Shereen Tabet

Shereen Tabet (b.1985) is a Scottish Lebanese abstract expressionist artist from Glasgow, now based in Clapton, London. Mostly self taught, her practice explores an obsession with colour, light, texture and layering, through mixed media painting. Acrylic, oil, caulker, pencils and pastels are applied using various adapted household tools and brushes. Her work incorporates subtle use of pattern and softer pastel tones, juxtaposed with fragments of bold mark making and heavy lines. With recurring themes of heritage, motherlands, femininity and relationships, Shereen has an interest in how our memory interprets past experiences, people and places, often including locations she feels deeply connected to through family ties and love, including Glasgow, Beirut, Mayo, London. Her paintings reflect the nature of our memories: vague, fleeting, at times interspersed with moments of clarity and lucidity, displaying sometimes joyful recollections, other times evoking a sense of nostalgia and melancholy.

'Movement, dance and music creation have always been a big part of my life and I feel this energy and creative fluidity is reflected in my painting process. I work with mixed media, from acrylic to pastel, caulker and clay and like to apply ...

MSc Speech and Language Therapy, University of Essex, Colchester, England (2011-2013)

Sculpture and Environmental Art, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland (Unconditional offer 2008- did not attend)

NQ 3D Design Portfolio Preparation Course, Glasgow Clyde College, Glasgow (2008- 2009)

BSc Geography, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Scotland (2004- 2008)

Volunteer Art group assistant, Headway Glasgow , Scotland (Jan 2009- Oct 2009)

Structured Ceramics course, The City Literary Institute, London (2010)

Jewellery and Silversmithing, Kensington and Chelsea College, London (2010)

‘‘It’ll Be Alright’ group exhibition, The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow (17th Feb- 12 March 2023)

‘Dreaming of Sunshine’, Solo Exhibition at Low Volume, London N15 (10-20th February 2023)

Private collector, ‘Pink Sharks Sale Through the Dark’, Glasgow, Scotland (December 2022)

Private collector, ‘Anything is Possible- Wee Nudies Floating in Air’, West London (November 2022)

Private collector, ‘This Year to Save Me from Tears’, Hackney, London (October 2022)

The Mindful Editions, The Mindful Editions Charity Art Fair, MKII Studios, London (October 2022)

Interior Design Commission: ‘Omega Works’, Rachel Battais Interiors for Omega Works show room in Hackney Wick, London (September 2022)

Commission: ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’, Private collector, Glasgow, Scotland (September, 2022)

Private collector, ‘Knickerbocker Glory At Largs Beach- Nardinis Scotland’ , Glasgow (10th August 2022)

Private collector, ‘The View From the Other Side- Hebridean Islands’, London, (31st July 2022)

‘The Summer Exhibition’ group exhibition, Drifter Galleries, London (30-31st July 2022)

Parallax Art Fair 31st Edition, Kensington Town Hall, London (July 2022)

The Mindful Editions, published works in The Mindful Editions 2nd Edition, available in...