Leena Kewlani is a Dubai based Abstract Impressionist who has loves her art to channel positivity and good vibes. Born in Sierra Leone and of Indian descent, Leena considers each experience of painting a memorable journey deep into her soul where she finds the positive touch she could add into the world with her brush and knife strokes. “Abstract Imperfections inspire me. I fall in love with imperfections in people, in nature and in things around me. Those imperfections, those little hidden away pieces, and those crazy thoughts that we all have – they all hold a beautiful story. Imperfections are real, they are full of soul. Beauty is a choice I make. Beauty is embedded in imperfection if you choose to see it. I choose to see it.” Says Leena.
Leena works across different mediums - from oil and acrylic paintings on canvas to charcoal sketches, cloth paintings, glass paintings, mirror paintings and mosaic and glass etching artworks.
“When I paint, there is an immense joy that emerges through me, and this is what translates into the vibrancy of the colors and into the energy of the strokes that come out in my artworks.”
Leena has exhibited her artworks at various exhibitions at DUCTAC & DIAC across the years, including:
2018: Solo Exhibition at Pullman Hotels (Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai)
2019:
World Art Fair, Mumbai, India (Jan)
"Her Story" at Cartoon Art Gallery, Dubai (March)
Horse Fair Dubai (March)
World Art Dubai (April)
Moscow State Museum "Burganov House"
Modista (September)
World Energy Congress (September)
Carrousel du Louvre Paris (October)
DIFC Art Nights (November)
Modista (January)
New Beginnings Virtual Exhibition (September)
World Art Dubai (October)
Light Within Us Virtual Exhibition (October)
DIFC Art Nights (November)
2021:
DIFC Art Nights (March)
World Art Dubai (March)
2022:
World Art Dubai (March)
DIFC Art Nights (March)
Beyond Boundaries Virtual Exhibition (March)
Reflections Virtual Exhibition (September)
Earth Tales Virtual Exhibition (October)
"Vyom" Group Exhibition at Nehru Art Gallery, Mumbai (February)
"Love & Life" group exhibition at Reem Art Gallery Jumeirah Dubai with Artezaar (February)
"Colors of Life" group exhibition at DIAC (February)
More Café DWTC One Central Group Exhibition (February, June & September)
"My Mother and I" Group Exhibition at International Mother Language Day art exhibit with Funun at DIAC
World Art Dubai (March)
"Colors of Ramadan" group exhibition at Anantara Downtown Hotel Dubai (March)
"Ramadan Al Khair" group exhibition at Reem Art Gallery Jumeirah Dubai (March)
"Ramadan Colors" group exhibition at Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotel with DIAC (March)
Gallery 21, Tokyo Japan (May)
"Irrationality" Group Art Exhibition with Creative Cubes at DIAC (June)
"The Forever Soul" Group Art Exhibition (June)
Sustainable Summer at DIAC (August)
Museum Venanzo Crocetti, Rome Italy (September)
The Showroom with Vesimi at Anantara Downtown Dubai Hotel (September)
"Collectible Collections" Virtual Exhibition on Artezaar.com (September)
"Nature's Palette" Art Exhibition with Artezaar & Reem Art Gallery (September)
"Ethereal Abstractions" Art Exhibition with Artezaar & Reem Gallery (October)
Telavi History Museum in Tblisi, Georgia (October)
