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Sara Shamma Page 1 | Biography |
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Born: 1975 Lives: Damascus Syria |
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Education 1998 Graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts (Painting Department), Damascus University, Damascus, Syria. 1995 Graduated from Adham Ismaiil Fine Arts Institute, Damascus, Syria. |
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Solo Exhibitions 2015 �World Civil War Portraits�, organized by Stolen Space Gallery, and curated by Sacha Craddock at The Old Truman Brewery, London, UK 2014 �Diaspora� Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai, UAE. 2013 �Q� Royal College of Art, London, UK. 2011 �Birth� Art House, Damascus, Syria. 2009 �Love 2009� Curated by Fatina Al-Sayed, 360 MALL, Kuwait. 2008 �Sara Shamma 2008� Curated by Art House Damascus for 'Finishing Touch', Knowledge Village, Dubai, U.A.E. �Sara 1978� Art House, Damascus, Syria. 2007 �Music 2007� Curated by Fatina Al-Sayed for Cornish Club Event Gallery, Kuwait. Art House, Damascus, Syria. 2004 Kalemaat Art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria. Curated solo show by Fatina Al-Sayed at Karizma Art Gallery, Kuwait. 2002 Nassir Choura Art Gallery, Damascus, Syria. 2001 Shell Cultural Club, Damascus, Syria. 2000 Nassir Choura Art Gallery, Damascus, Syria. 1999 Sara Shamma 1999� French Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria. |
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Group Exhibitions 2013 Florence Biennial, Florence, Italy. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London. 2012 �Nord Art 2012� Annual International Exhibition, organized by KiC � Kunst in der Carlsh�tte, B�delsdorf, Germany. 2010 Art Prize 2010, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. �Nord Art 2010� Annual International Exhibition, Curated by KiC � Kunst in der Carlsh�tte, B�delsdorf, Germany. 2009 �Contemporary Istanbul� International Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey. �Jableh Cultural Festival, 5th Edition� Jableh, Syria. 2008/09 � Damas- Paris, Regards Crois�s� organized by Europia Art Gallery at the Arab World Institute, Paris, France and at the National Museum, Damascus, Syria. 2008 �UAE Through Arabian Eyes� the International Financial Centre, Dubai, UAE. �Syrian Artists� Art House Damascus at Souq Wakef Art Center, Doha, Qatar. �The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize� ETSA Utilities Gallery, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia and the National Archives of Australia in Canberra, Australia. 2007 �Panorama of Syrian Arts� Catzen Arts Centre at The American University Washington, D.C. USA. 2006 �Syrian Artists� Syrian Cultural Centre, Paris, France. 2005/06 �International Painting Prize of the Castellon County Council� ESPAI (the Contemporary Art Centre), Castellon and the Municipal Arts Centre of Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain. 2005 �Women and Arts, International Vision� Expo Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE. 2004 �BP Portrait Award� National Portrait Gallery, London, UK. �Syrian Artists� National Library, Madrid, Spain. �Syrian Artists� Kalemaat art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria. 2003 �FMA - Festival du Monde Arabe de Montr�al� Montreal, Canada. �International Women Arts� Organised by Le Pont Art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria. 2003 �Syrian Artists� Gallery Amber, Leiden and Enschede, The Netherlands. 2002 �International Artists� Gallery M-Art, Vienna, Austria. �Mediterranean Biennial�,(representing Syria) Kheir El Din Palace, Tunis, Tunisia. �Arab Artists� Dar AL Anda Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan. 2001 �ARTUEL� International Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon. �Two Syrian Artists� Coventry Museum Coventry, UK. �Lattakia Biennial� Lattakia, Syria. �Sharjah Biennial� Sharjah, UAE. �Cairo Biennial� Cairo, Egypt. �Women and War Art Exhibition� The Red Cross International Committee of Syria, Jordan and Switzerland. |
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Grants/Awards 2013 Fourth prize in painting, and Special Mention, Florence Biennial, Florence, Italy. 2011 Nominated as the Celebrity Partner of The United Nations World Food Programme. The revealing of Shamma's painting: �Fighting Hunger�at Damascus Opera House during the premiere of Syrian film director, Nabil Al-Maleh�s movie: �Story of a Painting". �Fighting Hunger� was then exhibited at The National Museum of Damascus. 2010 Shortlisted for the Nord Art Prize, Annual International Exhibition, organised by KiC (Kunst in der Carlsh�tte), B�delsdorf, Germany. 2008 First Prize in Painting, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, The South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 2006 Fine Arts Syndicate Award, Damascus, Syria. 2005 Shortlisted for the International Painting Prize of the Castellon County Council, Castellon, Spain. 2004 Fourth Prize, BP Portrait Award. The National Portrait Gallery, London, UK. 2001 First Prize (The Golden Medal), Latakia Biennial (Painting), Latakia, Syria. |
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