It is our pleasure to announce that Khawam Gallery is now located at 700 S. Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 in West Palm Beach, Florida U.S.A. – 12/29/2021
About Khawam Gallery Khawam gallery is a contemporary art gallery established in 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Led by Director Mirna Asmar and Artist, Curator Tony Khawam. The gallery has embarked on a mission to present emerging and established artists who are inspired by social structure, and culture, with mark making techniques, materials, and process in a variety of media with a storytelling subjects to find expressionist artistic voice.
Make an appointment to visit the Khawam Gallery by calling 561-208-1124 or schedule online appointment.
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Press Release: Miami, FL, November 15, 2021 Crossing Borders Group Exhibit at SCOPE Art Show in Miami, December 1-5, 2021 (Booth F015)
CROSSING BORDERS: Artists from the Middle East and America
MIAMI, Fla. (December 19, 2021) – Khawam Gallery is pleased to announce its forthcoming participation in the SCOPE Art Show. The in-person fair during Art Miami week will take place 30 November to 5 December 2021 in Miami, FL. The gallery presents “Crossing Borders: Artists from the Middle East and America”. A selection of works by Six Middle Eastern, Swiss-American, and Cuban contemporary artists.
The exhibition showcases the works by artists from Cuba, Israel, Syria, and Switzerland share the art about their cultural history intertwined with the American experience, and the impact of their heritage, immigration, and the new American culture on their lives and art making. Although the artworks may differ esthetically, there is much that connects them conceptually. Common threads are recurrent references to their heritage history, shared experiences, indigenous mythologies, and social norms. The featured artists often invoke national art histories, either in tribute or subversion, but also engage with current happenings, and international artistic trends. These artists enter into dialogues with the traditions of the past at the same time that they participate in current global artistic discussions. Their simultaneous engagement with the past, present, and the future speaks to a singular creative present.
The artists explore history, create commentary around current happenings with mark making techniques, materials, and process in a variety of media. The exchange of ideas and acknowledgement of influence of these artists have long comprised the tenets of creative production by creating a new lexicon of post-modern commentary and imagistic anarchy, intentionally borrowing and sharing pictures that were local to their heritage and experience as a way of breaking apart conventional notions of ownership. Whether the implications are laudatory, reverent, academic, or incendiary, the playful, storied history of “originality” in art bears closer examination.
Featured works by Ilan Averbuch, Kelly Fischer, Manhal Issa, Tony Khawam, Nizar Sabour, and Esterio Segura. More information at https://khawamgallery.com/fairs
Free Virtual Events: A selection of cultural program has been scheduled for live events are accessible via Zoom and social media including Artist Talk, Lectures, Music, Poetry, Performance, Film Screening and Culinary Talk.
FREE VIRTUAL EVENTS A full slate of events has been scheduled for “KAC Live.” Events are accessible via Zoom, Facebook Live on events page here. (RSVP on EventBrite for Zoom events)
SCOPE Miami Beach, 801 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Open on Tuesday Nov. 30th, 2021 for its Platinum First View and VIP + Press Previews. Open to the public on Dec. 1-5, 2021 from 11am – 8pm and on Artsy Viewing Room Nov 25 – Dec 12, 2021.
Crossing Borders: Artists from the Middle East and Latin America curated by Tony Khawam, winner of the “Individual Artist Award, Specific Cultural Project” Florida Division of Arts & Culture, and partially sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, and Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs. This exhibition will continue on Artsy through September, 2021.
Online Viewing Room on Artsy from Nov 25 to Dec 12, 2021
Press Release: Miami, FL, August 1, 2021 Kendall Art Center in collaboration with Khawam Gallery Presents
CROSSING BORDERS: Artists from the Middle East and Latin America August 6 – Sept 3, 2021– Kendall Art Center, Rodriguez Collection,12063 SW 131st Ave. Miami, FL
A selection made by art curator Tony Khawam. The exhibition showcases the work of Immigrant artists from Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Syria, and Venezuela share their art and personal stories about their cultural heritage intertwined with their American experience, and the impact of immigration and the new American culture on their lives and art making.
Featured artworks by Ilan Averbuch, José Bedia, Linda Behar, Edouard Duval-Carrié, Ivonne Ferrer, Tony Khawam, Zahra Nazari, and Nizar Sabour. (https://www.kendallartcenter.org/crossingborders)
FREE VIRTUAL EVENTS A full slate of events has been scheduled for “KAC Live.” Events are accessible via Zoom, Facebook Live on events page here. (RSVP on EventBrite for Zoom events)
Crossing Borders: Artists from the Middle East and Latin America curated by Tony Khawam, winner of the “Individual Artist Award, Specific Cultural Project” Florida Division of Arts & Culture, and partially sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, and Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs. This exhibition will continue on Artsy through September, 2021.
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Kendall Art Center (KAC) aims to educate and create an ongoing dialogue with the public in the concepts of contemporary art and its role in society. By exhibiting the work of emerging, established, international and local artists, K.A.C fosters education that stimulates critical thinking and art appreciation. Activities focus on works of art in the collection and special exhibitions. Through discussion, research, art making, and writing activities, we hope to encourage close looking, foster conversation between students, community and artists.
Khawam Gallery is a contemporary art gallery established in 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Led by Director Mirna Asmar and Artist/Curator Tony Khawam. We have embarked on a mission to include artists who examine the socio-cultural issues intertwined with the American culture by emerging and established artists with a focus on new expressionism and neo-realism in a variety of media. The artist’s heritage background, story with the materials and process of art making are keys in the selection for exhibitions.
The Rodriguez Collection is privately financed by Leo Rodriguez and his family and is one of Miami’s largest, privately owned Cuban contemporary art collections. The collection reflects significant artistic developments in contemporary art by established artists from Cuba, U.S. and abroad.
Art exhibition in-person tours and online virtual Zoom and Facebook Live MidEastern cultural lectures, performances, music, and Syrian culinary talks: Sept 1 to Oct 28, 20
MIAMI, Fla. (Sept 3, 2020) —Throughout the history of human conflict, entire cultures have often been all but obliterated simply through the weaponized destruction of artwork. But in war-torn Syria beset for years by suffering, death and chaos, the resilience of its artists perseveres in conveying the nation’s urgent story worldwide.
Love In Heaven as it is on Earth – silkscreen, oil, acrylic, ash on canvas, 80 × 56 in, 2020
ArtServe, South Florida’s award-winning arts services organization that is advancing the arts for social good, will help Syrian artists deliver their message in a full-scale exhibition entitled “Emerging Art From War-Torn Syria: War & Hope” that will run both virtually and in-person from Tuesday, September 1 through Wednesday, September 30. The show coincides with ArtServe’s limited re-opening on September 1.
Curated by Syrian American artist Tony Khawam of Khawam Galleries of Miami and New York, together with ArtServe Curator Sophie Bonet, “War & Hope” showcases works by Syrian American and Syrian artists who began a new phase of their artistic careers in response to the Syrian War. Their paintings weave contemporary images of the physical and virtual worlds together with emotions wrought by the war and memories from their cultural heritage.
“War & Hope” represents two generations of artists who have enjoyed long careers in contemporary visual art both within Syria and abroad. Some traveled to Europe and America, where they earned advanced degrees, and others returned to Syria, where they are still living and working. American and German expressionism thus influences much of the work on display.
“Their paintings are a grand testimony of human suffering and survival whether spiritual or physical, especially in times of war,” Khawam explained, adding that several of the artists who have returned to live in Syria serve as professors of art at Damascus University have influenced many of the new artists in the “War & Hope” exhibition.
Free Virtual Events
A full slate of free “War & Hope” virtual events has been scheduled for “ArtServe Live.” All events are accessible via Facebook Live or Zoom on the ArtServe Facebook events page here:
Thurs., Sept. 33 to 4 p.m. | ArtChat & Lecture About Syrian American History by Artist and Curator Tony Khawam An introduction to the “War & Hope” and a lecture on Syrian-Lebanese American history and Syrian arts and culture contributions to the United States.
Tues., Sept. 8 | 6 to 7 p.m. | Film Screening of “The Arab Americans” by Film Director Abe Kasbo Screening of the documentary film entitled “The Arab American Experience,” followed by a Q&A session with the film’s director, Abe Kasbo.
Wed., Sept. 9 | 6 to 7 p.m. | Middle Eastern Melodies: Music & Poetry by singer/Poet Jorge Kouz and Organist Tony Tahan Special performance and demonstration of classical Aleppian and Andalusian music.
Wed., Sept. 16 | 6 to 7 p.m. | Syrian Food Talk and Q&A with TED Talk & Food Blogger Tony Tahhan Presentation: What Syrian cuisine can teach us about Humanity.
ArtServe 30th Anniversary 2020 Season Preview of exhibitions Saturday 10/12, 6-9pm. “Emerging Art From War-Torn Syria: War & Hope” curated by Tony Khawam in collaboration with ArtServe Fort Lauderdale / Miami. Participating Syrian artists are: Nizar Sabour, Bassem Dahdouh, Asma Fayoumi, Adnan Hamidah, Omran Younis, Reem Tarraf, Tony Khawam, Manhal Issa, Elias Ayoob, rami Sabour, Nimat Badawi, Bachir Badawi. The exhibition on view at ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale from 10/12 to 11/30, 2019.
Contemporary Syrian Art exhibition at Fort Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center – Dates: Wed, Oct 9, 2019 – Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Location: 1950 Eisenhower Blvd Parking, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
FITCE 2019 attracted over 1,500 attendees including: international businesses, local businesses, multi-cultural global trade representatives from over 52 countries, federal, state and local trade agencies, and government leaders from around the world. Free tickets at the convention center. See schedule: FITCE 2019
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