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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Khaled Abdel Fattah Mohammed Hourani (born September 20, 1965) is a Palestinian painter , curator, and art critic , and the founder of the International Academy of Art in Ramallah . Born in Hebron , he received the "Creativity for Art and Social Change" award from the Creative Times Foundation in New York in 2013. In 2019, he published a book entitled "Searching for the Camel of Burdens ." He is a member of the board of directors of the Yasser Arafat Museum .
His professional life
The most prominent stations in his professional life and his role in Palestinian art:
Graphic designer of Al-Karmel cultural magazine, which was managed and edited by the poet Mahmoud Darwish during the period (1998-2009).
Director General of the Department of Fine Arts at the Palestinian Ministry of Culture during the period (2004-2006).
Artistic Director of the International Academy of Arts in Palestine during the period (2007-2010).
Administrative Director of the International Academy of Arts in Palestine during the period (2010-2013).
He worked as a coordinator for a number of art exhibitions in Palestine and abroad.
His projects
Among his artistic projects:
Picasso Project in Palestine 2011.
Jerusalem project is on the horizon in 2017.
The Watermelon Story (2007) is a series of screen-printed works using the previously banned colours of the Palestinian flag .
art galleries
Participated in local and international exhibitions, including:
The Era Exhibition at the Khalil Sakakini Center , 1999, Ramallah.
Zebra (2009) reflects on life under occupation through the story of a Gaza Zoo that turned two donkeys into zebras.
Collection exhibition.
A retrospective of his work was held at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow and Gallery One in Ramallah in 2014.
Exhibition at Darat al Funun in Amman , Jordan , 2017.
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