Reem Bassous received her BA from The Lebanese American University and her MFA from The George Washington University. She started teaching drawing and painting in 2001 at The George Washington University, and taught at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa for 9 years. Reem also served as assistant professor at Leeward Community College at the University of Hawaiʻi for 7 years and was Gallery Coordinator for Hōʻikeākea Gallery for 1 year. Bassous will be assuming the role of Creative Director at
the Washington Studio School Starting August 2023. Bassous’ regional and national exhibitions include solo shows at the Honolulu Museum of Art, SBCAST Gallery in Santa Barbara, and the Washington Studio School Gallery, in Washington DC. Her work has been reviewed by various publications which include the Washington Post, Art Asia Pacific and Star Advertiser. Bassous’ work is in permanent collections which include the Honolulu Museum of Art and Shangri La Museum for Islamic Art, Culture and Design.
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