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KHALED AL-SAA'I: BIOGRAPHY — PDF |
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Born in Homs, Syria in 1970
Works and lives in Dubai, UAE |
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EDUCATION |
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| 1998 |
Certificate in Calligraphy from IRCICA, the research centre for Islamic History Arts and Culture, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 1997 |
MA in Fine Arts (honorary degree), University of Damascus, Syria |
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| 1995 |
BA in Fine Arts, Painting, University of Damascus, Syria |
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2011 |
Caligrafia Pictorica, Morelia, State of Michoacán, Mexico |
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Wellesley College, Boston, USA |
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National Museum of Water Color “Alfredo Guati Rojo”, Mexico |
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| 2007 |
Dar Al Fnoon, Kuwait |
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Majlis Gallery, Dubai, UAE |
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| 2006 |
Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 2005 |
Pellouailles-les-Vignes mantes, France |
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Poems in Calligraphy, The Majlis Gallery, Dubai, UAE |
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| 2004 |
Green Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE |
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| 2001 |
Institute du Monde Arab, Paris, France |
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| 1999 |
IFEAD, Damascus, Syria |
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| 1996 |
Spanish Institute, Damascus, Syria |
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2014 |
International Gathering of the Art of Calligraphy, Dolmabahce Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 2013 |
Rencontres d’Art, Afrique Moyen Orient, Ancienne Église du Sacré, Casablanca, Morocco |
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| 2011 |
Art of Writing, Wiesbaden, Germany |
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| 2010 |
Freedom and Innovation, Casa Arabe, Madrid, Spain |
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| 2009 |
Signs: Contemporary Arab Art. Seven renowned artists from the Middle East, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA |
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| 2008 |
Beyond Words: Contemporary Calligraphy from the Middle East, curated by Karin Adrian von Roques, Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich, Switzerland |
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| 2007 |
Espejesmo?, Arab Art, San Pedro Museum of Art, Mexico |
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Audio Visual Art Exhibition, Sharjah Museum of Art, UAE |
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San Bedro Museum of Art, Mexico |
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Al Bareh Art Gallery, Bahrain |
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| 2005 |
Institute de Monde Arab, Paris, France |
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Languages of Desert, Bonn Museum of Art, Germany |
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The Art of the Written Word in the Middle East, U of M Museum of Art |
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| 2003 |
Visual and Audible 6th session, Sharjah, UAE |
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Salter International house, Wallesley College, Boston |
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| 2002 |
Sharjah Museum of Art, UAE |
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| 2001 |
Art and Sufism, exhibition organized by the Cervantes Institute (2001-2004): National Museum of Damascus, Syria; Royal Museum of Amman, Jordan; Bilad Al Sham |
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Gallery Aleppo, Syria; Unisco Palace Beirut, Lebanon; Granada, Seville Spain |
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| 1997 |
Collective Exhibition of Syrian artist organized by the Ministry of Culture, National |
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Museum of Art, Damascus, Syria |
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Biennial Almahaba Arts Festival Latakia, Syria |
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| 1991 |
Collective Exhibition of Syrian artists organized by the Ministry of Culture, National Museum of Syria |
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| 1987 |
Al Mayadin City Hall, Syria |
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PRIZES AND AWARDS |
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| 2009 |
First prize in modern calligraphy in the International Festival for Calligraphy - Algeria |
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| 2008 |
1st prize in the Modernity of Arabic Calligraphy, 3rd biennal of calligraphy, Sharjah, UAE |
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| 2007 |
Modern Calligraphy Prize, Audio Visual Art Exhibition, Sharjah Museum of Art, UAE |
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1st prize of Diwany Jaly, 7th Int'l Competition of Calligraphy, IRCICA, Istanbul |
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1st prize in Classic Calligraphy, International competition of calligraphy, IRCICA, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 2005 |
Classic Calligraphy Prize, 2nd Biennial of Calligraphy in Arab World, Sharjah, UAE |
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First Prize in 'Diwany Jaly script', Master Competition of Calligraphy, Sponsored by Al Baraka Turk Bank, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 2004 |
The first Prize in the Modernity of Arabic Calligraphy, 1st Arabic Calligraphy, 1st Biennial of Calligraphy in the Arab world, Sharjah, UAE |
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The Diwany Jaly Prize from the 6th international competition, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 2003 |
The Modernity Prize of the Audio-Visual Festival, Sharjah Museum of Arts |
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| 2001 |
The 5th international competition on Arabic Calligraphy, Diwany Jaly Style, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 2000 |
Festival of Music, Poetry and Calligraphy, Oberani, France, Certificate of distinction |
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Prize for Young Artist, presented by British Counsel, Damascus, Syria |
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| 1999 |
Biennial of the Young artist, Rome, Italy |
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| 1997 |
1st International Festival of Arabic Calligraphy, Tehran, Iran, Certificate of distinction, nominated one of the best 10 international calligraphers, and the first Prize in the Diwany Jaly Style |
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SELECTED COLLECTIONS |
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British Museum, UK
San Pedro Museum of Arts, Mexico
Denver Museum of Arts, Collorado, USA
Museum of Calligraphy, Sharjah, UAE |
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