Project Description
Rabee Kiwan
I am originally from just outside Beirut, Lebanon. I immigrated to the US in 2002 to complete my medical training and have been living in Portland since 2009.
Practicing medicine can be rewarding, yet very stressful. Creating art allows me to escape into a beautiful world of colors and shapes. My art is known for its unpredictability. I like to explore feelings that can arise from any subject, such as a landscape, a still life, or a portrait. I try to find inspiration in
everyday life. At times, I try to make social or political statements in my painting. Other times, I just let the process take over and follow where it goes.
Available Work
Past Work
C.V.
EXHIBITIONS
Below are my most recent exhibitions. I have also been in several juried shows and other group
exhibitions over the past few years including Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Harlow gallery,
Kennebunk River club, UMVA gallery, and other galleries around Maine
AUGUST 2021: WORDS, UMVA gallery, Portland
APRIL 2019: PORTLAND CITY RE-IMAGINED, UMVA gallery, Portland
October 2018: Home: reflections on place, group exhibition at Portland public library
October 2018: FACE TO FACE, COMMUNITY STREET ARTS, WATERVILLE
March 2018: Reflections of Maine Immigrant Artists, group exhibition at UMVA gallery, Portland
AFFILIATION
2019-present Casco Bay Artisans Gallery, Portland, ME
2018-present Union of Maine Visual Artists, Portland Chapter
2017-2021 Greater Portland Immigrant Center, Portland, ME
2015-2017 Richard Boyd Art Gallery, Peaks Island, ME
2006-2009 Eastport Art Gallery, Eastport, ME