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About
Inas Al-soqi
Artist and Curator
San Francisco, CA
Inas Al-soqi (b. 1987 Brasov, Romania)
Inas is a storyteller who employs vintage paper and books in her collages, reflecting a nuanced humor that resonates with global sensibilities. Born in Romania, raised in the Middle East, and immigrated to America in 2001, she has a deep-rooted connection to her heritage and extensive travels, weaving a rich tapestry of cultural diversity into her work. Her art traverses borders, gracing prestigious museums and esteemed private collections worldwide.
Inas's collages serve as a provocative exploration of dichotomies, juxtaposing the sanctioned with the unsanctioned and navigating the realms of folk and fine art. Through the lens of satire, her compositions offer an ironic commentary on notions of class and nobility, while delving into themes of Eastern and Arab cultures and the plight of women subjected to violence.
Inas’s academic journey unfolded at Tufts University, where she earned a BFA in 2010, focusing on painting and art history, and an MAAB in 2014 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York.
She is a new mama so new artworks are on hold for the moment.
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Education
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University
Bachelors of Fine Arts
August 2006 – June 2010 • Boston, MA
Awards
2018
WOW Artist residency, WOW [link]
2017
Art Symposium, Cinsor Transilvania Casa de Oaspeti, Romania
2016
Art Symposium, Stefan Jäger International, Jimbolia, Romania
2016
Artist Residency, Haihatus Studio, Joutsa, Finland
2015
Artist Residency, Galeria Hivernage Marrakech, Morocco
2014 - 2015
Artist in Residence, Vincent Van Gogh Huis, Zundert, The Netherlands [link]
2014
Visiting Artist Residency, Venice Printmaking Studio, Murano, Venezia, Italy [link]
2014
Painting Residency, Wolfsberg-Garana, Timisoara, Romania [link]
2012
Artist in Residence, Stichting Open Ateliers Zuidoost, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [link]
2011
Large Format Printmaking Residency, Venice Printmaking Studio, Murano, Venezia, Italy [link]
2011
Teaching Residency, Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury, MA [link]
2006-2010
Helen Hamblem Grant, The School of The Museum of Fine Arts
2006-2010
George Hollingsworth Painting Endowment, The School of The Museum of Fine Arts
Exhibitions
3.2024
Integrations Pt. 3 - Romanian Art Collective, Tides Foundation - San Francisco, CA
7.2023
The Biggest Little Bay Area Collage Show, Mothbelly Gallery - San Francisco, CA
2.2023
Inas New Artworks, Manny's - San Francisco, CA
12. 2022
Inas in Cyprus, Paphos - Cyprus
7.2022
Up in Arms | Land, Drawing Room - San Francisco, CA
3.2022
Inas @ Manny's, Manny's on Valencia - San Francisco, CA
2.2022
Tides of Change, Drawing Room - San Francisco, CA
11.2021
Open Stusios, ArtSpan at SOMA Arts - San Francisco, CA
10.2021
Six Artists, Live Worms Gallery - San Francisco, CA
2021-2022
Artist Lab: Art Meets History in New Mexico, Kasini House & Kolaj Institute
3-4.2021
Ameles Potamos, Orenda Art Works - New York, NY (https://www.orendaartworks.com/ameles-potamos)
3.2021
International Women's Art Exhibition, Love Your Vessel - Washington, DC (http://bit.ly/MarchArt2021)
9.2020
Beirut Art Relief, Emergeeast - London and Dubai (https://emergeast.com/artists/inas-al-soqi/)
10.2020
SF(O)S Gold Event, ArtSpan - San Francisco, CA
6-8.2019
(CUT)3 x (PASTE)3, Lorimoto - Queens, NY (http://naomatsumoto.com/lorimoto/)
5.2019
Spring Benefit, Postmasters Gallery - New York, NY
4.2019
Mixing Memory, Carrie Able - Brooklyn, NY
4.2019
POP-UP with Jazz, Rueb-NYC - New York, NY
3.2019
IRIDESCENCE, Brooklyn Artistry - 305 Halsey Street, Brooklyn NY
3.2019
THE FLUID Collective, Carrie Able Gallery - 409 Keap Street, Brooklyn NY (https://www.thefluidnyc.com)
2.2019
#collagenow, Denise Bibro Fine Art - 529 W 20 Street, New York, NY
9–12.2018
Displaced Translation, William Morris Hunt Memorial Library - Boston, MA
7.2018
Rotten Love Tomato, De Construkt - Brooklyn, NY
6-7.2018
Group Exhibition, Allow me to Reintroduce Myself, Cigar Factory - 9-20 35th Avenue, Queens NY 11106 (http://groundfloorbk.com/news/1/)
4.2018
Art Fair, WOW Amsterdam, KunstRAI - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3.2018
Collage Collective, ConArtist Collective - New York, NY
1.2018
Artists & Fleas, Artists & Fleas - 70 N. 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249 (www.artistsandfleas.com)
2018
Inas Al-soqi, Witchy - New York, NY (https://www.witchsy.com/?subcats=Y&pcode_from_q=Y&pshort=Y&pfull=Y&pname=Y&pkeywords=Y&search_performed=Y&cname=Y&q=inas&dispatch=products.search)
12.2017
ArteEast Auction, Mosafer - New York
11.2017
November with Inas, 101 Vivacity - 101 Bedford, Williamsburg, NY
10.2017
In/certitudine, Cinsor Transilvania Casa de Oaspeti - Cinsor, Jd. Brasov, Transilvania (http://transilvania-cincsor.ro/en/home/)
8.2017
Transitions: Emerging Middle Eastern Artists, Menier Gallery - London, UK (https://reconnectingarts.com/2017/06/21/transition-exhibition/)
1.2017
EMERGEAST – New Artist, Emergeast - Missle East (www.emergeast.com)
10.2016
Solo, Empty Empire, Katara Art Center - Doha Qatar
7.2016
Povesti-Stories, Art Yourself - Bucuresti, Romania
5.2016
Solo, Povesti-Stories, Arad Museum - Arad, Romania
5.2016
Masks of Courage: Defying True Identity, Gallery House - Brooklyn, NY (http://www.galleryhouse.org/)
4.2016
Stefan Jäger International Art Symposium, Galeria Helios - Timisoara, Romania
4.2016
Stefan Jäger International Art Symposium, Stefan Jäger - Jimbolia, Romania
4.2016
Stefan Jäger International Art Symposium, Galeria Helios - Timisoara Romania
3.2016
Chinx, Con Artists Collective - New York, NY
2.2016
Je ne Suis pas Vincent, Reuten Gallery - Amsterdam, Holland
1.2016
Art Rooms London, Meliá White House - Longford Street, London, UK (www.art-rooms.org)
12.2015
Al-soqi & DeSutter, Michael DeSutter Studio - Bushwick, NY
11.2015
Celebrity, ConArtist Collective - New York, NY
11.2015
Slap 2, ConArtist Collective - New York, NY
10.2015
Installation, Kiki’s Restaurant - New York, NY
9.2015
The last day after summer, 317 Gallery - New York, NY
8.2015
Collage Culture Group Show, ConArtist - New York, NY
7.2015
Summer Group Show, William Holman Gallery - 65 Ludlow St, New York (www.wholmangallery.com)
7.2015
Group Show, 317 Gallery - 317 Grand Street, New York (www.317gallery.com)
6.2015
Invisible Cities, BOSI Contemporary Gallery - New York
5-7.2015
7 X Marrakech, Hivernage Gallery - Morocco
5.2015
The Gypsy Storyteller, Gitana Rosa - Brooklyn, NY
4.2015
Conception Emerging Artists, 54 Varick Street - New York, NY
2.2015
Storyscape, Tribeca Film Festival - New York, NY
1-2.2015
Inas Al-soqi at Van Gogh Huis, Van Gogh Huis Museum - Zundert, The Netherlands
10.2014
Young and Restless, Glasshouse Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
8.2014
Oi Va Voi, Oi Va Voi Studio and Gallery - Venice, Italy
8.2014
My Home Was My Castle, Foundatia Interart Triade - Timisoara, Romania
7.2014
My Home Was My Castle, Wolfsberg-Garana - Gārâna, Romania
6.2014
Art for Hospice, Hospice New York - New York, NY
6.2014
Juicy, Gitana Rosa - New York, NY
5.2014
100 Day Anniversary, The Vernissage at Greenpoint Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
3.2014
Spring Equinox Show, Greenpoint Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
12.2013
Winter Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
6-7.2013
Oi Va Voi, Oi Va Voi Studio and Gallery - Venice, Italy
4.2013
Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
3.2013
I Heart Art, Virginia Weston Besse Gallery - Oak Bluffs, MA
3.2013
Runaway Parade-Two Year and Counting, Mellow Pages Library - Brooklyn, NY
2-6.2013
Manchester Salon, University of Manchester - Manchester, UK
9.2012
The Others, Gitana Rosa Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
7.2012
Yes Oui Si Pop-Up Show, Dreamland - Oak Bluffs, MA
6.2012
Across the Pond and Back, Featherstone Center for the Arts - Oak Bluffs, MA
4.2012
Inas Al-soqi, Home Coming Restaurant - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4.2012
Live Arts, No Limit - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4.2012
Detail Oriented, POP-UP Gallery Ijburg - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3.2012
Collage Installation, MC Theater - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2-4.2012
Panorama, Galerie Rauchfeld - Paris, France
1-4.2012
Inas Al-soqi, Stichting Open Ateliers Zuidoost - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
8.2011
August Art Show, Chicken Alley Thrift Shop - Vineyard Haven, MA
7.2011
Art for Hospice, Featherstone Center for the Arts - Oak Bluffs, MA
6.2011
ART//DANCE//DRINK, Cavity Lab Studios - East Boston, MA
5-8.2011
Featherstone Flea and Fine Arts Market, Featherstone Center for the Arts - Oak Bluffs, MA
5.2011
Inas Al-soqi, The Brooklyn Tea Party - Brooklyn, NY
4.2011
Inas Al-soqi and Marshall Pratt in the Stacks, Vineyard Haven Public Library - Vineyard Haven, MA
3.2011
Cycles, Yes.Oui.Si Gallery - Boston, MA
7.2010
Strange World, Hourglass Tattoo and PBR ART Gallery - Cambridge, MA
7.2010
Seven Artists You Should Know, Featherstone Center for the Arts - Oak Bluffs, MA
6.2010
Departure, Senior Project Exhibition, The School of The Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA (Co-curator)
6.2010
Language Barrier, School of The Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA (, Class Action Suite, Printmaking Department)
2.2010
Print and Paper Show, School of The Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA
6.2009
The Mind is a Beautiful Beast, Medicine Wheel - South Boston, MA
4.2009
Violence Transformed, Resnikoff Gallery - Boston, MA
4.2009
GASP Engine, GASP Gallery - Brookline, MA
2.2009
Alternative Landscape, School of The Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA
5.2008
Drawing Department Exhibition, School of The Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA
5.2008
Printmaking Department Exhibition, School of The Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA (Printmaking department award)
5.2008
High Viscosity, Allegany House - Roxbury Crossing, MA
4.2008
Painting Show, Bag Gallery - Scgool of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
4.2008
Green Show, SI EL House - Roxbury Crossing, MA
2.2008
Earth Show, SI EL House - Roxbury Crossing, MA
Experience
Inas Al-soqi Verruilt New York Even Voor Zundert
December 17, 2014 Zundert, The Netherlands
Inas Al-soqi Artist Page
December 2011 – April 2012 • Amsterdam, The netherlands
Inas Al-soqi Artist Page
June 1, 2011 – July 16, 2014 • Martha's Vineyard, MA and New York, NY