AHMAD AL BAHRANI
1965 Born in Babylon, Iraq
1988 Diploma, Fine Arts Institute, Baghdad
1992-94 Taught Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad
Founder of Mimar Gallery with Architect Hazem Abu Naba'a, Qatar
Selected EXHIBITIONS
2010 April - (LTMH) Gallery NEW YORK Beyond The War: Contemporary
Iraqi Artists of the Diaspora
2010 March - Art Sawa. Gallery ,Dubai MY HOMELAND Contemporary
Artists from Iraq
2010 February - Albareh Art Gallery, Bahrain A Chair and Painting 9
international Arab artists
2009 January - Art Sawa Gallery ,Dubain Contemporary Artists from
Iraq
2008 March - Albareh Art Gallery, Bahrai Solo Exhibitions
2006 May – Dar Al Fanoun, Kuwait Solo Exhibitions
2006 March - Albareh Art Gallery, Bahrain Solo Exhibitions
2006 January - 4 Walls Gallery, Amman Solo Exhibitions
2004 - Green Art, Dubai Solo Exhibitions
2003 - Green Art, Dubai Contemporary Artists from Iraq
2002 - Bissan Gallery, in association with the French Cultural
Centre, Qatar
2002 - Al-Bida Gallery, in association with the National Council for
Culture, Art and Heritage, Qatar Solo Exhibitions
2001 - Al Fardan Gardens, sponsored by Al-Fardan Group, Qatar
2000 - French Ambassaor's residence, Qatar Solo Exhibitions
1998 - Al-Afif Gallery, San'a Contemporary Artists from Iraq
1999 - French Cultural Centre, San'a
Born in 1965, Babylon, Iraq. Lives and works between Sweden and
Qatar.
Al Bahrani’s work has departed from the traditional scope of
structure present in sculpture to attain a minimalistic quality that
is characterised by both clarity and simplicity. His individualistic
approach has resulted in creating a sense of !exibility and movement
to an otherwise heavy and rigid material.
Although known as a sculptor, etching has become integral to al
Bahrani’s practice. His bold forms dramatically isolated against
empty background achieve a startling new sense of formal
abstraction.
“Babylon, with her legends and holy books, was ever my support
during my exile. My ancient passion was broken when I decided to
leave for exile far from the epic of Gilgamesh to continue my epic
in a vast earth, a vast desert, the paths of which none but one
exiled from his own land know. I bore Babylon with me in my
belongings and my history but I continued to be delighted by
Ashtar’s weeping for Tamuz. I bore the music of my injured city and
the pain of its inhabitants in my veins while searching for a new
location upon which to build my ancient history. For years I
travelled from one exile to another and remembered Iraq and its epic
chant.
There is nowhere more beautiful than its deserts, its forbidden
fruits, its sad and wearyingdreams. Now, today, I am concocting a
new passion puri"ed of the past; a ferrous passion full of emotion,
love and peace.
I continuously feel that there is someone waiting for me after all
these decades who will understand me through my humanistic output
and will understand my Babylonian concerns and the grief of Ashtar
at the death of Tamuz. In some new language which resembles me, I am
the Neo-Babylonian and the childhood which loved the Euphrates which
inspired the "rst of my works.”
Ahmed al Bahrani
احمد البحراني
بابل _ العراق _ 1965
اكمل دراسته للفن في معهد الفنون الجميله في بغداد 1988
عمل مدرسا لماده النحت والتخطيط في معهد الفنون الجميله في بغداد
93-1994
المعارض الشخصيه
الجمعيه القطريه للفنون التشكيليه - 2008
البارح للفنون – مملكه البحرين – 2008
دار الفنون – دوله الكويت – 2006
البارح للفنون – مملكه البحرين – 2006
الجدران الأربع للفنون – الأردن – 2006
كرين ارت – دبي – 2004
بيسان للفنون – الدوحه – برعايه المركز الثقافي الفرنسي – 2002
قاعه البدع – الدوحه – برعايه المجلس الوطني للثقافه والفنون
والنراث في قطر – 2002
حدائق الفردان برعايه مجموعه الفردان – الدوحه- 2001
السفاره الفرنسيه في الدوحه برعايه مجموعه كريستيان ديور للمجوهرات
في باريس- 2000
المركز الثقافي الفرنسي في صنعاء- 1999
مجموعه العفيف الثقافيه في صنعاء- 1998
شارك بالعديد من المعارض المشتركه داخل وخارج العراق وفي عدد من
عواصم العالم
له مقتنيات في عدد من دول العالم وفي بعض متاحف العالم
نفذ العديد من المشاريع الفنيه في ساحات عامه
متفرغ للعمل الفني
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