Nermen Khalil

Nermen Khalil is a contemporary artist whose work merges texture, kinetic art, and morphing color to create a new form of expression she calls Morphokinetics. Through this innovative approach, she transforms static canvases into immersive, living experiences—where sculptural surfaces shimmer, shift, and breathe with movement. As viewers walk beside her work, colors evolve with light and perspective, creating an intimate dialogue between artwork and observer.

Drawing inspiration from her ancient Egyptian heritage and the lineage of material abstraction and kinetic color theory, Khalil’s practice bridges past and present. Her layered surfaces—built with Liquitex modeling paste, cement, mesh wire, fine sand, resin, papier-mâché, and acrylic adhesives—recall eroded stone, woven fabrics, and organic topographies, all while reflecting modern innovation and sensibility.

Her Spectra Series exemplifies this vision: a body of work that invites curiosity and introspection through the transformative interplay of texture and light. By fusing the tactile with the optical, Khalil’s Morphokinetics transcends traditional painting, turning perception itself into a medium.

Exhibited in galleries and international art fairs, her creations have been...

A self-taught artist, Nermen enhanced her skills through various art classes in Egypt and by studying at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo. Inspired by her father, an artist who engraved Arabesque designs on wood, she integrates these techniques into her art.

2022

Affair of the Art, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair NJ

Fall Fine Art Exhibition, Medford Arts Center, Medford, NJ

What Scares You? Exhibition, Pocono Arts Council, Stroudsburg, PA

Music Motif Exhibition, Pocono Arts Council, Stroudsburg, PA

Fall for the Arts Festival, Chestnut Hill, PA

Collingswood Art Show, Collingswood, NJ

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2023

Bohemian, Van Der Plas Art Gallery, NYC, NY.

Fall for the Arts Festival, Chestnut Hill, PA.

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2024

Rosa Squared Art Shows

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn October 17-20.

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2025

Superfine Art NY, April 24-27, 2025.

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, May 8-11, 2025.

Hamptons Fine Art Fair, July 10-13, 2025.

Affordable Art Fair NYC, September 18-21, 2025.

Affordable Art Fair Boston, October 23-26, 2025.

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn November 6-9, 2025.