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Mariam Qureshi - Artist and Art Curator  

Mariam Qureshi is self-taught visual artist from Canada, who specializes in contemporary abstract expressionism. 

Her breathtaking works have been exhibited at the Musée du Louvre (Salon D'art International, Paris 2017) as well as in many other exhibits and galleries around the world from Canada's own Montreal, Edmonton, and Ottawa to Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

In 2017 she was awarded as the Ambassador of the Arts by the City of Edmonton, Alberta. As of 2018 Mariam Qureshi has been listed as a "collected artist" under the Modern Museum of Art in Austria.  ( M.A.M.A.G.).

When she isn't producing more stunning works, she curates her Lotus Gallery (her Studio/Gallery) in Edmonton, which operates as a contemporary art gallery for local arts! There have been over 200 artists in Edmonton who have exhibited their works at her gallery since 2016. 

In the spring of 2018, Mariam was nominated as the Edmonton Art Muse and in June 2018, she was awarded the EdmontonMuseAward2018 for contemporary visual arts. Presently, she writes in the online magazine of the Edmonton Muse about art and presents the city with interviews with local artists.

2018 She was selected to open-up a gallery page on Artsy.net and present her art work and the work by other artists on a much more targeted site, which allows serious collectors to connect with her.

Mariam Qureshi paints mostly with palette knife and her preferred medium is oil paint on canvas. Her paintings are usually full of bold spontaneous strokes, heavy textures in rich colors. She loves to create large pieces but also some smaller ones. Some of her more delicate pieces are made in wood burn or watercolour and ink. She only offers limited pieces as prints through Fine Art America. She loves to do art fairs and exhibit on the Saatchi website as well because they offer amazing options for other collectors to meet the artists via art fairs.

 

If you are interested in her work, keep an eye on her instagram feeds for upcoming events and new art works.   

Currently, her unique art work is available on sale at unbeatable prices for original contemporary fine art at the Modern Museum of Art in Austria, Lotus Art Gallery in Edmonton, French Artist's Galerie Cava in Edmonton.

She has managed to create an artist career for herself with many galleries with least restrictions about exclusivity, she cares strongly that art should be experienced by many and not become exclusive to just one gallery. This is very unique and very Avant-guard of her.  She has a strong love for languages and also exhibits in some French and Spanish regions of the world. She has a strong drive to keep creating and inspiring.

 

Hope you will enjoy and support her passionate drive to keep painting and keep inspiring her to stay creative. Look out for her art workshops at the Muttart Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Alberta.

Thanks for taking the time to read this brief artist biography.


      "I’m just a dreamer caught in the moment, I rather not indulge in the past or future plans just hoping to share results." - Mariam Qureshi 2018

Education 

2005

Honors Bachelors of Arts: Public administration in comparative development. Carleton University, Ottawa Canada

2008

Certificate of Conflict Resolution : Development Project Management and Poverty.  University of Ottawa, Ontario Canada  

Awards 

2017

Ambassador of the Arts Award, Edmonton AB Canada

2018

The Edmonton Muse Award - Visual Arts, Edmonton AB Canada

2017

Selected to Exhibit at the Musee de Louvre, Paris October 2017. (I consider that a huge honor.

Exhibitions 

Solo

2016

The Opening - Lotus Art Gallery - Edmonton AB Canada

2018

Standing Exhibit at the Galerie CAVA, Edmonton AB Canada

Group

2017-2018

Group Exhibits Every Month - Lotus Art Gallery - Edmonton AB Canada

2017

Contemporary Artists 2018 - Musee de Louvres, Paris

2018

Art is Life - Life is Art - Paks Gallery - Vienna, Austria ; MAMAG Switzerland & Germany.  The same exhibit was represented at the ART BASEL 2018 EU

2018

Contemporary painters 2018 - MAMAG (Modern Museum of Art Austria)

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