BIOGRAPHY
R. Karas is specialized in watercolor street scenes, landscape and greeting cards. His work was featured in book publications and regularly on the cover of the Montreal Star Scene Magazine, he has traveled extensively throughout Canada, US , Europe, S. America and the Middle East.Born in Cairo Egypt, and immigrated in 1968 to the USA then to Canada 1971. He received his BFA in 1961 from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo. He has been painting watercolors for the past forty years, with numerous Exhibitions in Egypt, United States and Canada. His work can be found in private and public collections in Egypt, France and North America. Much of his work was featured on the cover of the "Montreal Star Scene Magazine", and recently reproduced as Greeting Cards. He is an associate member of the American Watercolor Society. He is painting now full time where he lives in Montreal.

1961 Art Professor (College de la St. Famille, Cairo1963 Set Designer (Cairo)

1965 Graphic Designer (20th Century Fox, Cairo)

1968 Interior Designer (USA.)

1972 Interior Designer (Montreal) .

1975 Art Teacher (Montreal).

1989 Art Teacher (Northern Quebec).

1999 Vice Principle ( Memphis International school) Cairo, Egypt.

EXHIBITIONS: 1966 La Societe des Amis de l'Art, Salon du Cairo.

1969 Bristol Art Museum, Rhode Island USA.

1970 Bristol Art Museum, Rhode Island USA.

1972 Laurentien Hotel, Montreal.

1973 City Hall, Brossard.

1979 Place Ville Marie.

1980 One Man Show, Suzel Carl Galarie.

1980 One-Man Show, Arts Club Montreal.

1980 Galarie d'Art (GB), salon des peintres du Quebecsous le theme "Une page d'histoire du Quebec".

1981 One Man Show, Gallery Mihalis, Montreal.

1982 Group Show, Gallery l'Ace, Montreal.

1983 National Exhibition, National Library of Canada.

1984 Group Show, Canadian Watercolor Society.

1984 Group Show, Egyptian Community Center.

1984 One Man Show, Akhnaton Gallery, Egypt.

1992 Group Show, Dorval Artists Association.

1994 Arts Auction 57 WCFE TV. Plattsburgh.

1999 Exhibition, Gallery Salama, Cairo, Egypt.

1999 Exhibition, Gallery Doroub, Cairo Egypt.

2000 Arts Auction 57 WCFE TV. Mountain Lake,Plattsburgh.

2001 Group show ' Le Levant". Montreal.

2003 Group show " El Asala festival" El Arish, Egypt.

2004 By invitation from The Embassy of Canada in Egypt to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, exhibition in Cairo at the Hanager Arts Center, and in Alexandria at the Arts Center.

2004 Group show, (LE LEVANT). Montreal, Canada

2006 One man show,(Gauguin Gallery).Cairo,Egypt.

2008 One man show,(Opera house Gallery).Cairo,Egypt.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:· USA Ambassador to Egypt·

West mount city hall·

Anglican diocese of Montreal·

Mrs. Rene Lavesque·

Dr. A. Asswad ( Canada)·

Dr. S. Fanous (Canada)·

Dr. N. Fanous ( Canada)·

Mr. Wimmel ( Cultural Attaché, USA, Egypt)·

Sidtor Industries inc. (Montreal)·

Mr.Jean Philippe (Cultural attaché, Canadian Embassy,Cairo,Egypt. ·

The honorable Mrs. Lise Thibault (Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

MEMBERSHIP: Associate member, AWS USA.

Syndicate of plastic Arts Egypt.Egyptian national committee, internationalAssociation of Art, UNESCO.

PUBLICATIONS: about the Artist: The Art pioneers and the enlightenment forefront in Egypt. 3rd editionAuthor: Mochtar El Attar·

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