Art Healing: Immersive Art Experience with Sumrien Ali

Discover calm, creativity, and connection through art in this immersive abstract painting workshop led by artist Sumrien Ali.

Designed as a space for emotional release and creative exploration, Art Healing invites participants to dive into color, texture, and movement to create meaningful, personal artwork. This experience encourages reflection and self-expression, using art as a tool for inner balance and emotional resilience.

Whether you’re new to painting or already have a creative practice, this workshop offers a powerful way to slow down, reconnect, and express what words often cannot.

What to Expect:

• Guided abstract art-making led by artist Sumrien Ali

• A creative and supportive environment for personal expression

• Space to explore a meaningful memory or emotional moment through art

• Gentle practices that can be used for mindfulness and stress relief

• Leave with your own original artwork and a renewed sense of clarity

No prior art experience is required—just come with an open heart and a willingness to explore.

About SUMRIEN ALI

SUMRIEN ALI is a modern-day visual artist who focuses on abstract paintings. Her paintings invite viewers to reflect on reality through the artist’s eyes, stepping outside of themselves to experience another person’s viewpoint and emotional range. By combining dynamic color combinations, layers, and texture, Sumrien strives to create movement and to explore the journey of discovery, life, and depth. Her currently preferred medium is acrylic on canvas with a palette knife.

Sumrien sees architecture as an art and a science. It is the act of taking the abstract and building a reality. Art, on the other hand, starts with reality and creates an abstract representation of it. She is drawn to producing abstract works because of the creative freedom they allow. They have no boundaries, rules, or regulations, unlike architecture, but support limitless emotions and possibilities.

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, and raised in Poughkeepsie, NY, Sumrien lived the early part of adulthood in Raleigh, NC, before calling Washington, DC, her home. She is a practicing architect and designer transitioning into real estate development after completing her Master's in Real Estate Finance and Development from Georgetown University. Sumrien’s most admired artists include Mark Rothko, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Jackson Pollock.

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