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Contemporary Artists from Bilad Al-Sham (2)

"The private collection of The Arab Bank and The Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation"

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Palestine
 
Ismail Shamout (1930)

Oil on canvas
(74x100cm)
1984

1930

Born in Lydda, Palestine, in 1930
1950- 1954
Studied art at the College of Fine Arts in Cairo, Egypt
1954-1956
Joined the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy
Lives and works in Jordan


1932

Born in Jerusalem , Palestine in 1932
1953-1956
BA, Political Science, American University of Beirut and Beirut College for Woman, During which she took courses in painting, ceramic and sculpture.
Stained glass courses at Beaux Arts, Paris, France.
Lives and works in Paris

Mixed media on paper
(77x57cm)
1996

Tamam Al Akhal (1935)

Oil on Canvas
(57x87cm)
1989

1935

Born in Jafa, Palestine
1948-1953
Studied art in Beirut
1953-1957
Graduated from the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo Lives and works in Jordan


1936

Born in Jerusalem, Palestine
1954-1959
University of Cincinnati: Bachelor of Science in Design
1959-1960
Michigan State University: Master of Fine Art in Painting
1961- 1963
Indiana University: Master of Fine Arts in Painting
Lives and works in New York, The United States

Oil on Canvas
( 50x65cm)
1995


The Walls of Gaza
Silkscreen
(94x150cm)
1992
1940
Born in Gaza, Palestine, in 1940
1958 - 1964
Diploma in Fine Arts from the Accademia de Belle Arts, Rome, Italy
1960 - 1964
Diploma in Plastic and Decorative Arts from the Accademia St. Giaccomo, Rome, Italy
1960-1963
Studied under Austrian Expressionist Artist Oscar Kokotchka in Salzburg, Austria.
Studied with professor Renato Guttuso at the Academy of fine Arts in Rome
Lives and works in London

1941
Born in Jerusalem, Palestine
1964
"License" in Law, University St. Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon 1973
D.E.S. in Law, University St. Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
1983
B.A. Fine Arts (with High Distinction), Beirut University College
1981-1986
Art Students League, New York, Summer intensive classes of Messrs. Fogarty, Palumbo and Stapleton
1991-1994
Art Appreciation and Philosophy of Art at The Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA
Lives and works in Philadelphia, The United States

Oil on Canvas
(36x60cm)



Oil on canvas
(120x120cm)
1994


1942

Born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1942
1965
Diploma in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Rome.
Studied at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington D.C. Lives and works in France
 


1943

Born in Halhul, Palestine, in 1943
1965-1969
B.A, Fine Arts, Fine Art College, Alexandria, Egypt.
Lives and works in Ramallah

Leather and mixed media on wood
(70x80cm)
1991


Ceramic Sculpture
(40x47cm)
1996

1945
Born in Jerusalem, Palestine
1966
Studied at the Beirut College for women
1972-1974
Specialized in ceramics at the Instituto Statale per la Ceramica in Florence, Italy
1984
M.Phil degree in Islamic Art and Architecture from Oxford University
Lives and works in Ramallah





1947

Born in Birzeit, Palestine

Studied Art at Bitsalil College in Jerusalem
Lives and works in Jerusalem


Mud and mixed media
on wood
(120x50cm)
1995



Mixed media on wood
( 138x121cm)
1996



1948

Born in Palestine
1977
Graduated from the School of Fine Arts , Damascus, Syria
1980-1982
Graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris
Lives and works in Paris, France

Samira Badran (1954)

1954

Born in Tripoli, Libya
1971-1976
Studied painting and drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo
1978-1982
Studied painting and etching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence
Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain

Ink on paper
( 44x33cm)
1997


Photograph
The Dome of the Rock
from the Ghawanmeh Minaret.(1992)
(38x47cm)

1957
Born in San Francisco, California
1981
B.A. English Literature , Reed College,
Portland, Oregon Photography Apprenticeships:
Specializing in architectural and fine art photography.
1987-1991
Alan Ross
1990-Present
Ruth Bernhard
Lives and works in San Francisco, California, The United States



1959

Born in Gaza, Palestine
1983
Diploma in oil painting, Fine Art College, Alexandria, Egypt Lives and works in Ramallah

Mixed media on paper
(46x62cm)
1990

Hala Hilmi (photographer)

Photograph
(30x45cm)

Born in Cairo, Egypt
B.A. Sociology/Social work in Lebanon and the U.S.A
Basic photography and darkroom courses at The American University of Beirut and The University of Minnesota
Lives and works in France since 1990
   

Additional artists include:
Vladimir Tamari, Jawad Al Malhi, Mohamad Al Hawajiri and Rana Bishara .
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