Kais Salman (born 1976) is a Syrian painter, based in Damascus. His technique has been described as "monochromatic, abstract expressionism," and a departure from the work done by previous generations of Syrian painters, who had been more influenced by Soviet art. Like other contemporary Syrian artists, Salman has benefited from his country's increasing contact and popularity on the international art market, including the art auction houses of Dubai, with his paintings increasing sixfold in value from 2006 to 2010, and now selling for as much as 17,500 euros. He is represented by the Ayyam Gallery. [1] [2] [3]
Born in Tartus, Salman graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts Damascus in 2002. [4] Featured in countless group exhibitions in Syria and the Arab world, including the 4th Annual Youth exhibition in Damascus where he took first prize and the inaugural exhibition of the Damascus Museum of Modern Art, Salman has been a regular fixture of high-profile shows. Recently he has become essential to Ayyam's lineup participating in such standout events as its “Shabab Uprising,” “Young Collectors Auction (I and II)” and “Damascus Calling,” an exhibition held at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City in 2008. A favorite among collectors, his work is housed throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. [5]
Fateh al-Moudarres was a Syrian painter and one of the leaders of the modern art movement in Syria. Moudarres studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, where he was influenced by Surrealism. After he completed his studies, he returned to Syria where he developed his skills under the auspices of long-time friend, mentor, and tutor Wahbi Al-Hariri.
Sara Shamma is a UK-based Syrian artist whose paintings are figurative in style. The importance of storytelling and narrative is paramount in her work. Shamma has a long-standing interest in the psychology associated with the suffering of individuals and has made work on the subject of war, modern slavery and human trafficking. Her works can be divided into series that reflect prolonged periods of research.
Omar Hamdi (1952–2015), known as Malva, was a Syrian Kurdish artist who lived and worked in Vienna, Austria.
Nazem al-Jaafari was considered the founder of impressionism in Syria. Al-Jaafari studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo from 1944 to 1947, after which he returned to Syria and worked as an art instructor for high school students, then moved to teach at the Faculty of Fine Arts upon its opening in 1960 in Damascus One of his greatest achievements as an artist is the documentation of the old quarters of Damascus as it existed at the turn of the 20th century; subjects included architecture, lifestyles, designs, and fashion.
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Torrontegui, also known as Fernando M. Zóbel, was a Spanish Filipino painter, businessman, art collector and museum founder.
Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa is a member of the Bahraini royal family, an artist and the chairman of Bahrain's National Council for Arts. He is the first president and the current honorary president of the Bahrain Arts Society. He has painted over a period of 50 years, beginning with landscape painting in the late 1960s. His recent work continues to explore his immediate landscape and the traditional architecture of his homeland, through wall based, structural installations created with aluminium. He is widely considered one of the Kingdom's most renowned artists.
The Koller Gallery is a private gallery in the Castle District of Budapest, founded in 1953. At the top floor of the three storied atelier-house, there is a memorial room for the Hungarian artist Amerigo Tot.
Shurooq Amin is a Kuwaiti painter and poet.
Khaled Akil born 1986 in Aleppo is a Syrian artist based in Istanbul. Akil is a self-taught artist who works with different art mediums. He is best known for his photography series Pokémon Go in Syria
Ammar al-Beik, is a Syrian filmmaker.
The Syrian Cultural Caravan is an artistic and cultural movement led by Syrian artists. Started in 2014 as a project called "Freedom for the Syrian People", it took the form of a road trip, taking off from France and continuing across Europe. In face of the success met in 2014, the project became a movement entitled the "Syrian Cultural Caravan". The project aims at bringing a wide diversity of artists together around a multi-format exhibition mixing paintings, photographs, dance, music, film screenings, as well as debates and the sharing of food. The goal of the project is "to promote Syrian civil society and contemporary Syrian art and culture" by debunking the public's expectations. Artists create a platform for debate on which they can offer their own narrative to counterweight the mainstream narrative of the media.
Houmam Al Sayed is a Syrian contemporary painter and sculptor.
Mahmoud Jalal, , was a Syrian artist, painter, sculptor, and medalist born in Libya. He is one of the early leaders of the modern art movement in Syria.
Ammar Abd Rabbo is a French-Syrian journalist and photographer, born in Damascus, Syria, in 1966.
Hilda Hiary is a Jordanian visual artist.
An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The long gallery in Elizabethan and Jacobean houses served many purposes including the display of art. Historically, art is displayed as evidence of status and wealth, and for religious art as objects of ritual or the depiction of narratives. The first galleries were in the palaces of the aristocracy, or in churches. As art collections grew, buildings became dedicated to art, becoming the first art museums.
Salman Toor is a Pakistani painter based in the United States. His works depict the imagined lives of young men of South Asian-birth, displayed in close range in either South Asia and New York City fantasized settings. Toor lives and works in New York City.
The year 2022 in art involves various significant events.
Shai Baitel is an artistic director and art entrepreneur. He is a contributor and writer for several prominent publications as well as an active philanthropist. He is the co-founder and executive director of Mana Contemporary, a global, multidisciplinary and comprehensive arts center. In 2020, Baitel was announced as the inaugural artistic director of The Modern Art Museum Shanghai.
Asma Fayoumi is a Syrian Abstract Expressionist painter. She attended Damascus University in Syria. Her work is in the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation.