Marilene Sawaf

Member since 2024

I was Born in Alexandria, Egypt and lived in Europe (Italy) and the Middle East. After my Arrival in the USA in 1980, my first paintings were inspired by my education in Interior Design and Architecture and my taste for enigmatic, colorful images.

Since 1981, I have been involved with many galleries, countless art exhibits in the New England area and constant research into the creative side of painting.

In 2006 and 2008 I received awards from the Currier Museum of Art for my figurative paintings.

In 2011, I became a member of the Copley Society of Boston. I also had short appearances at the Currier Art Museum and the Whistler Art Museum and gave many Talks and Demos about the process of Art in Libraries and Associations.

Although I started with Landscapes, my personal preferences lead me to a different style, born from the Art imagery I came in contact with.

Influenced by Medieval, Russian, Oriental, Indian and Persian Art, I noticed that I could visualize my secret world with different applications of paint, not following the usual trends of Art, common in the many art galleries I was visiting.

In my latest series of paintings inspired by my life called the IMMIGRANTS, (in 1976 my family run away from Beirut on fire, during the civil war), I let my imagination run wild by describing the flight of people on boats, not knowing what life will reserve them and carrying with them their most precious possessions.

Art takes events and embellishes them giving them a new life and makes the public aware of a Reality they have not lived.

All Images ©Marilene Sawaf