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Kayed Amro is a Palestinian visual artist and sculptor (born in Dura , Hebron in 1947).
His professional life
He completed his Bachelor's degree from Helwan University / Faculty of Art Education (formerly the Higher Institute), Cairo, 1970. He also completed his Master's degree from Central Connecticut University, Newburton, Connecticut, USA, 1979. His PhD was completed from Pennsylvania State University / Department of Art Education, Pennsylvania, USA, 1982. He taught art education at the primary and preparatory levels in the Jordanian Ministry of Education from 1971-1973 in Amman. He also taught in summer courses for female teachers in Ajloun, Jordan, from 1972-1977 in art education, and in summer courses for male art teachers in 1972. He taught at the Teachers' Institute in Hawara, Jordan, from 1973-1978.
Studies and Research
The relationship of the visual artist to the photographic camera, Cairo Magazine 1987, Egyptian General Book Authority, Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Issue 71.
The Nature of Perspective in Islamic Painting and Drawing, Cairo Magazine, 1988, Egyptian General Book Authority, Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Issue 79.
Dimensions of Realism in the Fine Arts, Cairo Magazine, 1988, Egyptian General Book Authority, Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Issue 81.
The role of visual perception in art education curricula, Science and Arts, Studies and Research, Helwan University, First Issue of Volume One, January 1989.
Unrealism in the art of visual creativity, in the Academy of Arts Journal, Al-Haram, Cairo, 1989.
The Art Education and Heritage Curriculum, International Association for Art Education Conference, Cairo, April 1989.
Artistic talent from the perspective of reality, studies and research, Helwan University, Volume Two, Issue Two, 1990.
Innate elements in the arts of illiterate adults, First Art Education Conference of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Doha/Qatar, 1984.
Links between Primitive Art and Children's Art, Primitive Art Conference, Valcomonica, Como Center for Primitive Archaeology, Como, Italy, August 1987.
The importance of heritage and how to promote it, the first cultural conference of the Sharjah Biennial of Fine Arts, 1991.
The relationship between the part and the whole in children's art, National American Society for Art Education Conference, Kansas, Missouri, USA, 1990.
The Relationship Between Children's Arts and Islamic Art, Conference of the National American Society for Art Education, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 1992.
The basic principles of criticism and appreciation in the visual arts, a paper presented to the special seminar of the Second Sharjah Biennial of Visual Arts, 1995.
The concept of aesthetic experience among modernists and contemporary thinkers and its role in art education, Journal of Sciences and Arts, Studies and Research, Volume 8, Issue 2, Helwan University, Cairo 1995.
Developing a quality program for preparing art education teachers in Jordan, presented at the 44th ICET Conference, Muscat, Oman, 1997, published in the conference journal, issue (2).
Steps and Foundations of Criticism, as an Introduction to Aesthetic Experience in Art Education, published in the Journal of the College of Education / United Arab Emirates University, Issue Fifteen, 1998.
Children's art exhibitions, their historical origins, forms and educational goals, published in the Yarmouk Research Journal in September 2001, Issue 3, Yarmouk University, Irbid / Jordan.
The evolutionary theory in children’s drawings in light of contemporary research in art education, published in the Yarmouk Research Journal, Volume 18, Issue 3 (B), 2002, Yarmouk University.
The role of direct visual experience through drawn models in developing the artistic performance of seven-year-old children, published in the journal (Studies), Volume (28), Educational Sciences, Issue (1), March 2001, University of Jordan.
Contemporary Trends in Art Education, Analytical Studies, published in the journal (Studies) in February 2002, University of Jordan, Amman / Jordan.
Art exhibitions
An oil painting exhibition at the Handicrafts Center in Amman in 1975.
An oil painting exhibition at the British Cultural Center in 1976.
An oil painting exhibition at the British Cultural Center in 1977.
An oil painting exhibition at Central Connecticut State University, America, 1979, as a requirement for a master's degree.
An oil painting exhibition at Pennsylvania State University in 1981, as a requirement for a PhD.
Painting exhibition in Jordan in 1984, Amman / Jordan Hotel.
Participation in exhibitions inside and outside Jordan in France, Yugoslavia, America, Jordan, Egypt, Hungary, Bulgaria, Portugal, Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico.
Achievements and Awards
Awards
Certificate of appreciation from the Fourth Arab Fine Art Exhibition in Kuwait, 1975. A painting published in Al-Arabi magazine, issue 200.
Design of a postage stamp for UNICEF International in 1985.
Newburton, Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Award / USA, 1979.
Local awards of appreciation within exhibitions held in Jordan.
Certificate of appreciation for designing the logo for the Tomorrow's Education Conference, Visions and Aspirations, United Arab Emirates University / 1996.
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