REEM BASSOUS received her BA from the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon and her MFA from The George Washington University in Washington DC, USA. She is an instructor at Leeward Community College and was a lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for 9 years. Her paintings and drawing installations have been featured in international exhibitions including the Millais Gallery in Southampton and the Brunei Gallery in London, England; and the RamsayOng Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bassous’ regional and national exhibitions include shows at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii, the Meadows Museum, Louisiana, the Washington Studio School Gallery in Washington DC, WhiteBox Gallery and the Painting Center in New York City. She is the recipient of the Glassman Award, the Langenkamp Award in Abstract Painting, the John Young award and was the winner of the 2013 Kafiye Project Competition at Kaflab, New York City. Her work has been reviewed by various publications which include the Washington Post, Art Asia Pacific, and she was recently selected for edition #127 of New American Paintings. Her most recent shows include a solo exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art and at SBCAST Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA.