• Born in Gaza, Palestine, 1976
• Works and lives in Gaza

One of the founders of the Fine art program in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the Gaza Strip
One of the founders of the Eltiqa Group for Contemporary Art in Gaza Strip

Achievements

• A founding member of Eltiqa Group for Contemporary Art
• A founding member of Eltiqa Artists House in Gaza

Exhibitions personal

• 2007 Spirit & Perfumes, French Culture Center, Palestine (Gaza, Jerusalem, Nablus, Al Nasra, Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah, Berzeit)
• 2002 Zara Gallery in Hyatt Hotel Amman, Amman, Jordan
• 2002 “Story of the Trees” Project, A.M Qattan Foundation, Ramallah
• 2001 Black Dreadlock, Sakakini Culture Center, Ramallah
• 2000 Second Personal Exhibitions, French Culture Center, Gaza
• 2000 Bone Animals Sculpture Prize for Young Artists,  A.M Qattan Foundation Ramallah
• 1999 New Faces, French Culture Center, Gaza

Exhibitions Collective

2010

• Visual Stories, Eltiqa Artists House
• GAZART, Exhibition & Workshop, Eltiqa Artists House

2009

•   “Art Rest,” PRCS Gaza, Palestine
•   Summer of ELTIQA, PRCS, Gaza, Funded by French Consulate,  Jerusalem
•   ELTIQA Galerie Brigitte Graffault, Montauban, France
•   ELTIQA LE CENTRE CULTUREL ARABE SYRIEN – PARIS, Exhibition from 22 to 30 April
•   ELTIQA Peinture, LE SCRIPE / 11 Contemporary Artists from Gaza, Exhibition from 28 February to 25 April 27
•   “Art Rest,” PRCS Gaza, Palestine, Exhibition from 1 February to 30 April
•   “Traces de Guerre,” Centre Culture France Gaza, Exhibition from 3 to 10 March
•   ArtVO, CERGY PONTOISE, France, Exhibition from 3 to 10 March

2008

•   3rd International Art Prize, “Arte Laguna,” Roma, Italy
•   International Painting Symposium “Mediterranean in Art: Waves of Emotions,” CAM_Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Bary, Italy
•   XIII Biennale of young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Bary, Italy
•   The Jerusalem Show Al Mamal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem memory of the future in the International City of Arts, Paris, France
•   Fair Handal Dar Al Karama Om Al Fahem Palestine selected pieces from Gaza ” Galerie I, Acadie,” France
•   Eltiqa 2008 Toulouse University, France
•  Occupied Space, Mosaic Room, Qattan Foundation, London, UK

2007

•   Gaza Seasons, Geneva, Switzerland
•   The White Night, CCF, Gaza
•   Eltiqa, mobile exhibition, Albi, Toulouse, France
•   “Gaza Shooed Pieces,” Albi, Toulouse, Rodez, France
•   Binale Al Eskandaria, Egypt

2006

• The White Night, CCF, Gaza
• From Sands to Gray, with Swiss Artist, Gaza
• Occupy the Space, London, England

2005

• 10 Artists from Palestine – Mobile @ 10 Cities in France
• Palestinian Artists, Manior, Margtini, Switzerland
• Workshop Palestinian and Swiss artists, Geneva, Switzerland
• Art Contemporary Palestinian International Academy of Arts, Oslo, Norway
• Art Contemporary Palestinian International Academy of Arts, Gaza, Ramallah
• Video workshop and show in Continual Art School in Sieer, Switzerland

2004

• 10 Artists from Palestine, Mobile Exhibition, France

2003

• 6 Artist (Nablus, Nazareth, Jerusalem and Gaza) French Culture Centers
• Proof Gallery, Studio 1.1, London, UK
• Brezies Park, London, UK
• “I Remember 1948,” Sidney, Australia

2002

• Winter 2002, Center Culture French, Gaza
• International Book Festival, Geneva, Switzerland

2001

• Marwan Kassab Bachi Student Exhibition, Darat Al Funun, Jordan
• Arabic Jerusalem, Jordanian Artists Union, Amman, Jordan
• “We Will Be,” PRCS, Gaza, Palestine
• The 4th Al Sharjah Biennale, UAE
• September Harvesting Exhibition, Gaza Arts Village
• An Nakba Memorial, Joint Mural Painting, Gaza 2000 Gallery de la Crenetle, Lausanne, Switzerland
• “In the Shadow of Intifada,” Gaza, Art and Crafts Village, 1999-2001
• Amman’s Summer Exhibition, Arts Palace, Amman, Jordan

1999

• Young Artists Exhibition, Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah
• Horizons, YMCA, Gaza
• “Jerusalem is a Bridge for Return,” a Mural Project
• Creation of Palestinian Memory Exhibition, Gaza

1998

• Free Colors Exhibition, Holst Cultural, Center Gaza
• Arab Youth Festival XIX, Alexandria, Egypt

1997-1998

• Friendship of UN-Japan Exhibition, UN, Gaza
• Spring Palestine Festival, France

1994-1997

• Participated in multiple exhibitions

Scholarships

• 2008 residence in Cite des arts, Paris France
• 2003 Brezies International Workshop, London, UK
• 2002 Nominated by Qattan Foundation for Artists Prize
• 1999 – 2001 Nominated by Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center to participate in *Darat Al Funun Summer Academy, under the supervision of Artist Marwan Kassab Bachi, Amman, Jordan, (Years 1999, 2000, 2001)
• 2000 1st prize from Khaled Shoman Foundation Darat Al-Funun, Amman, Jordan

Born London, 1982.

MA Communications Design & Illustration, Central St. Martins School of Art & Design, 2007.

BA Visual Communications & Marketing, 2005.

Illustration work:

2009 September: London Fashion Week, British Fashion Council, London UK

2009 August: Victoria & Albert Museum in association with off screen education

2006-9 British Museum in association with the Karim Rida Saif Foundation

2009 June-October: Fat Kyds Clothing Company

2008

• March: Time Magazine, Client: Abbot Mead Vickers Ad Agency
• Architecture Client: The Hub, Kings Cross, London UK

2007 July: SOCIAL UK, Integrated Design and Advertising Agency Client: The Trafalgar Hilton

2007-9 Notes from the Underground, Creative Writing Newspaper

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