Building An Empowering Artist Career
On this episode we interview artist and fine art studio owner Alia El-Bermani. We talk about the importance of community support with your creative discipline, advice for artists whose loved ones aren’t supportive of your creative choices, how your geography can influence the subject matter of your work and lessons to keep in mind as an art educator.
Alia El-Bermani
Alia Fine Art Studios | Raleigh, NC
Headshot photo credit to photographer Samantha Everette.
Artist Bio:
Internationally recognized American figurative painter Alia El-Bermani received her training from Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach CA, where she also taught for several years upon graduating with a BFA in 2000. El-Bermani’s drawings and paintings have been featured in numerous solo exhibitions, as well as museum exhibitions across the country. In 2015 her painting Paper Wishes was acquired by the Museu Europeu d'Art Modern (MEAM), in Barcelona, Spain for their permanent collection.
As a seasoned instructor who has taught at both the college and workshop level, El-Bermani opened her own teaching studio, Alia Fine Art Studios in Raleigh, NC in January 2017. There she currently teaches ongoing classes as well as hosts award winning visiting artist workshops. She has been honored as a guest lecturer at several universities including East Carolina University, Meredith College, Laguna College of Art and Design and Texas A&M University as well as for the 2016 Symposium for Women in the Arts. Several articles and interviews have been featured in periodicals such as American Art Collector, Art Week, The Independent, the Savvy Painter Podcast and American Arts Quarterly.
Stay Connected With Alia:
Website: www.alia@alia-fineart.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliapainter/
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