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Today we’d like to introduce you to Fadhel Dabbagh.

Fadhel, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.

I believe the tree is like the human, it has emotion, and it feels. It might be happy or sad depending on where and how it lives. I focused my latest artwork on the cactus because it has incredible patience, just like humans.

Sometimes I describe myself as a cactus because of how many things I hold or carry in my mind and how much patience I must have.

We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?

I’m currently working as a senior development artist for a theme park design company in Los Angeles and as a professional abstract artist. I’m creating, designing and playing with art most of my time; this is my passion, I can’t see myself without art!

I get my inspiration from the relationship between humans and nature. There are millions of gorgeous elements in this world such as microcells, beautiful cactus and incredible underwater creatures that provide me endless inspiration.

Through these elements, my art represents peace, coexistence and love and how this world would look like if we exchange all of them!

Choosing a creative or artistic path comes with many financial challenges. Any advice for those struggling to focus on their artwork due to financial concerns?

To support my passion as a professional abstract artist, I have taken many jobs in different art fields. I worked for international companies creating 2D and 3D cartoons such as Pink Panther and Pals, I’ve designed video games, and now I am working on theme park designs. We’ve been able to learn new skills, support my family, and enjoy the work day. Working in different fields in the art world has also allowed me to view my art in a different light and improve upon it.

Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?

My artwork is currently in 5-star hotels around the world such as the Kempinski Dead Sea Hotel and the Coral International Hotel in Cape Town among others. I did three solo exhibition in the Middle East and participated in many group shows in professional galleries and museums around the world like the Delaware Art Museum. I moved to Los Angeles last year and have plans to participate in the galleries, art centers and museums with the goal of having a solo exhibition shortly.

For now, you can check my artwork on my website and social media.

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We had the good fortune of connecting with Fadhel Dabbagh and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Fadhel, as a parent, what do you feel is the most meaningful thing you’ve done for your children?

I had to make the difficult choice of leaving my home or staying when Iraq was bombed back in 2003. My decision to relocate my family to Jordan turned out to be one of the single most impactful things I’ve ever done for my family. I was able to find work in a multimedia and theme park design company, where I was able to utilize my art training. The art community in Jordan embraced my fine arts, so I was able to provide for my family. It was the beginning of the journey that led me here to this country where I am now. After going through some very stressful moments with immigration, I am grateful to be able to make a home in Los Angeles for my family. Belief in God, being creative, persistence in following your own path is the way to success.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.

I am an abstract artist, and the inspiration for my work comes from many sources, but I am most inspired by the wonders of nature where I find beauty in all that it exposes to me. I am particularly proud of my series of paintings about immigrants. The immigrant is a word that describes us all in one way or another. We all came from somewhere, whether recently or in our distant past. It is what makes us different, but most importantly, it is what makes us the same. Our past is what has shaped us, our future has yet to be written. For our physical roots to thrive, our spiritual roots must be honored. When they are disconnected, we are lost. It takes time for an artist to find their voice but it is not easy because it requires being honest with yourself. My success, I believe, comes from my willingness to open up and let the vision flow through me and trust that it will take me where I need to be. We are joint custodians of the ground upon which we live, and the will to survive is the thread that binds us. Sometimes we are transplanted, some of us by choice, others by the violence of war and like plants, which is a common metaphor in my work, some of us survive and thrive in our new soil, and others wither and die. I come from a country torn apart by war. I had to leave my home with my family and have twice found myself a stranger in another land. I am an immigrant, and I have survived where many haven’t, including my father. My art is revealed through dreams, my subconscious, and my heart. My art tells my story.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?

My family and I became connected to a lot of beautiful places here in California. And I know my best friend would enjoy visiting them as much as I do; The Getty Museum, (LACMA) Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art, Huntington Garden & Library, Disneyland, Paradise cove in Malibu Beach, and El Cajon Pier in San Diego. I would also introduce them to some of the great friends I have made here in Los Angeles.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?

Since my beginnings, my family/parents are supportive of my choice to pursue being an artist, but when it comes to step by step support, my wife deserves all the credit. I consider her opinion on any of my artwork because she is always honest with me, and through her eyes, she provides insight as to how others may see my artwork and what would impact it would have on them. Gustav Klimt and Pablo Picasso, among others, always inspired me to improve my art techniques and my professors, who taught me as I was just starting out back in the Fine Art Institute and University in Iraq.

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