Tony Khawam

Tony Khawam is a Syrian American artist who lives and works in Orlando, FL. I earned a BFA degree from Montclair State U in NJ and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. My artistic journey is a profound exploration of formal elements, drawing on my cultural heritage, and intertwined with my new American identity. I create dreamlike compositions by combining art-historical, cultural patterns, and consumerist motifs, resulting in immersive environments filled with fluid forms and saturated color. Rooted in experimentation and intuition, my practice celebrates the joy of storytelling and the freedom of abstraction. The work incorporates historical and modern motifs, patterns, shapes, colors, lines, and patches that float freely.

My work is included in public art projects, and in solo and group exhibitions nationwide in galleries and museums, including the Middle East Institute Art Museum in D.C., the Rowan University Art Museum, Montclair and Morris Art Museums in NJ, Miami Museum of Art + Design, Nova Southeastern University Art Museum (NSU Florida), and Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas in Miami. In 2021, my work was selected by the Art in Embassies Program to be displayed in the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and at the United Nations HQ building gallery, New York, NY. I have won numerous arts & culture awards, and have been interviewed by and published in news media outlets. My artwork can be found in private and public collections.