Nahil Alsheikh

Nahil is an expressionist figurative artist, a Jordanian woman and mother with Palestinian roots, based in Toronto. She participates in different group shows and exhibitions at 2024 such as Lisle Grove gallery, 1313 Gallery, propeller Gallery, Northern contemporary Gallery.
Nahil believes that Art serves as a medium for conveying messages and ideas that have the potential to alter beliefs and encapsulate complex narratives, she aims to express emotional experiences using different mediums in painting such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, her goal is to reflect the hard challenges and deep emotions, and effectively communicate and explores the essence of peoples stories. Her artwork is an invitation to break the boundaries between cultures , The diversity in meduims and textures allow her to portray scenes and emotions, her artwork inspired by her heritage, traditions and family.
Nahil aspire to raise awareness, foster empathy, and contribute to a deeper understanding of what all cultures have in common and how much all humans around the world have similarities more than differences.

Education
Associate of Arts: Fine Art
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology - Scarborough, ON
Associate of Applied Science: Medical Physics, 06/2002
The University of Jordan - Amman, Jordan
Bachelor of Science: Physics Science, 01/2001
The University of Jordan - Amman, Jordan
High School Diploma: 06/1996
Aldor AlManthor Schools - Amman, Jordan

Headwaters Art Fall Festival, Alton Mill Art Center, Toronto, 2024
Facing Forward 2024, Marian Van Silfhout Gallery, September 2024.
Salon 18, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, Group Exhibition,August 2024.
Fur, Fin, and Feathers, Animal show, Lesile Grove Gallery,Toronto, Group Exhibition, August 2024.
The Night Hours, 1313 Gallery, Toronto, Group Exhibition, July 2024.
The Summer Emerging Artists Show, 1313 Gallery, Toronto, Group Exhibition, July 2024.
All The Small Things Show, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Group Exhibition, June 2024
Flight Pattern, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, Group Exhibition, April 2024.
Decomposition, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, Group Exhibition, April 2022.