Gallery
Susquehanna University
Oct. 26 – Dec 9, 2019
Opening reception Oct. 26, 7–9 p.m.
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2018 Certificate of Excellence Award
Annual International Portrait Competition
Portrait Society of America
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Prominently featured in the March 2018 American Art Collector article titled Through Her Eyes written by John O'Hern.
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Interview by Allison Malafronte for Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Center
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Interview on the Savvy Painter Podcast
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In the fall of 2015 my painting Paper Wishes
was acquired by the
Museu Europeu d'Art Modern (MEAM) in Barcelona, Spain!
TEACHING NEWS:
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Open Figure Sessions
Tuesdays 7 -10pm
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Unless otherwise noted, classes are held at
Alia Fine Art Studios
1401 S. Bloodworth St. Raleigh, NC
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SIGN UP for advanced notice of upcoming classes.
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Realism Live:
A Global Virtual Conference
Oct 21 -24, 2020
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Still LIfe Painting in Gouache
Feb 7 -9, 2020
Atelier Dojo in Austin, TX
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