Hussain Sharif (born 1961) is an Emirati artist based in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
,
United Arab Emirates
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. Co-founder of
Emirates Fine Arts Society and is one of the original "Five" conceptual artist in the UAE including
Mohammed Kazem
Mohammed Kazem (born 1969) is a contemporary Emirati artist working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He works primarily with video, sound art, photography, found objects and performance art.
Kazem is one of the five conceptual Emirati artists who ...
,
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim,
Abdullah Al Saadi
Abdullah Al Saadi (born 1967) is an Emirati artist and one of the Pioneer "Five" original conceptual artists from the United Arab Emirates including Hassan Sharif, Hussain Sharif, Mohammed Kazem, and Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Exhibitions
* 2013 ...
and his brother
Hassan Sharif
Hassan Al Sharif (1 January 1951 – 18 September 2016) was an Emirati artist and prolific writer. He lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is widely regarded as a central figure in contemporary and conceptual art in the region, oft ...
.
Group exhibitions
* 2010 Dropping Lines1,
Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
* 2010 Arab world meets Zurich1, AB Gallery,
Zurich
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, Switzerland
* 2008 Selected UAE contemporary Artist Expo1,
Zaragoza
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, Spain
* 2005 Cultural Diversity 1,
Sharjah Art Museum
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, U.A.E.
* 2003 6th
Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E.
* 2002 Dhaka Biennial,
Bangladesh
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* 2002 5 UAE 1, Ludwig Forum for International Art,
Aachen
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Aachen is locat ...
, Germany
* 1999 4th Sharjah
International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E.
* 1998 U.A.E. Contemporary Art, Institute of Arab World, Paris, France
* 1998 The 7th Cairo International Biennial, Egypt
* 1995 Emirates Arts 1, Sittard Art Center, Sittard, Netherlands
* 1989 Exhibition of the
Emirates Fine Arts Society the Soviet Union1, Moscow, U.R.S.S. (Russian Federation)
* 1983 Black and White 1, Al Ahli Club, Dubai, U.A.E.
Solo exhibitions
* 2001
Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E.
* 1992 Paintings, Oil and Collage1, Sharjah Cultural Center, Sharjah, U.A.E.
* 1981 Caricature, Arabic Cultural Club, Sharjah, U.A.E.
See also
Emirates Fine Arts Society
Hassan Sharif
Hassan Al Sharif (1 January 1951 – 18 September 2016) was an Emirati artist and prolific writer. He lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is widely regarded as a central figure in contemporary and conceptual art in the region, oft ...
References
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Emirati conceptual artists
Emirati male artists