About
Rey Daoed
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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.
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EDUCATION
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Studied under
Fiki Feranzi Kamal
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Notable Awards
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2019 First Place, High School Student Online Art Competition, Purdue Galleries
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2018 50 Best entrants in LOVE ART Competition, Islington, UK and featured in Saatchi Gallery Magazine: Art and Music 2018 special summer edition
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2017 Honorable Mention, High School Student Online Art Competition, Purdue Galleries
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Public Art Work and Commissions
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2023 International Blvd location, Utility Art box wrap, SeaTac WA
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2022 Bellevue Square location, Utility Art box wrap
2021 Redmond Lights, "Bike Stories", Downtown Park, Redmond, WA
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2021 Limited Edition Rapid Line Orca Card Design, 4Culture, Metro KC, Seattle, WA
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2020-2021 VR Installation project, Pier 63 FUTURE Artist in Resident VR Exhibition project, Friends of Waterfront Seattle, Seattle, WA Nov 2020 - now
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Notable Exhibitions & Festivals
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2020 Group exhibition 20 Under 20, Changes, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA, Jan- Apr
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2019 Sammamish Arts Showcase, CWU Sammamish, WA, Sept 21-22
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2019 Group exhibition, Every Day Unseen, Reclaiming Spaces, Foundry10, AXIS Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, Sept 20
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2019 Group exhibition, Identity, 20 Under 20, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Jan 11-Apr 7
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2018 Group exhibition, SPARK Disability Art Festival, Calgary, AB, Canada, Dec 3- 8
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2018 Group Exhibition, Everyday Unseen, Apr 27- May 18, Foundry10, Nii Modo Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2018 Special exhibition, Light It Up Blue campaign, Pan Pacific Hotel, Seattle, WA April 1-30
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2018 Group exhibition, 20 Under 20, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA, Jan 12 - Apr 8
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2017 Group exhibition, SPARK Disability Art Festival, Calgary, Alberta, Nov 27-Dec 8
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2017 Sammamish Arts Fair, Sammamish, WA, Sept 23- 24
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Misc
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2021 Redmond Intensive Public Art Workshop, Redmond, WA
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Collections
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City of Bellevue Portable Artwork Collection, Bellevue, WA
King County Public Art Collection, Seattle, WA
VSA International, Kennedy Center, Washington DC
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