1956 Born in Bahrain, Saudi Nationality
1980 Graduated from Ecole National Superieure des Beaux Arts – Paris, France (with honors)
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 Al-Mansouria Foundation – Other Body & Heads)
1999
- Al-Riwaq 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
- Bonham’s 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-United Nations, New York, USA
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