December 16, 2021

Holiday Market 2021 Insider's Picks: Fadi Braiteh

Collector and practicing physician Fadi Braiteh selects his favorites from Future Fair's 2021 Holiday Market.

HANNAH ANTALEK, Homeward, 2021. Acrylic and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 22 inches. Courtesy of the artist and 5-50 GALLERY

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Fadi Braiteh, MD is a practicing physician and cancer clinical researcher based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up in Beirut, Lebanon during the 1975-1990 civil war and dedicated himself to reading. Almost exclusively versed in science and history; he was introduced to architecture and the visual arts on a trip to Italy and Spain with his parents at age 13, where a visit to El Prado ignited his interest and understanding of art as a medium for expression and a means for universal communication across time, space and cultures.

Fadi and his spouse started collecting years after settling in Las Vegas, immediately after getting married (their self-dedicated wedding gift was a monumental art work).  Initially the interest was almost exclusively for abstraction and sculpture, and a passion for contemporary Asian art, followed thereafter by a spike for Urban Art. Traveling extensively allowed to explore galleries, studios, and the-after art fairs with a new-born affinity for figurative art.

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The pandemic forced all art lovers into the virtual space, allowing more time to study new artists, programs and fairs.  Fadi collects exclusively living artists, mostly very early and emerging artists. When possible, commissioning is the highlight of the passion anchoring references to societal and historical topics.

Fadi’s motto is:

"Don’t just collect the artist, collect the artwork"

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Follow Fadi Braiteh on Instagram: Fadi Braiteh

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HANNAH ANTALEK presented by 5-50 GALLERY

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HANNAH ANTALEK, Homeward, 2021. Acrylic and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 22 inches. Courtesy of the artist and 5-50 GALLERY

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LINDSEY KIRSCHER presented by 5-50 GALLERY

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LINDSEY KIRSCHER, Night Dancers, 2021. Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist and 5-50 GALLERY

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SABRINA BOCKLER presented by ANDREW SALGADO (INDEPENDENT CURATOR)

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SABRINA BOCKLER, Entrée, 2020, Acrylic on panel, 61 x 51 inches. Courtesy of the artist and ANDREW SALGADO (INDEPENDENT CURATOR)

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HYEGYEONG CHOI presented by THE HERE AND THERE COLLECTIVE

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HYEGYEONG CHOI, Lady in La La Land, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 44 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist and THE HERE AND THERE COLLECTIVE.

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TAMMY NGUYEN presented by THE HERE AND THERE COLLECTIVE

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TAMMY NGUYEN, As a Result of Trade, 2019. Mixed media on panel, 30 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist and THE HERE AND THERE COLLECTIVE.

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UTA BEKAIA presented by MARISA NEWMAN PROJECTS

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UTA BEKAIA, Great Creatures from Safe Spaces, No.1 , 2021. Faux fur, velvet embroidery and rhinestones, 22 x 21 x 15 inches.. Courtesy of the artist and MARISA NEWMAN PROJECTS.

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HOWARD FONDA presented by MASSEY KLEIN GALLERY

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HOWARD FONDA, Untitled, 2020, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches. Courtesy of the artist and MASSEY KLEIN GALLERY

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SEBASTIAN NEEB presented by ANDREW SALGADO (INDEPENDENT CURATOR)

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SEBASTIAN NEEB, Monument for the Ones Who Sleep With Open Eyes. 2019, Ceramic, Wood and Stone, 67 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm. Courtesy of the artist and ANDREW SALGADO (INDEPENDENT CURATOR)

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MIKEY YATES presented by THE HERE AND THERE COLLECTIVE

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Mikey Yates, Lanai Study II, 2021. Oil, acrylic, and flashe on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist and THE HERE AND THERE COLLECTIVE.

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JEN DWYER presented by DINNER GALLERY

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JEN DWYER, Lilian, 2021. Ceramic, glaze and enamel, 12 x 10 x 4.5 inches. Courtesy of the artist and DINNER GALLERY.

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