CV

b. (1984) Mecca, KSA where he lives and works

EDUCATION

2009 Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Um Al-Qura University, Mecca, KSA
2011 ‘Ijaza’ certificate in Calligraphy, Haram Al-Sharif, Mecca, KSA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025Edge of Languag, Athr Gallery, Riyadh, KSA
2024    Calligraphy biennale, Sharjah Museum, Sharjah, UAE
2020    There After, Curated by Maya el-Khalil, Nomad st. Chesa Planta, Switzerland.
2020    There After, Curated by Maya el-Khalil, Casa Arabe, Madrid, Spain.
2019    There After, Curated by Maya el-Khalil, Delfina Foundation, London, UK
2016    State of Affairs, Solo Project, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
2015     Light (Noor), Sharjah Museum, Sharjah, UAE.
2012    And It Remains…, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024    Fan AlMamlaka Exhibition - Rio de Janeiro Brazil
            frieze art fair, London, UK
            Endangering Form, Rasif studio, Riyadh, KSA
            Between two cultures, Rasif studio, Riyadh, KSA
2023    Islamic art biennale, jeddah.KSA
            Brand New Ancients, Misk Foundation, Riyadh, KSA
2022    IMAGE? The Power of the Visual, aga khan Museum, Toronto, Canada.
            BREAKING BOUNDARIES EXHIBITION AT FIRETTI CONTEMPORARY, Dubai, UAE.
2021    Light upon Light, NoorRiyadh, Riyadh, KSA
           THE SECRETS OF ALIDADES, Curated by Fabien Danesi, Jeddah, KSA
           Scripts and Calligraphy: A Timeless Journey, at the National Museum, Riyadh.
           Calligraphy And Abstraction, Louvre Museum AbuDahbi, UAE
2020   Maan, Athr Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, KSA
           Desert X AlUla, KSA
2019    Winter at Tantora, AlUla, KSA
           L’écriture dans l’art, Fondation Boghossian, Villa Empain, Bruxelles, Belgium
           Manamat Al Gossaibi, Manama, Bahrain
           Nomadic Traces: The Journeys of Arabian Scripts, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi, UAE
           Out of Place, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
2018    Long, Winding Journeys, Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition, Katonah Museum of Art, New York, US  
           An American City: Eleven Cultural Exercises, Front Triennial, Curated by Michelle Grabner and Lisa Kurzner, Cleveland, USA
           Refusing to Be Still, 21,39, Curated by Vassilis Oikonomopoulos, Jeddah, KSA
           Through the Spectrum, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
           The Clock Strikes Thirteen, Curated by Maya el-Khalil, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
2017    Safar, 21,39, Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, Jeddah, KSA
           Letters to a Young Muslim, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
           The Saudi Cultural ExhibitionMoscow, at New Manege museum.Moscow.
2016   Mab’ooth Almater, Al Hangar, Jeddah, KSA
           Earth and Ever After, Curated by Hamza Serafi, Jeddah 21,39, KSA
2015    Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art from the Middle East, LACMA, Los Angeles, USA
           Fast Forward, Jeddah 21,39, KSA
           Triplicity, A Group Exhibition at Athr gallery, Jeddah,ksa, 2015
           Common Grounds, Curated by Verena Hein, Villa Stuck Museum, Munich, Germany
           Jmeel prize,Sharjah Museum, Sharjah, UAE،
           Nanyang technological University, Singapore.
           Basm alla exhibition , group show Al Hangar, Jeddah, KSA
2014    WORD AND ILLUMINATION Le Meridien Medina Hall, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
           The Language of Human Consciousness, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
           Past Tradition, Exhibit 320, New Delhi, India
           Hajj: The Pilgrimage to Mecca, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
           Jmeel prize, victoria and albert museum,London, UK، hermitage-kazan museum kazan
           kremlin, Russia، Moscow state exhilaration hall new manager            
           Moallaqat, 21,39 Jeddah Arts, Jeddah, KSA.
2013    Words & Illumination, in collaboration with the British Museum, Madinah, KSA
           Hajj: The Journey Through Art, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar
           Echoes of Islam, Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, USA
           Calligraffiti, Leila Heller Gallery, NY, USA
           Against the Grain, KAP, Kuwait
           Show of Faith, KATARA, Doha, Qatar
           Mostly Visible, Group Exhibition, Jeddah, KSA.
2012    Hajj: Journey To The Heart of Islam, The British Museum, UK
           Made In Makkah, Artspace, London, UK
           We Need To Talk, Edge of Arabia, Jeddah, KSA
2011    Collage/Assemblage Exhibition, Athr Gallery in collaboration with Cuadro Fine Arts Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
2010   Terminal, Edge of Arabia, Istanbul, Turkey
           Young Saudi Artists, Athr Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
2009   Kingdom Calligraphers, Fine Art House, Jeddah, KSA
2008   Makkah Literature Club, Mecca, KSA
           Saudi Department for Fine Art & Culture, KSA
           Saudi Calligraphers Guild, Jeddah, KSA

RESIDENCIES


2019     ETH Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Swiss.
2018     The Delfina Foundation, London, UK.
2017     Jusoor, Ithra, New York, USA.
2014     The Delfina Foundation, London, UK.
            Samir Sayegh studio.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2019     Al Burda Endowment Exhibition Debut, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2015     Nomination for the Prudential Eye Awards
2013     Shortlisted for the Jameel Prize
2010     Second prize in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Calligraphy competition
2009    First prize in largest mural in Makkah, KSA
            First prize in Arabic Calligraphy & Fine Arts at the Children’s Museum, Jeddah, KSA

COMMISSIONS

2020    cultural gifts
2019    King Faisal Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
2018    Royal Commission of Al-Ula, Al-Ula, KSA
2013    Ithra, King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture, Dahran, KSA
            BASMOCA, Jeddah, KSA
2012    King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, KSA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Ithra, King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture, Dahran, KSA
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, UAE
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
The British Museum, London, UK
Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA, LA, USA
Greenbox Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mukhmal Tower, Jeddah, KSA
National Commercial Bank Corporate Collection, Jeddah, KSA
Al Mansouria Foundation, Jeddah, KSA
Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research،Bahrain, Manama

Lectures

ETH Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Swiss, 2019
The Arab American National Museum, 2017
The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, 2015
Effat University, Jeddah, 2015
SAC, Jeddah, 2014,2015
Athr gallery, Jeddah, 2013