Salima Raoui

Born in Morocco, Salima Raoui's paintings synthesize Arabic calligraphic expression with the brilliant colors and textures of her North African Berber and Andaluci roots. The resulting visually rich abstractions express her deepest inner intuitive voice and her surrender to the sounds, colors and emotions of the moment. With no barriers, Raoui's work gives everyone permission to touch their souls.

Lately her work has evolved into cellular exploration due to her experience in 2011, within the amazone jungle with Shipibo Native Indian shamans. She is now inspired by the vision she had, going back to the source of all: the Cell,the fascinating world of the DNA

Salima Raoui studied Interior Design and Art History in Brussels, Belgium and Fashion Business at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. She is also a holistic art therapist, a hypno-therapist and has officially created her own healing art approach in 2010, Art Being Becoming (Eveil par la Créativité Consciente).
Raoui's paintings have been shown in many group and solo shows all over New York and Morocco and are part of several international corporate collections.

Reviews of her work have been published in the New York Times, Sotheby's Domain Magazine and have b...

Baccalauréat Lettres et Philosophie, Lycée Lyautey 1980
Institut Saint Luc, Art and Interior Design, Anthropology and Psychology, Bruxelles 1980-82
Fashion Institute of Technology, Fashion Business and Marketing, New York, 1989
Art and Creativity at Roseline Koener Studio, NY 2000-2008
PRH (Personnality et Human Relation)2000 to 2008
Milton Erickson Hypnose (2012)
Mysticism - 2001 to today

Solo Exhibit

Bryant Park Showroom, New York, 1999
Carrefour des Arts, Casablanca, 2000
Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY, 2001
Pragma Millenium Studio, Casablanca, 2003
CDG Fondation, Rabat, 2004
Festival de la Francophonie, New York, 2005
Sunnyside, Casablanca, 2006
Institut Français de Fès,2007
Carrefour des Arts, 2007
Treasure Room Gallery, Interchurch Center, New York,2009

Group Exhibit

Warde Nasse Gallery, Soho New York, 2000
Red Barn Atelier Southampton, New York, 2000
Thread Building, Tribeca, New York, 2000
Ceres Art Gallery, NY, NY 2000
Alex Echo Gallery, East Hampton, NY 2001
Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY Oct 2002
Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, Nov 2002
Aramona Studio Gallery, NY, NY 2003
Amelie Wallace Gallery, Old Westbury University, NY, 2003
Ann Fisher Gallery, Washington DC, 2003
National Association of Women Artists, NY, NY 2003
Galerie Artisania, Rabat, Maroc, 2004
Le Salon des Artistes, Casablanca, Maroc, 2004
Compagnie Des Ventes d’Objet d’Art, Casablanca 2004
Daisy D Gallery, Casablanca 2004
Roseline Koener Atelier, Westhampton, NY, 2005
Boltax Gallery, Shelter Island, NY, 2005
Fan Dok Gallery, Rabat , 2006
Villa des Arts Fondation ONA Rabat 2006
Ashawagh Hall, East Ha...