 Sally Khoury
I- Biography
and Statement:
B.A Lebanese American University, Fine Arts: Painting
June 2005 with honors GPA 3.45
Gallery Exhibitions
- Art Lounge, 2006 Imagining Ourselves “Shoo tabkha ya mara?”(Joint exhibition)
- Art Lounge, 2005 Glamour Girls Premiere solo gallery exhibition
- Paul Guiragossian Museum, 2004 Jabal exhibition
- Art Academy for Artists and Painters, 2004 Beirut
2006 Exhibitions
MILK - Jemaizeh
Gauche Caviar - Jemaizeh
Lina’s Café - Down Town Beirut
ESQUA - Riad El Solh (Joint exhibition)
Tapas - Jemaizeh
Zinc - Achrafieh (March)
Blush- Monot
Basement - Jemaizeh
“KHAM” - Rawdah High School: Autumn Art Exhibit
2005 Exhibitions
Zinc - Achrafieh (December-January)
Tribecca - Monot café
Lina’s Café - Down town
Zinc - Achrafieh pub
Article Reviews of Exhibitions
- “Les ‘Glamour Girls’ de Sally K. a Art Lounge.” September 2005 L’orient Le Jour, Art
et Culture. [see page 5]
- Chatila, Yasmine. “When I Grow Up I want to Be…” April 2006 travel-to-lebanon.com/weblog [see page 3]
- Art Review, December 2005. Stylist Magazine, Lebanon [see page 4]
- Cover Photo, December 2006. Agenda Culturel, Lebanon
Televised Broadcast
- 2005 Interview with Sally K. Sara Khoury. English News, Future Television Broadcast
- 2005 Interview with Sally K. Al- Jazeera Broadcast News
- 2005 Darine Hadchiti Music video clip
Artist Statement
Throughout my artistic development, I have explored many phases in my artwork: abstract, realistic, expressionistic, and pop art. Since I have enjoyed working in all these different styles, my newest work collectively incorporates the styles to achieve an eclectic vision of beauty.
My subjects are the various faces and personalities of the female psyche. My work attempts to explore the independent, beautiful, confident, and self-satisfying woman; the kind of woman we all strive to be.
Most of the female physical characteristics I draw are overstated-drawn on large canvases - as a reflection of the modern definition of beauty placed on women. Inspiration for such works is derived from the world of beauty, fashion magazines and the glamorous lifestyle.
Lebanon is a very trendy cosmopolitan country whose women strive to be seen at their best. I love exploring that aspect of women and their fight for independence and freedom through the application of the material world.
My main goal as an artist is to continue creating something innovative and novel that will undoubtedly attract the viewer’s attention.
Sally K
II- Articles
When I grow up I want to be… (Posted by ‘The Flavor of Beirut’ under Arts by Yasmine Chatila Monday 10, April 2006)
Who? Sally Khoury, painter
Where? Blush. Achrafieh, Monnot Street
When? Currently
When I grow up I want to be an actress.” As a child Sally Khoury dreamt of seeing her face projected on the big screen. Today the 24 year old Lebanese erects the faces of her characters across the canvas of her paintings.
Graduating from the Lebanese American University with a degree in Fine Arts less than two years ago, Sally has already exhibited her work in various spaces in Lebanon. Her large canvases of women’s portraits have graced walls from cafés to museums. Currently exhibiting a slide show of her work in Blush, Sally feels that her entry into the “pop-culture” art arena was smooth and fast; an expreience that most young artists today cannot share.
The all female cast of characters emerging from Sally’s workshop are diverse in style, her older work marked with a hint of manga flavor and newer pieces hitting the viewer with an explosion of colors. Nevertheless, all her women have a characteristic in common. They exude confidence; they are bold, beautiful and sensual. “I paint what I know; since I am a woman I paint women.”
Having grown up in the Arab world and seeing the differential treatment of men and women, Sally wants her paintings to reflect an empowerment of women. “The femailes have the power, it is in their hands.” She says with a delighted expression in her eyes.
Albeit her emerging career in Lebanon; this young artist plans on earning a Masters Degree abroad. She believes in the exploration and evolution of her art. Although she has found a style that works for her now, it can always change. Sally’s advice for painters: “Keep painting!”
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Is painting just random colors on canvas? Is it passion, love, talent…?
Well it is all that and more. It’s an attitude, it’s a free zone for expression, and to Sally it’s a way for marking her vision and bringing it to life. Bold scenes from the new generation and its glamorous societies lure your eyes and infatuate you by the ingenious blend of realistic and abstract images. Her concepts carry feminist declarations where women puffed up with vanity stand tall in their nakedness. You can actually see them eyeing you as if making a stand against conventional persona of naked women in portraits, where they are usually week, humble and ashamed of their nakedness. With her artistic approach, Sally liberates women into a world of beauty, sexiness, pride, power and independence. This ambitious artist focuses on the concept of each artwork but at the same time brings out the colors and textures that would perfectly fit and liven up its ambiance. No wonder they were exhibited in several renowned locations like Zinc, Lina’s café, Tribecca and Art Lounge. From glamour girls to vodka girls, Sally’s work is based on developing glamour through vivid affects and impressive portraits of women with a dash of exaggeration and sophistication.
Corner from the workshop of the artist - Located in Antelias, Beirut
►► Some
of the artist's artwork
►► Meet the artist in Art Direct Sale!
Contact: sallyk@sallykpaintings.com
Online Portfolio: sallykpaintings.com
Phone: +961 3 756 097 -
P.O. Box: 80-732 Antelias, Lebanon
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