MARK HACHEM GALLERY Ahmad Moualla

 MARK HACHEM GALLERY Ahmad Moualla Born in 1958, Syria. EN Born in Syria in 1958, Moualla is considered as one of the leading post-­modern artists of Syrian expressionism. He was the first to introduce performance in his work and was first exhibited at Atassi Gallery in 1997, with an exhibition entitled 'A tribute to Saadallah Wannaous' (a Syrian playwright). Moualla graduated from the Damascus University of Fine Arts and later from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. Since then, his works have been displayed in various exhibitions in Dubai, Cairo, Paris, Istanbul and Graz (Austria). Ahmad Moualla is renowned for his beautifully-­painted and highly dramatic canvases. Moualla’s theatrical big-­scale paintings deal with several themes: the relationship between the individual and society, the power of past and present icons, the fine line between reality and fiction, and the conscious and subconscious mind. FR Né en Syrie en 1958, Moualla est considéré comme une figure majeure des artistes post-­modernes de l'expressionnisme Syrien, comme le premier artiste syrien à introduire la performance dans son art et premier à être représenté à la galerie Atassi en 1997 au sein de l'exposition "A tribute to Saadallah Wannaous" (dramaturge Syrien). Diplômé de l'Université des Beaux-­Arts de Damas et de l'école des Beaux-­Arts de Paris, l'artiste acquit une reconnaissance dans le monde entier en participant à des foires et expositions à Dubai, au Caire, à Istanbul, à Londres parmi de nombreuses autres. Ahmad Moualla s'est fait connaitre par ses toiles aux tonalités dramatiques. Privilégiant les grands formats, les peintures de Moualla traitent souvent des relations qui lient l'individu à la société, du pouvoir des icônes passées et présentes, du conscient et de l'inconscient, et de la frontière de plus en plus floue entre réalité et fiction. EXHIBITIONS SOLO EXHIBITIONS Permanent artist at Mark Hachem Galleries 2014 Lʼoeil Vagabond, Meung sur Loire, FRANCE 2013 Naila art Gallery, Jeddah, KSA 2011 Green Art Gallery, Grey and ash, DUBAI Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, LEBANON 2010 Uncertainty, Gallery am Berg, GERMANY Athena, GREECE 2009 Green Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE 2008 Ahmad Moualla’s Orient, Sultan Gallery, KUWAIT 2007 An humage to Antoune Maqdessi & Antoune Al Jammal, Art House Gallery, Damascus
, SYRIA Alriwaq Gallery, BAHRAIN 2006 Ahmad MOUALLA, Artist Gallery, Istanbul, TURKEY 2004 Clay country exhibition, the German Cultural Institute (GOETHE), Damascus
, SYRIA 2001 Private exhibition, National Board of Culture, Art & Literature, KUWAIT 1998 An Humage to Saad Allah Wannous, Bahrain National Museum, BAHRAIN Private experimentation, Green Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
1997 An humage to Saad Allah Wannous, Atasi Gallery, Damascus
, SYRIA 1996 Painting of Raas Almamluk Gaber, Book, UNESCO, Paris, FRANCE 1996 – 1997 Remains of a human combustion, Brazil Cafe at Cham Palace Hotel, Damascus, SYRIA 1994 – 1995 Miro in the three dimension, sthe French Cultural Center, Damascus, SYRIA 1993 – 1994 Trials in colors, the French Cultural Center, Damascus
1990 Experimentation, mar Gallery, LATTAKIA Experimentation, Atasi Gallery, Homs, SYRIA Experimentation, Bilad al-­Cham Gallery, Aleppo, SYRIA Experimentations, Bilad al-­Cham Gallery, Damascus, SYRIA 1988 Syria Ahmad Moualla, Urnina Gallery, Damascus, SYRIA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 Meissen, GERMANY 2009 New horizon Art from Syria, Turkey, Istanbul, TURKEY Signs, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, NY, USA 2008 Retrospective of fine arts in Syria III, Damascus, SYRIA Syrian’s modern art, Souk Waqef Gallery, QATAR Beyond words, Gallery Kashya Hildebrand, Zürich, SWITZERLAND 2007 Styria Meet Syria, Neo Gallery, Graz, AUSTRIA 2001 – 2002 Even war has limits & women and war, Exhibitions by the Red Cross, Damascus, Geneva, SWITZERLAND 2002 A Glimpse at Modern Arab Art Exhibition by Kindah Group, Arab World Institute, Paris, FRANCE 2001 Modern syrian art exhibition, Arab World Institute, Paris, FRANCE 1996 Participate in the experimental -­ critique seminar about (Kom Ghourab) Experience In Old Cairo With An Invitation From The International Critique Association ICA Participate in Cairoʼs International Biennale, EGYPT 1995 Participate in Biennale AL-­SHARJAH to carry out artistic workshops in addition to taking part in The seminars that took place in parallel to the workshops and a special work experience with people with special needs
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