Diaa Bekheet

Diaa Bekheet is an artist and award-winning journalist. His interest in art began in the early days of his childhood in the 1960s, when he learned about his famous artist uncle, Ibrahim Shahda, who lived and died in France, leaving a legacy of figurative and abstract art.

Diaa paints extensively when not working as an author, writer, editor and photo journalist. He has been drawing and painting for years.

His strong desire to express art on canvas made him turn pen to a paintbrush and translate skills learned as a writer-photojournalist into visual art.

Diaa’s paintings – which have strong texture with a softness, rhythm, and energy – are both abstract expressionistic and sometimes minimal. He paints with oil, acrylic, house paint and other mixed media.

Diaa Bekheet is currently a news editor with VOA (). He joined VOA in Feb. 1989 as an International Broadcaster, hosting a variety of popular news and entertainment shows such as Newshour, Radio Ride Across America, Business Week, and Jazz Club USA. He has interviewed a number of Jazz celebrities, including the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, Ramsey Lewis, Wayne Shorter, George Benson, Dianne Reeves and others.

He also worked for a host of media outlets, including ETV News, De...

Diaa’s college educational background is in science, technology, and journalism. But he has been involved in arts and entertainment since he was in elementary school.

Two-month solo exhibition of my paintings at Patrick Henry library in Vienna, Virginia. Show starts from Oct. 22 til Christmas.

Group exhibition at VAS, Vienna Arts Center in Virginia, USA - Nov. 2018 - Jan-2019

Group exhibition at Vienna Arts Gallery in Virginia, USA - Dec. 2018 - Jan. 2019

Group exhibition at Vienna Community Center in Virginia, USA - Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2109

Group exhibition at VAS Art Gallery in Vienna, Virginia, USA - Jan. 2019-March 31, 2019

Group exhibition at Vienna Community Center in Virginia, USA - Feb. 2019 - May. 2019

Group exhibition at VAS Art Center in Virginia, USA - March 2019-June. 2019.

VAS Art Gallery group show, Feb. 2019-May. 2019.

VAS Art Center: Feb. 2019 - May 2019.

L’image Art show May 2019 - July 2019.

VAS Art Gallery group show: June 2019 - Aug. 2019.

Vienna Com Center Art Show: May 2019 - Aug. 2019.

VAS Art Gallery group Exhibition in Fairfax: Sept. 2019 - Nov. 2019

-POP-UP Holiday Art Market in Fairfax, Virginia: November 22 – December 22, 2019.

- VAS Art Gallery group Exhibition: Dec. 1, 2019 - Feb. 28. 2020.

-Virtual Art Gallery by H. Trinity, Nov. 2020 - Open
- Fairfax Public Library Gallery online: Nov. 2020 - Open

- VAS Art Gallery 2-month-long Featured Artist Exhib...