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- Country of residence: Spain
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Sumer Salam: Palestinian artist
Born in Damascus in 1988
Current residence: Madrid - Spain.
Academic qualifications:
Master in Artistic Research and Production, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Granada 2019 - 2020.
Bachelor’s degree from the College of Fine Arts, Department of Drawing and Photography, Damascus University 2010.
Solo exhibitions:
Solo exhibition entitled “Auras”, Ruaa Gallery, Damascus, 2010.
Prizes:
_ Second prize in the Young Artist Competition 2016, Abdul Mohsin Qattan Foundation, Qalandia International Festival, Ramallah
Palestine 2016.
_ The award for the best specialized photo album, within the International Film Festival in Algeria, won by Freelestin’s book, which I contributed to illustrating one of his stories titled (Tanturi), Algeria 2015
_ Second Prize for Ceramics, Damascus Festival of Culture and Heritage 2005
Joint exhibitions:
_ Exhibition of female artists on the occasion of International Women’s Day, House of Culture, Tlemcen, Algeria 2018.
Kunsthalle Mulhouse, A world not ours exhibition
_ “Distinguishing Patterns” Exhibition, Young Artist Award 2016, Mosaic Halls, London 2017
_ An exhibition of Arab comic stories under the title Asylum and Migration, Laboratory 619, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation,
Exhibition at the Rosa Luxemburg Center Tunisia 2016
_ “Distinguishing Patterns” Exhibition, Young Artist Award 2016, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Qalandia Festival
Beit Al-Saa, Ramallah, Palestine, 2016
_ The Road to Jerusalem Exhibition, National Library in Algiers, 2016
_ “Painters” exhibition, Osama Magazine, Al-Nahr Al-Khaled Gallery, Homs 2010
_ A joint exhibition with a group of artists at the Palestinian Center for Culture and Arts, Damascus 2007
_ A joint ceramics exhibition with the families of the Palestinian Center for Culture and Arts, Damascus, 2006
_ A joint ceramics exhibition at the Anah Design Center, Damascus, 2005
_ Participation in the Small Painting and Small Sculpture Exhibition, Damascus 2004
Artistic activities:
Nomination for the shortlist for the A M Qattan Foundation’s Young Artist Competition 2016
A workshop on drawing and writing the scenario of comic stories with French artists, Pascal Genot and Olivier Thomas, sponsored by FIBDA, Algiers, 2014
A workshop with the artist Nasser Al-Soumi and the artist Khaled Hourani, Beirut 2011 - 2010
Volunteer in a group of workshops within UNRWA summer clubs 2007-2008.
Workshop, Palestinian Center for Culture and Arts, with a group of artists, 2006.
Professional experiences:
Illustrator of a number of stories for various publishing houses: Dar Asala, Dar Al-Banan, Alilio Company, Dar Lisan.
Illustrator in “Osama” magazine between 2013-2009
Illustrator in “Al-Tali’i” magazine between 2009 and 2008
A teacher for the children of the “Small Village” School, Damascus 2009.
Assistant employee at the House of Visions Gallery for Fine Arts, Damascus, between 2011 and 2008.
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