IN COLLABORATION WITH DAR HESSA FOR ARTS |
23 April – 4 June 2024
A solo exhibition by Iraqi artist
Maysaloun Faraj
HOME • SHOOTING STARS & WINGS: A Ten-Year Odyssey (2014–2024) presents a selection of works created over the past decade, highlighting her ongoing exploration of colour, geometry, harmony, and form across painting, drawing, ceramics, and sculpture. Bringing together deeply personal reflections and responses to global events, the exhibition traces Faraj’s evolving artistic journey through themes of home, migration, memory, spirituality, and human resilience. Rooted in an aesthetic shaped by architectural sensibilities, her work bridges cultures and histories, creating a contemplative dialogue between the personal and the universal.
Maysaloun Faraj is a London-based painter, sculptor, and ceramist. Born in California, USA,1955 to Iraqi parents, she moved to Iraq in 1968.Faraj graduated with a BSc in Architecture,from Baghdad University in 1978, and movedto London with her husband, the architect Ali Mousawi, 1982. She soon relocated to Paris with her young family, and returned to live in London 1984, Here, she was able to further her art education. Faraj revisited Paris as a resident of the Cité Internationale der Art in 2015/17/18. Maysaloun Faraj has continued to live and work in London since 1982.
The exhibition showcases carefully, selected artworks made over the past decade, where Faraj has continued to explore order, harmony, colour, and geometric Form, through various mediums, including drawing, painting, ceramics and sculpture. Her work bridges cultures and histories, creating a contemplative dialogue between the personal and the universal.
