Lava Ghayas

LAVA GHAYAS
Visiting this planet since 26th November 1964, he started his journey in Syria, worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, interior designer, and set designer for theatre and film after his time at the Damascus Art Academy. In 1998, he moved to Qatar as an illustrator to create digital drawings for a well-known television station. In 2014, he decided to move to Toronto, Canada, where he now lives and works fully dedicated to his artistic career.
 
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Years ago, while I was teaching a children's art class I inspired by a student who tried to depict the smell of fried potatoes in her picture. Since then, I have tried to portray what remains hidden from the human eye. The human being only completes my works when he/she looks at them and thus becomes a part of the artwork.

2020 Riverdale Online ArtWalk Show and Sale, Toronto, Canada.
2019-2020 Engage Art Contest (North America), Finalist.
2019 Outdoor Fair "Artwalk in the Square", Toronto, Canada.
2019 ARTUSIASM Art Gallery, Toronto Canada.
2019 DOUBLE DOOR GALLERY, Barrie, Canada.
2019 "FRIENDSHIP" International Art Exhibition, India.
2019 ARTBOX.PROJECT Zürich 1.0! - 2019 at the Swiss Art EXPO.
2018 VIII Tashkent Biennale of Contemporary Art, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
2017 AREEJ Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2017 ARTS ETOBICOKE Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2017 Outstanding Acrylic Award, Bold-brush Online Painting Competition, January 2017.
1990-1997 Participated in the annual Syrian Fine Art Exhibitions, Damascus, Syria.