Exhibitions & Shows
Contemporary art pieces by Nafia Syeed exhibited in juried and group shows mostly in Northern Virginia
October 2024 Open Exhibit
October 9, 2024
My photograph, "Joyful Dip," has been selected by juror Nicholas Serratore for the Art League's October Exhibition.
August 2024 Open Exhibit
August 7, 2024
My photograph "Reflection" has been selected by juror Andy Yoder for the August Open Exhibition 2024 at The Art League.
July 2024 Open Exhibit
July 10, 2024
My photograph, "Rainy Day Song," has been chosen by Elizabeth Mead for the July 2024 Open Exhibit at The Art League.
Dimensions Sculpture Exhibit
June 5, 2024
My art piece, "Every 15 Minutes" has been selected for the Dimensions Sculpture Exhibition at The Art League by the juror David Bacharach.
National Legal Aid & Defender Association Art Auction
June 4, 2024
My alcohol ink painting "Pink Flame" at NLADA Exemplar Award Gala and Art Auction 2024.
Waddell Art Gallery Exhibition
February 19, 2024
So glad that the jury Melanie Kehoss selected my artwork "Every 15 Minutes" for the Waddell Gallery art exhibition.
October 2023 Open Exhibit
October 11, 2023
My alcohol ink painting "Fire Starter" got selected by the Juror Robert Tillman for the October Open Exhibit at The Art League.
Gallery 75
September 9, 2023
Acrylic and gold foil on wood panel "Flying High" by me is now on display at the Gallery 75, Alexandria.
52nd Annual Labor Day Art Show
September 1, 2023
My sculpture painting 'New Norm 1" was selected by the Juror Tom Doyle for the Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo Park's Spanish Ballroom.
People and the Planet Exhibition
August 2, 2023
The esteem panel of jurors: Karine Aigner, Alan C. Braddock, Tarah Hogue, Robert Yi selected my painting (alcohol ink) "Fire Starter" for the 'People and the Planet' exhibition at Touch Stone Gallery.
Gallery 75
July 9, 2023
Received invitation to exhibit my paintings at Gallery 75, one of the most visited galleries in the region. Right now my collage mixed media series "Happy Pill" is being displayed at the gallery.
NLADA - Social Justice Art Auction 2023
June 8, 2023
"Scream in Dream", one of my ink paintings were at the Social Justice Art Auction Gala by NLADA (National Legal Aid & Defender Association).
Dimensions 2023 Sculpture Exhibit
June 7, 2023
Whitney Museum of American Art artist Jim Perry (the juror of the show) selected and awarded my sculpture painting "New Norm 1" with Honorable Mention for Dimensions 2023 Sculpture Exhibit at The Art League.
Falls Church Arts Show
May 27, 2023
Honored that my mixed media painting "A Tribute" received 'People's Choice Award' exhibited at the Falls Church Arts Show from May 27, 2023.
The Falls Church Education Foundation "Little City, Big Joy" Gala & Auction
May 19, 2023
My "Save the Bees" painting (acrylic on acrylic sheet) were at FCCPS Annual Gala & Auction.
Capitol Hill Art League: Juried Exhibition
May 8, 2023
My painting "Resilience" was selected by the jurors, Nicky Cymrot and Alan Braley for the Hill Center Galleries Juried Exhibition 2023.
Target Gallery: March150
March 11, 2023
"I Can Buy Myself Flowers": one of my alcohol ink paintings on wood panel was exhibited at the Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center for the 13th Annual March150 show.
SHEDC: Women's History Month
March 8, 2023
My alcohol ink painting "Ocean Dive" got selected by SHE:DC for their art exhibition celebrating Women's History Month at La Cosecha, Union Market.
Capitol Hill Arts: Environmental Chaos
March 4, 2023
Juror Colleen Garbaldi selected my painting "Engulfing" for the exhibition "Environmental Chaos" at Capitol Hill Arts in Washington DC.
Patrons' Show 2023
February 19, 2023
Mixed media painting "Slava Ukraini" by me at The Art League's Patrons' Show Fundraise 2023.
Del Ray Artisans: Unseen
February 3, 2023
The jury Michal Gavish, who is a renowned artist and a scientist selected my two pieces of artwork named "Elevation" and "Flying High" for the exhibition "Unseen" at the Del Ray Artisan Gallery.
Gallery Underground: Claim to Fame
January 30, 2023
National Juried Show Claim to Fame by Arlington Artists Alliance at Gallery Underground. Two of my paintings, New Norm and New Norm 1 had been selected for this juried show. The jury was Felecia Brice McFail, Calligrapher and owner of FOHTA Gallery.
10 x 10 Art Show
January 13, 2023
"Tidal Blossom 1" was selected for the 10 x 10 Art Show by Shop Made in DC Gallery in George Town, Washington DC.
Petite December Show
December 8, 2022
My painting "Flower Power 1" was selected by the juror Lydia Ricci, an amazing miniaturist artist for the Petite December Show at The Art League, Alexandria.
November Open Exhibition
November 11, 2022
My painting "Isolation" was selected by the juror Joe Ramiro Garcia for the November Open Exhibit 2022 at the Art League, Torpedo Factory Art Center.
New York Fashion Week SS23
September 10, 2022
Handcrafted jewelry, meticulously designed by me, took the spotlight at New York Fashion Week for the SS23 collection.
Art League Exhibition
September 8, 2022
The juror Aaron Morgan Brown selected my painting "Gold Rush" for the Art League open exhibit at Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Labor Day Art Show
September 3, 2022
My painting "Work from Home" was selected for 51st Annual Labor Day Art Show 2022 at Gen Echo Park by the jury Zoma Wallace, a curator, published art writer, and artist from Washington DC.
NLADA Art Auction 2022
June 9, 2022
My painting, “Burning Bright” was up for auction at NLADA Exemplar Awards Gala @ Dock5 on “Sustaining Racial Equity & Hope 2022” by National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA).
Falls Church Art Gallery Exhibition
March 2022
One of my paintings called ‘Quarantine’ has been selected by Falls Church Art Gallery. I have created this painting in Spring 2021. The exhibition was mentioned in East City Art Journal.
DC Female Artists Exhibition
March 2022
My painting 'Tidal Blossom' has been selected to be exhibited at La Cosecha in Union Market along with other talented DC female artists organized by Shop Made In DC.
Torpedo Factory Art Exhibition
November 2021
My sculpture 'New Norm' was selected by the juror Nicola Charles, an international curator and founder of 11:eleven contemporary art gallery in DC. The exhibition was held at Art League studio in Torpedo Art Center.
DC's Women Artist Show
March 2021
Two of my alcohol ink paintings "Dark in You" and "Follow Your Stream" were selected for a month long celebration (online) of DC's women artists organized by SHEDC.
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“It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures..” -Vincent Van Gogh