About
Rey Daoed
(he/him)
DBA Rey Daoed's Art &Design
Fareyza Daoed, often called Rey by his family and friends, is diagnosed with autism and apraxia of speech. Typing, handwriting, and text-to-speech apps are his preferred method of communication. Rey began painting in 2015, and the medium soon became an important secondary means of communication for him. Rey’s award-winning work has been featured in group exhibitions both locally and abroad.
EDUCATION
Studied under
Fiki Feranzi Kamal
Notable Awards
2019 First Place, High School Student Online Art Competition, Purdue Galleries
2018 50 Best entrants in LOVE ART Competition, Islington, UK and featured in Saatchi Gallery Magazine: Art and Music 2018 special summer edition
2017 Honorable Mention, High School Student Online Art Competition, Purdue Galleries
Public Art Work and Commissions
2023 International Blvd location, Utility Art box wrap, SeaTac WA
2022 Bellevue Square location, Utility Art box wrap
2021 Redmond Lights, "Bike Stories", Downtown Park, Redmond, WA
2021 Limited Edition Rapid Line Orca Card Design, 4Culture, Metro KC, Seattle, WA
2020-2021 VR Installation project, Pier 63 FUTURE Artist in Resident VR Exhibition project, Friends of Waterfront Seattle, Seattle, WA Nov 2020 - now
Notable Exhibitions & Festivals
2020 Group exhibition 20 Under 20, Changes, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA, Jan- Apr
2019 Sammamish Arts Showcase, CWU Sammamish, WA, Sept 21-22
2019 Group exhibition, Every Day Unseen, Reclaiming Spaces, Foundry10, AXIS Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, Sept 20
2019 Group exhibition, Identity, 20 Under 20, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Jan 11-Apr 7
2018 Group exhibition, SPARK Disability Art Festival, Calgary, AB, Canada, Dec 3- 8
2018 Group Exhibition, Everyday Unseen, Apr 27- May 18, Foundry10, Nii Modo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 Special exhibition, Light It Up Blue campaign, Pan Pacific Hotel, Seattle, WA April 1-30
2018 Group exhibition, 20 Under 20, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA, Jan 12 - Apr 8
2017 Group exhibition, SPARK Disability Art Festival, Calgary, Alberta, Nov 27-Dec 8
2017 Sammamish Arts Fair, Sammamish, WA, Sept 23- 24
Misc
2021 Redmond Intensive Public Art Workshop, Redmond, WA
Collections
City of Bellevue Portable Artwork Collection, Bellevue, WA
King County Public Art Collection, Seattle, WA
VSA International, Kennedy Center, Washington DC