1956 Born in Bahrain, Saudi Nationality
1980 Graduated from “Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts – Paris, France (with honor degree)

Since 1993 lives and works between Bahrain / Saudi Arabia and Paris

SSE

2011 Traffic Gallery, Dubai

2010 Albareh Art Gallery, Bahrain

2009 Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, France
2008 XVA Gallery, Dubai
2007

• K. Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordan
• XVA Gallery, Dubai. Sultan Gallery, Kuwait

2005 XVA Gallery, Dubai
2004 Green Art Gallery, Dubai
2003 Agial Gallery (Work on Paper), Fennel Gallery (Third World Citizen), Beirut, Lebanon

2002 Grass Gallery (The Ultimate Fire), Kuwait

2000 Rochan Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Sponsored by The Almansouria Foundation -Other Body & Heads)

1999

• Alriwaq Art Gallery, Bahrain
• Galerie Epruve d`artiste (Repeated & Different) Beirut, Lebanon

1998 Masafa Gallery (Icon), Kuwait
1996

• Art Center, Bahrain. Vision Gallery (Contemporary Miniatures), Bahrain
• Darat Al-Funun (Nabatiyats) – Amman, Jordan

1995 Masafa Gallery (Trace of Angels) – Kuwait

1994 Arts Center (Nostalgia) Manama, Bahrain
1992 Galerie Seltzer Lejeun (Sensation Plastique) – Paris, France
1991 Institut Du Monde Arabe (Le Pli) – Paris, France
1990 Rochan Gallery – London, UK
1989 Galerie E. Dinet (Acte Nomade) – Paris, France

1989 &1987 Sultan Gallery (Signs) & (Moualaqat) – Kuwait

1985 Rochan Gallery – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1974 Culture & Arts Association – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SGE

2011

• Haein Art Project, Haeinsa Temple – South Korea
• Marrakech Art Fair ( Images Affranchies), Marrakech, Morocco
• Bonhams Auction, Dubai

2010

• Bonham’s Auction, London
• Video Biennial (Cave & le Wave) Maraya Art Center, Sharjah, UAE
• Edge of Arabia – Soho House, Berlin, Germany
• Fluid Form 1, K.F.C.C., Seoul – South Korea

2009

• Traversée, Rabat, Morocco
• Edge of Arabia – Venice, Italy

2008

• Cairo Biennial
• Traversee at DARB, Cairo
• Edge of Arabia, London-UK
• Singapore Biennial
• Mimmo Scognamiglio Gallery (Surreal – Curator: Demetrio Paparoni) Milano, Italy
• Traversee, Paris (Grand Palais)
• Art Dubai, Dubai (Galerie Enrico Navarra)

2007

• Art Paris, Abu Dhabi
• Christie’s, Dubai
• “Language of the Desert,” Abu Dhabi

2006

• Christie’s Auction, Dubai
• IMA, Paris, France
• British Museum, London, U.K.

2005

• Kunst Museum, Bonn, Germany
• Mairie de Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

2004

• Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg, Germany
• Frankfurt Book Fair (Art Book Expo), Germany
• Overgaden Museum, Denmark (Video Art)

2003 The Arabian Canvas, Dubai

2002 Institut du monde Arabe (Kinda collection) Paris, France

2001

• Cairo Biennial, Cairo, Egypt
• World Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• Egizio`s Project Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

1999 National Museum of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan

1998

• French Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Egee Art Gallery, London, U.K.
• Award to participate at Liberty 98-New York, USA United Nations

1997

• Sixty Arab Artistes at Darat Al Funun. Amman, Jordan
• Europe Art – Geneva, Switzerland

1995  Award to participate at the 50th Anniversary of the UN Exhibition “Dialogues of Peace” 50 Artists Worldwide Geneva, Switzerland

1992

• Poitier Modern Art Museum – Poitier, France
• Contemporary Arab Art – 22 Artists. Selected to Participate at the “Hope & Optimism” Portfolio Magdalene College, U.K.

1991 Seoul International Festival of Art – Seoul, South Korea

1990 Annual Concourse, Suresnes, France. Theme: RACINES

1987 Arab Graphic Arts-Maison de la culture, Le Haver, France

1986 Baghdad International Festival, Baghdad, Iraq

1985 Rochan Gallery – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1983 Salon de mai – Espace, Pierre Cardin, Paris, France

1982 UNESCO – Paris, France

1978 Award to exhibit at Drawing Masters-St. Remy les chevereuses, France.

1977

• Award at Concours David Vaill – Paris, France
• Award to exhibit at Maison des Beaux – Arts – Paris, France

1975 to 79 Annual Drawing Exhibitions, Beaux-Arts, Paris, France (Three Awards)

Projects & Public Collection Acquisitions:

2011

• Haeinsa Temple Collection, South Korea
• Farjam Collection, Dubai

2010 Farook Collection, Dubai

2009 Weng Fine Art, Germany

2008 Private Collection, Abu Dhabi

2007

• Galerie Enrico Navarra – Paris, France
• K.Shoman Foundation – Amman, Jordan
• Sheikh Majed Alsabah Collection

2006

• Abdurrahman Al-Awaiss Foundation – UAE
• World wide collector Mr. Saeb Eigner – London, UK
• British Museum, London, UK

2005

• Sheikha Paulla Alsabah private collection – Kuwait
• Dr. Anwar Gargash (Gargash Enterprises) private collection – Dubai

2004

• BuchDruckKunst e.V. Art book Museum, Hamburg, Germany
• Bahrain National Museum
• Bahrain Financial Harbor Project. Zayed House, Bahrain
• Gargash Enterprises, Dubai

2001 Modern Art Museum – Cairo, Egypt

2000

• Kinda collection-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Almansouria Foundation – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Aljafali Art collection- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1996

• Sheikh Abdallah Al-Sabah collection
• National Museum of Fine Arts & Darat Al-Funun – Amman, Jordan

1994

• ARAMCO – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• National Methanol Co. (IBN SINA) Jubail, Saudi Arabia

1993 Regency International Hotel – Manama, Bahrain

1992 King Fahad Airport – Dammam, Saudi Arabia

1988 National Museum – Mexico City, Mexico

1987

• Ministry of Finance – Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Institut du Monde Arabe Museum – Paris, France

1986 King Khalid Airport – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1981 Royal Commission – Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Selection of publications:
– Monograph: Faisal Samra by Roxana Azimi – Publisher SKIR
– In the Arab World Now (Galerie Enrico Navarra – Paris, France)
-Contemporary Art in the Middle East (Black Dog Publishing – London, UK)
– Singapore Biennale 2008 Catalogue – Wonder (National Arts Council – Singapore)
– Surreale by Demetrio Paparoni 2008 (Mimmo Scognamiglio Gallery – Milano, Italy)
– Edge of Arabia Catalogue 2008 (Off Screen – London, UK)
– Word into Art 01 & 02 by Venetia Porter (The British Museum Press – London, UK)
– Art of the Middle East – Saeb Eigner, Published by Merrell – London & New York