Ayman Yusri
Born in 1966.
Of Palestinian origin, Ayman Yossri has lived almost all his life in Jeddah and identifies with Saudi Arabia. This sense of national dislocation has influenced his aesthetics.
<br />SSE:<br />
2012 “I am Anything, I am Everything,” Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA<br />
2011 “Identity,” Selma Feriani Gallery, London, UK<br />
2008 “Touch,” Plastic Artist Home, Jeddah, KSA<br />
2007 “Hopes,” Jeddah Atelier, Jeddah, KSA<br />
2004 “Darkness,” Jeddah Atelier, Jeddah, KSA<br />
1999<br />
- “Body Memory,” Hall, Jeddah, KSA
- “The Mirror,” Art Vision, Jeddah, KSA
1998 “Daydban,” Jeddah Atelier, Jeddah, KSA<br />
<br />SGE:<br />
2012
- “We Need to Talk,” Edge of Arabia, Jeddah, KSA
- “The Bravery of Being Out of Range II,” Sultan Gallery, Kuwait
2011
- “dou·ble en·ten·dre,” Cuadro Fine Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- “The State: The Coming Insurrection,” Traffic Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- The State: Social / Antisocial?,” Traffic Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- “The Bravery of Being Out of Range,” Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
- “The Terminal,” Edge of Arabia, Dubai, UAE
- “The State: Uppers & Downers,” Traffic Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2010
- “Transition,” Edge of Arabia, Istanbul,Turkey
- “Nabatt,” Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, China
- “Grey Borders, Grey Frontiers,” Edge of Arabia, Berlin, Germany
2009 “Balla-Drama,” Paradise Row Gallery, London, UK<br />
2008 “Edge of Arabia,” SOAS Brunei Gallery, London, UK
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Art Fairs / Biennale
2011
- “Contemporary Istanbul,” Edge of Arabia, Istanbul, Turkey
- Marrakech Art Fair, Athr Gallery, Morocco
- “The Solo Project,” Basel, Switzerland
- “The Future of a Promise,” 54th Venice Biennale, Italy
- “ArtDubai,” UAE, Athr Gallery / Traffic Gallery / Selma Feriani Gallery
2010
- MENASA Art Fair, Athr Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
- ArtDubai, Athr Gallery, UAE
2009
- 53 International Art Biennale Venice, Edge of Arabia, Venice, Italy
- ArtDubai, Athr Gallery, UAE
Auctions
2009 International Modern and Contemporary Art Auction, Dubai, UAE
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Public Collections
The Al-Mansouria Foundation
The British Museum
BASMOCA
Green Box Museum
Farook Collection
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Selected Bibliographies
I Am Anything, I Am Everything, 2012, Robert Kluijver, Al Mohtaraf Assaudi Ltd.
Canvas Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 6, January / February 2012
Contemporary Practices, Volume VII, 2011, Text by Alia Al Senussi, Pages 144-147
Art of the Middle East, 2010, Saeb Eigner, Merrell Publishers Limited, Page 93
Contemporary Practices, Volume VI, 2010, Text by Nour Wali, Page 56-59
Edge of Arabia, 2008, Text by Henry Hemming, Page 86-95