Previous Summer Festivals
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summer 1998
summer 1999
summer 2000
summer 2002
summer 2003

Previous Collective Exhibitions

1988
November
Eight Jordanian artists: Samira Badran, Nabila Hilmi, Mahmoud Taha, Nabil Shehadeh, Abdul Raouf Shamoun, Aziz Amoura, Ahmad Nawash and Ayyad al Nimer

1989
February
Two Lebanese artists: Paul Guiragossian, and Emanuel Guiragossian
March
Seven Jordanian artists: Jamal Ashour, Hazim Al Zou'bi, Khalid Khreis, Ghada Dahdaleh, Clara Khreis, Nawal Abdullah and sculptor Kiram Nimri
May
Three artists from North Africa: Abdullah Benanteur (Algeria), Muhammad Kacimi (Morocco) and Rafiq al Kamel (Tunisia), in cooperation with Institute of The Arab World, Paris
October
Two Jordanian Artists: Fouad Mimi and Ammar Khammash
November
Syrian artist Khairat al Saleh and Lebanese artist Yolla Nami

1990
February
Three Jordanian artists: Alia Amoura, Nabila Hilmi and Nawal Abdullah
April
Seven Iraqi artist: Shaker Hassan Al Said, Salem Al Dabbagh, Saadi al Ka'bi, Mohammad Mohreddin, Rafa Nasiri, Ali Taleb and sculptor Ismail Fattah
May
Five Jordanian artists: Adnan Yahya, Ghada Dahdaleh, Mohammad Samara, Rula Shukairy and sculptor Larissa Najjar
May
Children Art and Literature Creativity Competition
November
Iraqi artist Himat Mohammad Ali

1991
February
Collective Exhibition of Jordanian Artists
May
Two Jordanian artists: Ahmad Nawash and Yassir Dweik
September
Naive painting from the Federal Republic of Germany in Cooperation with the Goethe Institute, Amman
October
Jordanian artists Abdul Raouf Shamoun and Khalid Khreis And Iraqi sculptor Mohammad Hussein Abdullah
November
Graphics of the Sixties from the Federal Republic of Germany, in cooperation with the Goethe Institute, Amman
December
Palestinian artist Jumana Al Husseini

1992
January
Jordanian artist Wijdan and Italian artist Franco de Courten
February
Iraqi artist Shaker Hassan Al Said
March
Three Jordanian artists: Ghada Dahdaleh, Ayyad Al Nimer and Larissa Najjar
May
Seven Palestinian artists: Sleiman Mansour, Tayseer Barakat, Nabil Anani, Khalil Rabah, Jawad Al Malihi, Yacoub al Kurd, and ceramist Vera Tamari
May
Two Iraqi artists: Ali Taleb and Rafa Nasiri
November
Three Iraqi artists: Ismail Fattah, Lisa Fattah and Mohammad Mohreddin December
Three artists from Gaza: Fayez Al Hasani, Kamel al Mughanni and Laila Shawa

1993
January
Four women Lebanese artists based in the USA: Ghada Jamal, Afaf Zureiq, Suha Noursi and Helen Khal
May
Three Iraqi artists: Salem al Dabbagh, Himat Mohamad Ali And Karim Rasan

1994
May
Five Egyptian artists: Mariam Abdul-Aleem, Hussein Al Gebali, Atiya Hussein, Farouq Shehata and Ahmad Nawar (graphic art)

Exhibitions

2007

December 2007 - February 2008
"Adonis & Haider", exhibition of paintings and collages.

"We", installation by Syrian artist Buthayna Ali.

A selection of works from the Khalid Shoman Private Collection: "Art Inspired by Poetry"

November (Meeting Points 5)
"The Magician" and "The Smuggler", exhibition of video art by Yto Barrada

"TVZero123". live broadcast from the West Bank by artist Khalil Rabah

September - November
"Distorted Reality". exhibition of artworks by
Saudi artist Faisal Samra

"Spirituality & Modernity", exhibition of photographs by Said Nuseibeh

May - July
"Counting Memories"
exhibition by Jordanian artist Oraib Toukan

May - June
"Au detour du Jourdain", exhibition of photographs by French Algerian photographer Farida Hamak

March - May
"Arab League Cafe", exhibition of paintings by Jordanian artist Hani Alqam

January - May
"You Will Be Killed " (video animation)
"The Purple Artificial Forest" (video animation)
"Frozen Memory" (video)
"The Room" (video and performance)
Exhibitions by Egyptian artist Amal Kenawy

January - March
Exhibition of paintings by German artist
Antje Majewski

2006

September - November
"Father & Son" (video art)
"The Echo" (video art)
"Insecure" (photography)
"Fiat Nasr" (photography)
"Man Made" (installation)
Exhibitions by Egyptian artist Moataz Nasr

Painting exhibition by Iraqi British artist Tamara Nouri

Photography exhibition by Jordanian artist
Juman Nimri

May - July
"Out of the Desert"
Archaeology exhibition of the new findings by Pierre Bikai and Patricia Bikai (ACOR)

"I am everywhere"
Video art filmed in Beidha by artist Suha Shoman

"Salt of the South"
Graphic art exhibition by artist Hakim Jamain

February - April
"The Wall and the Check Points"
Exhibitions by Palestinian artists
Emily Jacir - Crossing Surda (video art), Where We Come From (photography)
Rula Halawani - Images of the Wall (photography)
Tarek Al Ghoussein - Untitled Series (installation), Self Portrait Series (photography)
Dana Erekat - Borders Crossing Bodies (photography)



2005

December 2005 - January 2006
"Wings in Orbit"
Exhibition by Jordanian artist
Mohammad Nasrallah
"City Lights"
Photography and video art exhibition by Jordanian artist Sima Zureikat

September - November

Architecture, An exhibition by Jordanian architect/artist Sahel Al Hiyari and
Artworks from the Khalid Shoman Private Collection


May - July
Meetings with the Past: Treasures for the Future
An exhibition on European - Jordanian Cooperation in the field of Archaeology in Jordan

February - May
Palestine and Jordan 1500 -1900
Paintings, Lithographs, Photographs, Travel Books & Atlases from the Hisham Khatib private collection

December 2004 - January 2005
"Japanese Calligraphy Art"
An exhibition by Yanagida Seiran
"Arabic Calligraphy"
by Contemorary Arab Artists

2004

January -February

"Images and Words" Photography exhibition by Ibrahim Nasrallah
"Stop the Wall"
Photography exhibition by the Anti - Apartheid wall Campaign
"Against the Wall"
Painting exhibition by Adan Sharif


March -May
"Of Time and Light" Video art films
Sand paper works, stone installations & photography , Paintings 1979 -1999
by Suha Shoman

May -July
"Terrains" An experimental exhibition of stories told by hands by three Jordanians Ala' Diab, Alma Khasawnih & Yazan Doughan

"Beyond 100° C"
An installation & painting exhibition by Iraqi artists based in Sweden Maha Mustafa & Ibrahim Rashid

September
"Aswad" (Black)
An exhibition by Berlin based Syrian artist Ali Kaaf

An exhibition by Berlin based Syrian artist Marwan Kassab Bashi & works by students of the summer academy from 1999-2003

October - November
Homage to the late Iraqi artists
Shaker Hassan, Ismail Fattah & Nuha Radi

2003

January -February
Jordanian artist Wijdan "Three Phases in Four Decades"
Palestinian/American photographer Said Nuseibeh "Liquid & Light"
March
Permanent Exhibition: "The Khalid Shoman Collection."
July
Exhibition: "Artists in Town" in cooperation with The European Commission Delegation in Amman & The Cultural Exchanges in the Mediterranean, Ecume.
September
Fourth Annual summer academy
Exhibition of the work of summer academy artists

2002

January -February
"The Centenary of Fahrelnissa Zeid"
March
Palestinian artist (residing in France) Jumana Al Husseini (painting)
Photography exhibition entitled "The Arab College of Jerusalem in Pictures"
July
A commemorative exhibition entitled "In Remembrance of Khalid Shoman"
Photographs and video of Petra by Suha Shoman
August
"The 9TH Anniversary of the Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition, 1993-2002"
Exhibition of works by students of "Darat al Funun Summer Academy"
October
Jordanian artist Aziz Amoura
Dar Khalid Museum
Two artists from Egypt; Adam Henein, Ayaad Al Nimer
December
Jordanian artist Wijdan "Three Phases in Four Decades"
Palestinian/American photographer Said Nuseibeh "Liquid & Light"

2001
February
"Journey through the Contemporary Arts of the Arab World" Artists from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco
April
"The Mission , The Role, The Collection of Sursock Museum" Lebanon (1962-2001)
June
"100 Shaheed ­ 100 Lives", in cooperation with Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center - Ramallah
September
Berlin-based Syrian Artist Marwan Kassab Bashi (paintings)
German Artist Angelica Von Schwedes (paintings)
Exhibition of works by students of "Darat al Funun Summer Academy"
October
An exhibition of the private collection of Widad Kawar entitled "The Silk Memory"
December
"The Centenary of Fahrelnissa Zeid"

2000
January
"Journey through the Contemporary Arts of the Arab World" Artists from the Arabian Peninsula
March
"Journey through the Contemporary Arts of the Arab World" Artists from he Valley of the Nile - Egypt & Sudan
May
"Journey through the Contemporary Arts of the Arab World" Artists from Mesopotamia -Iraq
July
"Journey through the Contemporary Arts of the Arab World" Artists from Bilad Al Sham (1) Jordan
October
"Journey through the Contemporary Arts of the Arab World" Artists from Bilad Al Sham (2) Palestine, Lebanon and Syria

1999
Permanent Exhibition of the Contemporary Arab Artists
Individual Exhibitions
April
Jordanian ceramist Mahmoud Taha "Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition"
May
Jordanian artist Adnan Yahya entitled "From Sabra and ShatilaŠ to Independence?" (1982-1999)
Indian artist Om Prakash Sharma (paintings)
June
Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition
August
"Summer 99" Summer Art Festival
October
A photography Exhibition entitled " The Vehicle" in Cooperation with Foundation Arabe pour L'Image-Beirut
A photography exhibition Entitled "Journey through Desert & Time" in cooperation with the Czech Embassy- Amman

1998
Permanent Exhibition of the Contemporary Arab Artists
Individual Exhibitions
February
An exhibition of the private collection of Mamdouh Bisharat entitled "A Vision-An Identity"
March
Jordanian artist Yousef Baddawi (painting)
April
Lebanese American artist and writer Etel Adnan "Artist's Books" exhibition
Berlin-based Syrian artist Marwan Kassab Bashi "A Suit of Heads" (graphic art)
May
Tunisian artist Gouider Triki (painting)
June
Algerian artist (residing in Tunisia) Rashid Koraishi "Silk and Clay" Exhibition in cooperation with AFAA and the French Cultural Center, Amman
July
Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition
August
"Summer 98" Summer Art Festival
October
Palestinian American artist: Kamal Boullata (paintings)
November
Exhibition on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Abdul Hammed Shoman Foundation's support programs For the Arts

1997
Permanent Exhibition of the Contemporary Arab Artists
Individual Exhibitions
January
Contemporary Arab Artists exhibition
March
Syrian Artist (residing in France) Ziad Dalloul (graphic art And painting)
April
Photography exhibition by Palestinian Photographer (residing in USA) Said Nuseibeh
May
Moroccan artist (residing in France)Najia Mehadji (painting)
June
Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition
August
"Summer 97" Summer Art Festival
October
Bahraini artist Sheikh Rashid Al Khalifa (painting)
November
Jordanian artist (residing in UAE) Nasr Abdul Aziz (painting)
Algerian artist Rashid Koraishi (graphic art) and Iraqi calligrapher (residing in France) Hassan Masoudi, inspired by the poems of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish
December
Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition

1996
Permanent Exhibition of the Contemporary Arab Artists
Individual Exhibitions
January
Jordanian artist Yasser Dweik (painting)
February
Iraqi artist (residing in France) Himmat Mohammad Ali (painting)
March
Saudi artist (residing in Bahrain) Faisal Samra "Nabatiyat" Exhibition
April
Palestinian artist (residing in France) Nasser Soumi (painting and installation)
May
Egyptian artist (residing in USA) Ayyad Al Nimer (painting)
Exhibition of works from the collection of Museo del Grabado Espanol Contemporaneo Marbella Entitled "From Picasso to Our Present Days" in cooperation With the Spanish embassy and Instituto Cervantes, Amman
July
Sudanese artist (residing in Spain) Rashid Diab (painting)
August
"Summer 96" Summer Art Festival
October
Jordanian artist (residing in Switzerland) Nabil Shehadeh (painting)
Jordanian artist Mohammad Nasrallah (painting)
November
A retrospective exhibition by the Berlin based Syrian artist Marwan Kassab Bashi (painting)
December
Jordanian artist Rula Shukairy (painting)

1995
Permanent Exhibition of the Contemporary Arab Artists
Individual Exhibitions
January
Jordanian artist: Ghada Dahdaleh (painting) January Lebanese artist Amine Al Basha (painting)
March
An exhibition by the Berlin-based Syrian artist Marwan Kassab Bashi (graphic and watercolours)
April
Jordanian Artist Rafiq Lahham (graphic art)
Moroccan artist Farid Belkahia (painting)
May
Palestinian American artist Samia Halaby (painting)
June
Jordanian artist Ali Jabri (1985-1995), a ten year collection of his work
July
Jordanian artist Adnan Yahya (painting)
August
"Summer 95" (Inauguration of the yearly Summer Art Festival)
October
A retrospective exhibition by Jordanian sculptor Mona Saudi (1975-1995)
November
Iraqi artist Ismail Fattah (painting and sculpture)
December
Photography exhibition by Jordanian poet Ibrahim Nasrallah December Jordanian artist Hind Nasser (painting)

1994
Permanent Exhibition of the Contemporary Arab Artists
Individual Exhibitions
January
Lebanese artist: Hussein Madi (painting and sculpture)
March
Jordanian artist: Samer Tabbaa (sculptures and works on paper)
June
Jordanian artist: Abdul Raouf Shmoun (painting)
July
Jordanian artist: Omar Hamdan Shahuan (painting)
August
Jordanian artist: Samia Zaru (installation)
September
Palestinian
American artist: Kamal Boullata (painting)
October
Palestinian artist (residing in Japan): Vladimir Tamari (painting)
November
Jordanian ceramist: Mahmoud Taha
December
The late Turkish- Jordanian artist: Fahrelnissa Zeid (portrait painting)

1993

August
Inaugural exhibition: 50 Contemporary Arab Artists
October
Sudanese artist: Mohammad Omar Khalil (graphic art) November Jordanian artist: Ammar Khammash (painting)
December
The late Turkish-Jordanian artist: Fahrelnissa Zeid "Prints and Drawings" Exhibition