Bio
Education
1982-1987
Bachelor in fine arts – Department of Sculpture - Damascus University
1997-1998
High studies diploma in fine arts - Damascus University
Awards & Nominations
1- Taha Taha Museum - Al Raqqa, Syria 1999.
2- Montreal, Canada 2002
3- Nominated for the Arab Elite award 2006
4- Hasaka, Syria 2007
5- Al Qamishly, Syria 2007
6- Houssien Al Baher Symposium-Tartus, Syria2008.
7- Artist of the Year, Assyrian American Chamber of Commerce 2015
Exhibitions
Solo
1-Ebla Gallery for Fine Arts - Aleppo, Syria 1990
2- Cultural Center of Abu Rummana - Damascus, Syria 1991
3- Cultural Center - Hasaka, Syria 1991 and 2001
4- Roaming exhibition in different provinces in Hasaka, Syria in 1993
5- Aram Gallery for Fine Arts - Damascus, Syria 1993, 1998 and 2004
6- Al Khanjee Gallery of Fine Arts - Aleppo, Syria 1999
7-Damascus Gallery of fine arts – Damascus, Syria 2000
8-Cultural Center-Al Hasaka, Syria 2001
9- Aalbal Gallery - Damascus, Syria 2001 and 2005
10- The Art Project Gallery - Canada, Ontario 2002
11- The Arab Gathering for Painting and Plastics Art's Gallery - Canada, Montreal 2002
12- Roaming exhibition in different cities in Sweden 2002
13- UNESCO building - Beirut, Lebanon 2004
14- Urmia, Iran 2004
15-Cultural Center-Al Hasaka, Syria 2004
16- Ishtar Gallery - Damascus, Syria 2005
17- Gallery of the Syriac Archbishopric - Hasaka, Syria 2005
18- Alpha Gallery of Fine Arts - Al Sweida, Syria 2007
19-Troyan, Bulgaria 2007
20- People's Gallery - Union of Syrian Artists - Damascus 2008
21-Assyrian National Council of Illinois-Skokie, US 2010
22-Assyrian American Association -Chicago, US 2012
23- Chaldean Community Foundation- Detroit, Michigan 2020-2021
24- YV Art Museum - Massachusetts, US 2024
Joint Exhibition
1- Many joint exhibitions sponsored by the Department of Culture and the Union of the Syrian Plastic Artists
2- With Basheer Al Ansari at Aram Gallery of Fine Arts - Damascus, Syria 1992
3- With Barsum Barsuma and Musa Malkeh at Aalbal Gallery - Damascus, Syria 2000
4- With Totol Gathering for Plastic Arts - Al Raqqa, Syria 2005
5- With Siham Mansur and Gheith Abdullah at the Russian Cultural Center - Damascus, Syria 2007
6- With other artists at the Skokie Art Library, US 2011
7-With Mimi Peterson and Catherine Cajandig at Emily Oaks Nature Center, US 2012
8- ACA Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio 2018
Symposiums, Seminars & Festivals
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Numerous group exhibitions sponsored by the Department of Culture and the Union of Syrian Plastic Artists
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With Basheer Al Ansari at Aram Gallery of Fine Arts — Damascus, Syria, 1992
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With Barsum Barsuma and Musa Malkeh at Aalbal Gallery — Damascus, Syria, 2000
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With Totol Gathering for Plastic Arts — Al Raqqa, Syria, 2005
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With Siham Mansur and Gheith Abdullah at the Russian Cultural Center — Damascus, Syria, 2007
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With other artists at the Skokie Art Library — Skokie, Illinois, US, 2011
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With Mimi Peterson and Catherine Cajandig at Emily Oaks Nature Center — Skokie, Illinois, US, 2012
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ACA Art Gallery — Cincinnati, Ohio, US, 2018
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Andres Institute of Art International Sculpture Symposium — Brookline, New Hampshire, US, 2022
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Andres Institute of Art International Sculpture Symposium — Brookline, New Hampshire, US, 2026