Washington Post review for the  Cycle of the Nature  and Time in the Art Section Feb 5, 2023

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Link to the digital 

Torpedo Factory Art Center 

Nov 19, 2022 to Feb 12 ,2022

I used hundreds of plants and flowers in this installation, mainly from Alexandria, Northern VA, or other states. 

Here flowers and plants are my colors and paint, and space is my substrate. By drying fresh flowers and plants, I try to show the beauty of life in death, the rhythm, harmony, and the cycle of nature and time in fresh, dried and decayed.

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My piece "orderly Chaos" will be installed at the MKL library in Washington DC on July 22, 2022. Many thanks to DC CAH.

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élan magazine was conceived to bring the Northern Virginia art scene into the homes of art lovers throughout the area. Since 1999, élan has showcased more than one thousand talented Northern Virginia artists - from painters to potters, from weavers to writers, from poets to photographers, from sculptors to singers.

Each month, élan is mailed into the most upscale, highly educated, and discerning households in Northern Virginia.

"Perspective" is an exhibition at the Strathmore Mansion Galleries in Maryland presenting for the first time, a combination of my wall sculptures and paintings with the natural colors and natural elements in their four galleries. The show will be up till May 4th

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it was my great pleasure and honor to be interviewed by POSH SEVEN magazine and talk about my art and co-creating process of my painting with natural colors. The link to the full interview is below: The link to the full interview is below:

https://www.poshseven.com/the-fall-issue-of-posh-seven...

POSH SEVEN Magazine is the region’s only lifestyle magazine. Their content is 100% reader-generated, hyper-local, and continually relevant to their readership.

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*Posh Seven- Loudoun County_ Oct 2020

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities acquired “Round Composition XXlll” into their art collection through Art Bank Program 2020.

This is the third piece got into their collection since 2018.

https://dcarts.dc.gov/

Gallery Opening:

Mixed Media and Painting with

Saffron, Tea and Natural colors

Friday, July 12th from 7-9 Pm

Iranian-American Community Center

Pars Place Gallery

2236-C Gallows Rd., Vienna VA 22182

Listen to:

Solo Santour Music

Taste:

The sensual aromas of curated sampling

That use saffron and Tea

LOCATION: 

Pars Place Gallery

2236-C Gallows Rd., Vienna VA 22182

WORKSHOP
Painting with Natural Dye Extractions
Saya Benham, Visual Artist (Mixed Media and Sculpture)
Working with plants and flowers can bring us closer to nature and allow a respite from the digitally-saturated world. Join Saya for this engaging workshop where you will learn how to extract colors from both fresh and dried flowers. You will then use the colors to create your own artwork, painting on paper and cotton. This workshop does not require any prior art experience.

Please note: The 2 p.m. workshop is a repeat of the 10:30 a.m. workshop.

LOCATION: Conservatory Classroom
FREE: Pre-registration required

Saya Behnam has been granted the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities, the Art Bank program 2019. This program supports artists in the DC metro area by placing their art in government agencies, embassies they find suitable.  

https://dcarts.dc.gov/

Theory of Color Part II
 

Exhibition Reception::

May 5tth through June 4th, 2018

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www.aproof.net

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Saya Behnam's Saffron and Tea series has been shortlisted and in the final for The Global Art Awards 2017. in Dubai

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The Global Art award is organized by MEACA - Middle East Art Collector Association with The Wall Street Journal 

www.artcollector.ae, 

Exhibition Reception:

Tea, Saffron and Spices series 2017

Opening June 6th, 2017

Saya Behnam will demonstrate the process.

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www.aproof.net

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Exhibiting at ArtExpo New York

From April 11- 14  2016

Exhibiting with Arteponte Gallery ( New York Basel) at Scope Miami 

November 29 to December 4th, 2016

My Artist talk to the Women's Committee of the National Museum of the Women in the Arts on Jan 27th 2023- at the Torpedo Factory Art Center

October 21, 2022 - February 12, 2023

Torpedo Factory Art Center On The Road, now on view at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center newly refreshed lobby, located at 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311.  A public reception will take place on November 15, 2022, 5 – 7 pm.

Torpedo Factory Art Center is proud partner with The Hilton Alexandria Mark Center to bring art from the Art Center’s renowned artists to Alexandria’s west end. The exhibition is a collection of 15 artworks by 14 of the Art Center’s Resident Artists and Artists Pro Tem, all selected through a detailed, competitive, jury process.

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities acquired ”The Circle of Sublime Bewilderment" into their art collection through Art Bank Program 2021.

This is the fourth piece that got into their collection since 2018.

https://dcarts.dc.gov/

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art (Washington DC ), the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, graciously offering this free workshop to celebrate Persian New year Nuwroz, March 13th From 1-3 pm (Eastern Time). We work with Saffron, Turmeric and Tea! No artistic background needed. This is an online workshop.

I am very excited to share this news that I got accepted to have my Gallery/Studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in the old town of Alexandria. This center has been a popular location for art and artists for over 40 years. You are welcome to visit my studio 229 (above the Target Gallery). We have limited hours now because of Covid. You can check the hours and direction from their site(torpedofactory.org)

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities acquired “Orderly Chaos” into their art collection through Art Bank Program 2020.

This is the third piece that got into their collection since 2018.

https://dcarts.dc.gov/

Co- Creating Art with Nature

Presentation to GW students about the process of how getting colors from nature and showing my art

Sunday Nov 3rd 2019

LOCATION:

George Washington University 

800 21st St NW, Washington D.C. 20052

Golden Root “ mixed media piece acquired by the Washington DC Department of Transportation (DOT) as part of their art collection through the curation process of the DC Commission on the Art.s and Humanities.

 
LOCATION: 

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Washington DC

1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington, DC 20590 

Saya Behnam has been shortlisted and in the final for The Global Art Awards 2018. in Dubai

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FIVE PALM JUMEIRAH DUBAI | THE PENTHOUSE

PRESENTS:

THE GLOBAL ART AWARDS 2018

http://www.theglobalartawards.com/

Capturing the Vibrant, Transient and Eternal NOW

September 14th through November 4th, 2018

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Exhibition Reception:

Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 2-4PM
Capturing the Vibrant, Transient and Eternal NOW
https://blogs.nvcc.edu/fisherartgallery/about-the-artists-2018/saya-behnam/

A one-day juried fine art show and sale, MPAartfest features the work of visual artists showcasing a wide variety of media and styles.  During MPAartfest, McLean Central Park is transformed into a lively landscape of mini art galleries showcasing and offering for sale the work of acclaimed artists from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. This annual celebration of the visual arts attracts 5,000 – 6,000 visitors. 

Exhibition:

A celebration of the Senses.

Opening: Friday, July 4th., 2017

Gallery B 

7700 Old Georgetown Rd. Bethesda, Maryland

https://www.bethesda.org/ 

January 05, 2017

26th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition

Strathmore Mansion Houe

10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852

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Exhibiting at Art Basel Miami from 'Dec 2- 6 th 2015, at Spectrum