Bahraini, B. 1992

Rashed A. AlAraifi is an architect, designer, and visual artist based in Bahrain. He believes strongly in the power of visual storytelling and aims to utilize his art as a means to traverse the boundaries between painting, illustration, and object design. Scroll through to explore Rashed's artworks and extended biography.

Biography

Rashed A. AlAraifi (b. 1992) is an architect, designer, and visual artist based in Bahrain. He believes strongly in the power of visual storytelling and aims to utilize his art as a means to traverse the boundaries between painting, illustration, and object design.

Often considering his works as visual responses rather than final outcomes, he delivers pieces that bridge process and narrative. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, both locally in Bahrain as well as on an international scale. Rashed is also the co-founder of Shepherd Studio, an award-winning transdisciplinary design firm headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

In 2010, AlAraifi graduated from the Bahrain Bayan School with an International Baccalaureate Degree. With a first-class honors Bachelor's degree (BA) in Interior and Spatial Design from the University of the Arts London, UK (2014) and a Master of Architecture (MArch, RIBA, Part 2) from the University for the Creative Arts, UK (2016), he has built an exceptional portfolio of work over the course of his career. Through his artistic practice, Rashed seeks to craft experiences that use created visual languages as a means to share fleeting stories of previous generations.

Exhibition History

Solo Exhibitions

2022 Visual Memoirs: Between figuration & abstraction, Bahrain

2012 State of Mind, Bahrain Embassy, London, UK

Group Exhibitions

2020 47th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Bahrain

2018 46th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, as part of Shepherd Studio, Bahrain

2014 Free Range, London Design Festival, London, UK, 

2010 Jumble, Al Riwaq, Bahrain

2010 Super Size Me, Isa Town, Bahrain

Ambidextrous Drawings (S1) (8) - Bawa

Award History

2022 Wallpaper* Design Award 2022, as part of Shepherd Studio

2020 2nd Place Winner, 47th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Bahrain

2019 Start-up of the year, Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship, as part of Shepherd Studio, Bahrain

2019 Charter of Gold Award, Under the patronage of HM King Hamad Bin Isa AlKhalifa, as part of Shepherd Studio, Bahrain

2018 2nd Place Winner, 46th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, as part of Shepherd Studio, Bahrain

Pictographs Blue - Bawa

Education History

2014-2016 Master of Architecture (MArch): RIBA Part 2, University for the Creative Arts, UK

2011-2014 Bachelor of Arts (BA) Interior & Spatial Design with First Class Honors, University of The Arts London, UK

2010 International Baccalaureate Degree, Bahrain Bayan School, Bahrain