Rafat Mey-Elahy

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Rafat Mey-Elahy , stage name "Rafat" (* 1942 in Kermanshah ) is a German-Persian artist / painter .

Life

Rafat was born in Kermanshah (then Persia) in 1942. She has been living and working in Germany as a freelance artist since the 1960s and is a member of the Federal Association of Visual Artists (BBK Aachen / Euregio eV). She has currently been living in Düsseldorf for several years. Rafat found her own style early on, which is characterized by fine brushwork with acrylic paint and gouache on a black background (black cardboard or canvas) and falls into the category of “Fantastic Art”.

International exhibitions (selection)

  • 2001–2005: Montserrat Gallery, New York, SoHo (Manhattan), USA, permanent exhibition
  • 2002: Paris Le Salon, (Societé des Artistes Français) Espace Eiffel-Branly, France
  • 2002: Barcelona International Art Promotion Galeria d'Art (May 9-29)
  • 2002: New York permanent exhibition at the Montserrat Gallery, Broadway 584, New York- SoHo (Manhattan) , USA
  • 2005 & 2006: Eurpoart, Geneva (Genève), Switzerland
  • 2005 & 2006: Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, Chelsea, Family of artists, USA

International art awards

  • 1986: Two gold medals for Fantastic Art and Composition: Deuxième Biennale Mondial d'Art Visuelle, Geneva, Palme d'Or - première Biennale Mondiale d'Art Visuel "Pro", Toulouse
  • 1987: Invité d'honneur "Artistes de France", Vals-les-Bains, silver medal Académie Internationale de Lutéce, Paris, bronze medal Ve PriX International de Vittel Bronze medal and admission as a member of "Arts-Sciences-Lettres"
  • 1990: Golden badge of honor of the European cultural area in Paris, selected from 55 out of 1000 European artists in Nice at the Grand Prix Européenne for the TV art event "TRIPLEX" Brussels-Strasbourg
  • 1991: Medal de Bronce Académie de Lutèce, Paris
  • 1992: Medaille de Vermeil (purple) Académie de Lutèce, Paris
  • 1996: Appointment as professor and member of the Académie di Verbano, Vercelli (Italy)
  • 2010: David di Michelangelo Award, Universita del Salento, Brindisi Italy

Publications (selection)

  • 2000: Paris UNIVERS DES ARTS, Le Magazin de L'Information Artistique, Hors Série N0 5, LE SALON 2000, Société des Artistes Français
  • 2001: Paris UNIVERS DES ARTS, LE SALON 2001
  • 2001/2002: New York, Gallery and Studio, Dec. 2001 / Jan. 2002 (Review article by Adele Palmier Levine)
  • 2002: Paris UNIVERS DES ARTS, LE SALON 2002
  • 2010/11 & 2008/09: Who's who in visual art, Art Domain Verlag, Leipzig
  • 2012: Creative Genius, Masters of today, collectible art book, ISBN 978-918968515-4
  • 2014: International contemporary artists, Vol VIII, ICA Publishing, ISBN 9786188000742
  • 2015: Art & Beyond printed summer edition, presented at the ART MONACO 2015

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Artist catalog BBK Aachen  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.bbk-aachen.de  
personal data
SURNAME Mey-Elahy, Rafat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rafat (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Persian painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Kermanshah