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The Rhythms of Tides & Sculpted Waters

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised by the Mediterranean Sea, Zalfa Kasti now lives in Vermont, United States, carrying with her an early fascination with the color, horizon, movement, and changing rhythms of water that continue to echo through her memories. Deeply inspired by European culture and her background as a former ballet dancer, she brings an intuitive understanding of rhythm, flow, and spatial movement into her work.

Today, she translates that sense of movement onto canvas through semi-abstract oil and acrylic paintings, using expressive brushwork and palette knife techniques to create rich, tactile layers. Her paintings reflect a dynamic mix of flowing water and the fluid motion of dance, inviting viewers into ever-changing rhythmical tides and immersing them in sculpted waters.

Zalfa Kasti

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Roots & Flow

Formed by Water and Movement

Rooted in European heritage and shaped by formative years as a classical ballet dancer, Zalfa brings kinetic rhythm and fluid grace to the canvas. Expressive brushwork and palette knife impasto build tactile layers that merge water tides with dance motion.

Her original seascape and ballet canvases inhabit a balance of abstract energy and natural stillness. Built on heavy studio-stretched linen, every piece invites viewers into sculpted surfaces that shift with changing room light.

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About Zalfa Kasti

Zalfa Kasti is a Lebanese-American fine art painter based in Williston, Vermont, working in oil and acrylic on canvas with a focus on semi-abstract, palette-knife painting. Born in Beirut and raised by the Mediterranean Sea, she brings a former dancer's sense of rhythm and movement to her work, along with a cross-cultural perspective shaped by years of study and training across Europe and the United States. Fluent in English, French, and Arabic, she has taught French and arts integration at Hinesburg Community School since 2001 and continues to develop her practice through intensive workshops, museum-based study, and independent painting.

Education

  • Master of Education — Saint Michael's College, Vermont, USA (2007)

  • Master of Anthropology — Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon (1997)

  • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Public Relations — Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon (1993)

Art Training & Workshops

  • Oil Painting Workshop — Académie de Giglio, Florence, Italy (2026)

  • Art as Therapy Workshop — Europass Teacher Academy, Florence, Italy (2025)

  • Drawing & Painting Technique Workshops — Académie de Giglio, Florence, Italy (2022–2024)

  • Palette Knife Oil Painting Workshop — Milan, Italy

  • Painting Workshop — Venice, Italy

  • Painting Workshop — Atelier de l'Étoile, Paris, France

  • Drawing Study — Musée du Louvre & Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France

  • Art Workshop — Museo Picasso Málaga, Spain (2024)

  • Painting Workshops — Seville, Spain (2024)

  • Ceramics Workshop — Lisbon, Portugal (2024)

Exhibitions

  • Contemporary Venice, 19th Edition — ITSLIQUID Group, Venice, Italy (2026, upcoming)