11th International Cairo Biennale

was born in the Bekaa valley where she grew up alongside a father who instilled poetry into the family. His profound involvement with literature and art brought her closer to the realm of self-expression and later encouraged her to pursue her interest in painting.

Zeidan is a self-taught artist who dedicated herself to learning art history through private lessons and lectures at the Lebanese American University of Beirut. She also entrenched herself further through books and personal visits to hundreds of museums and art exhibitions for artists from around the world. Her journey helped her acquire a progressive and personal technique that has become recognized in the art scene and has earned her many multiple awards.

Salwa began exhibiting her works in 1989, today her paintings can be found in Galleries and private collections around the world including participating in many international Biennale and museums around the world like USA , Canada, Switzerland, Italy, France, London, Spain , ,Turkey, Egypt ,United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia , Kuwait and Lebanon to name a few.

In 1999, the Royal Academy of Science International in London invited Salwa to hold an exhibition dedicated to peace and entitled "Culture for Peace". Since then, Salwa has become an active endorser of peace; she dedicates all her private exhibitions to the cause and recently became the Ambassador of the World Peace Marker Project (WPMP) to Lebanon.

Her abstract work stems from her spiritual and peaceful nature and reflects her strong spiritual beliefs and ongoing search for inner light.

Zeidan moved to live in the UAE Abu Dhabi where she works and at the same time she manages Salwa Zeidan Art Gallery . She is a member in the following organizations:

Member of the Association of Artists Beirut, Lebanon.
Member of the Association Art Confrontation, France.
Member of the Association Exit Art, New York.
Member and Special Advisor for the AIAP UNESCO, France.
Art Director for Byblos International Contemporary Art & Culture Association.
Peace Ambassador for Lebanon by World Peace Marker Project (WPMP), USA.