Abstract art exhibit at LTCC starts Jan. 9

South Shore artist and poet Yasmin Sayyed will display her abstract paintings in Lake Tahoe Community College’s Foyer Gallery starting Jan. 9.

Born in New York of Cape Verdean and Caribbean ancestry, much of her professional life has been spent as an educator, researcher and psycho-educational therapist. Sayyed has had a lifelong passion for making art in the service of spirituality, peace, and truth-telling inform these colorful and magical paintings.

The exhibit runs through March 20.

An Artists’ Reception is Jan. 14, 6-8pm.