About the Artist
My life has been dedicated to the arts, education, and creative expression. Through perseverance and passion, I continue to learn, create, and inspire.
Artist Bio
Type your paragraph hereaFatana Baktash Arifi is a versatile artist currently residing in Virginia, USA. From an early age, she has demonstrated exceptional artistic skills across various mediums and genres. As a realist artist, she has garnered acclaim for her award-winning oil, charcoal, pencil, watercolor, and portraits, each capturing a distinctive essence of beauty, likeness, and character. Additionally, she has embarked on various projects involving pen and ink work and illustrations.In 1985, Fatana established her unique painting style, Handasaisim, rooted in realism and geometric forms, exuding an elegant and authentic aesthetic.Fatana holds an MFA in Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, a Fine Arts Diploma from Thompson Education Direct College, a B.F.A (Magna Cum Laude) from Kabul University, and a diploma from the Maimanagi Art Institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. She completed her schooling at Rabiha Balkhi High School in Kabul.Fatana\’s extensive portfolio is a testament to her prolific artistic ventures and exhibitions, underscored by numerous awards, international recognition, ongoing commissions, and sales.Notably, Fatana earned the distinction of being the youngest visual artist and the first woman to secure membership in Afghanistan\’s National Association of Artists. She also achieved the honor of having her work displayed permanently at the National Art Gallery of Kabul and the Art Gallery of the Department of Fine Arts at Kabul University. Her affiliations include the National Association of Women Artists of New York, Empowered Women International, Gallery West, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.With extensive experience as an art instructor, Fatana has imparted her knowledge to a wide spectrum of audiences, from local art centers to college and university programs, both domestically and internationally. In 1995, she established the Maimanagi Art Center in Pakistan, a creative sanctuary for talented refugees amidst displacement and conflict. Presently, she spearheads Baktash Art Circle, an online art organization she founded and currently presides over.Fatana\’s creative pursuits extend beyond visual arts; she is also a proficient writer who occasionally channels her emotions into poetry in her native language, Farsi. She authored \”Painting and its Status in Afghanistan,\” published by the Cultural Ministry of Afghanistan, and serves as the founding editor of \”Art and Culture,\” a publication in Pakistan dedicated to artists and refugee talents.Her comprehensive understanding of diverse visual expressions equips Fatana to broaden her artistic horizons into areas such as art business management, art history, art restoration, picture framing, art entrepreneurship, 3D design, sculpting, silk screening, Arabic/Farsi calligraphy, digital and graphic art & design, web design, writing, and poetry.
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Art Shows
Type your paragraph hereaA: Solo exhibitions at: NBC4 TV Gallery at Washington DC 2006, Embassy of Afghanistan at Washington DC 2005, with Embassy of the Netherlands in Pakistan 1999, Department of fine arts Peshawar University 1998, Afghan France Cultural Center 1994, 1995. At Department of Fine arts, Kabul University 1986.B: Permanent art display: At Embassy of Afghanistan at Tokyo, Japan. At National Art Gallery of Kabul, and the Gallery of Department of Fine Arts, Kabul University, Afghanistan.C: Group exhibitions:At Lorton Art Center, VA , 2009At Lee Center in Alexandria, America\’s Great Commission, March-June 2008.Meridian International Center in Washington, DC, 2007Paint Alexandria 2007, Art League School at Torpedo Factory Art Center, VA.Citizen artist, a woman’s Story Gallery, EWI, Alexandria, VA, 2007.National Association of women artist, New York 2006, 2007.Gallery West, Old Town Alexandria, VA, USA, 2005, 2006.National Geographic Art Market Festival at Washington DC, 2006.Embassy of Afghanistan at Washington DC, 2006.In Institute of fine arts of Peshawar University 1998.In Hunarkada Academy of visual & performance Arts, Peshawar, Pakistan 1997.Afghan French cultural center, Pakistan 1995 & 1997.In Maimanagi Arts Center of Peshawar, Pakistan 1995- 1999.At American Center in Peshawar 1993.In Exhibitions of Afghanistan National Association of the Artists, Kabul 1984-1987In Exhibitions of Fine Arts department, Kabul University 1983- 1987In exhibitions of Cultural Ministry of Afghanistan 1983- 1987.In Artistic Exhibition of Afghanistan Artists at Kabul University 1983.In Maimanagi Arts Institute, Kabul 1980-1983.
Artist Life Story
It is my belief that human is the supreme being of the universe, full of beauty, accurate proportional, balance and visual supremacy that both in its spiritual and physical dimensions and appearance bring the distinct messages of sacred and scientific logics of the creator. This significant impact persuaded me to transform those values into a visual presentation of my portraits paintings that brings a delight and thinking moments to the viewers. Combining the elegance of the outer likeness with the inner personality of the subject matter is the core of my portraits and figurative compositions.My talent in the art of painting revealed itself in the early years of my childhood while I created the drawings of my surroundings with good accuracy and proportion. Soon after getting enrolled in art school, creating the quality drawings, particularly capturing of the accurate proportion and likeness of the live models in my quick live portraits and figure drawings enabled me to become a well-known child artist and to receive notable honors from the art school instructors, its management, the society and the media. Since the early of the 1980s, I have created impressive portraits with the extraordinary likeness and beauty to many of my exclusive clients locally and worldwide.The art of painting is a unique ability that reveals the concealed beauties and realities. It\'s enjoyable to me when I present the hidden beauties and actualities of the human in my portraits paintings.
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