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By May Muzaffar

“My life is a sort of movie, like any other who lived in exile,
suffering from loneliness and deprivation”
Afifa Aleiby

In her portrayal of subjects the renowned Iraqi artist Afifa Aleiby tends to follow the symbolic figurative method. Her major art lies in the domain of portraits and landscapes, with the female figure as a recurring element reflecting her ideas of beauty, politics, and society; self portraits in particular aim to depict a specific state of mind whether challenging, rebellious or submissive, calling upon the audience to share the intensity of the scene in its full delight and splendor, or pain and misery.

I have never met Afifa Aleiby personally, and I only had the chance to know very little about her art, because she left Iraq early and there were no representations of her works in Iraq or the Middle East. To write about her I needed to know more about her personally beside the rich collection of her art works along 4 decades that I acquired in images and the very limited writings I found. Afifa was very generous and open in her elaborate statement she sent replying to my queries, and better enriched with our direct phone conversations.

Born in Basra, Southern Iraq 1952- Afifa grew up amid a cultural and artistic sur-rounding; an open mi

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About Louis

Louis Smith is a classically trained portrait painter now living and working in the heart of Manchester who studied in Florence for three years.

A painter of bespoke portraits he undertakes various commissions ranging from individuals through to families and professionals.
His styles include: themed, formal, informal, highly rendered or loose oil sketches. 
His use of media includes: charcoal, conte, pencil, sanguine and oil paint. 
He leads workshops and art groups .
He has published a number of tutorials on youtube.com, demonstrating the process of his work. 
The studio is located off the Mancunian Way in Manchester and has a relaxed atmosphere with a comfortable reception area. It’s floor space will easily hold large groups of people for exhibitions and events.
His work has gained status in a number of large, renowned exhibitions, as follows

Manchester Academy of Fine Art, Pimlico Gallery 2016
Sky Arts Landscape Painter of the Year Award 2015
Shortlisted, New Light Art Competition 2015
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Competition 2012
2nd place BP Portrait Award 2011
ING Discerning Eye Award 2010
Shortlisted by Threadneedle Prize for painting and sculpture 2009
Royal Society of Portrait Painters