RASHIDA ELI Rashida Eli (b. 1963, Qomul, China) lives and works in Beijing, China. She graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and has been a Visiting Scholar in Beijing for a number of years. Eli has a strong figuration practice that captures the emotional disposition of her r community. subjects. She often paints members of he Her work has been represented by Odon Wagner Gallery in Canada and she has had exhibitions in the National Art Museum of China as well as the Xinjiang and Guangzhou Biennales. Her works are in the permanent collections of the National She has Art Museum of China, CAFA Art Museum and the XinJiang Art Museum. been collected throughout England, Canada, Australia and China. Picture courtesy of Julia Amaral.