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Mouneer El Shaarani

  • Born on the 6th of September 1952, Syria.
  • Student of the Syrian master calligrapher, Badawi Al Dirany.
  • Graduated 1977, Faculty of Fine Arts. Damascus University.
  • Worked as a calligrapher since 1967, then as a Designer of books and various printed matters as well as a designer of typefaces characters.
  • Designed more than 2000 covers and tens of  logos.
  • Published educational booklets of six kinds of Arabic calligraphy, Dar Aleef- Tunis.
  • Wrote several articles in Arabic Calligraphy, critique and Arabic Islamic art.
  • Contributed as an artistic consultant to the work of the International Arab Encyclopedia and edited the entries of Arabic Calligraphy and its biographical names.
  • 1988: A book about his works, with a study edited by the artist Youssef Abdelke, was published in Arabic and French. Dar Aleef - Tunis.
  • 1992: A book about his works, with an analytical study by Ali Al Lwati, was published in Arabic and French. Dar Al Fonoun - Tunis
  • 1996: A picture book of his works, with two reviews by Y.Abdelke and Hussein Bikar, was published. Cairo
  • 2004: A picture book of his works with a study by Y.Abdelke.
  • 1977:  Posters exhibition (the repression and the military despotism in the world) - many cities in Syria.
  • Participated in many group exhibitions, regional and international forums and conferences about Arabic Calligraphy and the Arabic typefaces characters.
  • He was honored in many Arabic art's societies. Does not participate in contests. Gained the Modernization Award in the first Arabic Calligraphy Biennial – al Sharija.
  • Jury member of the Arabic Calligraphy Biennial – al Sharija. 2016.
  • Museums collections of his works:
    • Museum of Modern Art - Cairo - Egypt.
    • Museum of the International Committee of the Red Cross - Geneva - Switzerland.
    • Sharjah Museum of Arabic Calligraphy - Sharjah - United Arab Emirates.
    • Arabic Calligraphy Museum, Alexandria, Egypt.
    • Museum of Islamic Art - Malaysia.
    • Museum of Islamic Art (Bergamon) Berlin - Germany.
    • Ministry of Culture - Tunisia.
  • Private collections of his works:  Syria , Tunis , Jordan , Lebanon , Egypt ,  Algeria , Morocco , Bahrain , U.A.E , Sudan , Oman , Qatar , Iraq , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , France , Germany , Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Malaysia, Spain, India, Russia, Canada, USA & the UK, Australia.

Exhibitions

  • 1987, Cairo atelier, Egypt...
    • Al Sawi hall, Cairo.
  • 1988, Aleef hall, Tunis.
    • Bourgiba center, Tunis.
  • 1990, Cairo Atelier.
  • 1992, Cairo Atelier
    • French Cultural Center. Heliopolis, Cairo.
    • Dar Al Fonoun, Tunis.
  • 1993, Cairo Atelier.
  • 1994, cultural house, Abu Dhabi.
  • 1994-1995, Mobile exhibition in cooperation with international Red Cross, Morocco,
    • Tunis and Jordan.
  • 1995, Al Saiyd Gallery, Damascus.
  • 1996, Rewaq Belal, Tunis.
    • Cairo Atelier.
  • 1997, Thervantes center, Cairo.
  • 1998, Cairo- Berlin Gallery, Cairo.
    • Reitberq Museum, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Shawqi Museum, Cairo.
  • 1999, Cairo Atelier.
    • Honorary exhibition (Opera house) Cairo.
    • Dar Albareh Gallery, Bahrain.
    • A Stand in 7 Hills exhibition (Dream Hill), Berlin, Germany.
  • 2001,  a Stand in the Audiovisual Exhibition, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE.
    • Ishtar Gallery, Damascus, Syria.
  • 2002, Green Art Gallery, Dubai.
    • Al Sham Gallery, Aleppo, Syria.
    • Al Rouaq Al Baladi - Sefax, Tunis.
    • Monza House- Mascat, Oman.
    • Al Jezirah Art Center, Cairo.
  • 2003-2005," Mobile Exhibition" ongoing, USA.
  • 2004, Green Art Gallery, Dubai.
  • 2005, St. Johns college, Oxford, UK.
    • Attassy Gallery, Damascus, Syria.
  • 2006, Al Jezirah Art center, Cairo.
    • International center for poetry, Marseille, France .
    • Participation in "Word into Art", the British museum, London.
    • Art Space gallery, Dubai.
  • 2007 Dar Al Anda, Amman, Jordan.
  • 2008 Ayyam Gallery - Damascus - Syria.
  • 2009 Art Gallery - Forth - Germany. (Shared exhibition).
    • Ayyam Gallery - Damascus - Syria. (Shared exhibition)
  • 2010 Rafia Gallery - Damascus - Syria. (Shared exhibition)
  • 1985- 2010 Participations in Arabic and International exhibitions.
  • 2011 Al Shaab Gallery - Homs - Syria.
    • Freedom and innovation. Arab contemporary calligraphy- Casa Arabe -Madrid - Spain. (Shared exhibition)
    • Freedom and innovation. Arab contemporary calligraphy -Casa Arabe - Cordoba - Spain. (Shared exhibition)
  • 2013 Art on 56th Gallery  - Beirut – Lebanon.
    • Art Space Gallery  - Dubai – UAE
  • 2014  Art on 56th Gallery - Beirut - lebanon 
  • 2015  Art Space Gallery - Dubai – UAE
  • 2016 Mils Gallery - Australia
  • 2016 Europia Gallery – Paris
  • 2016 Dar Al Anda, Amman, Jordan.
  • 2017 Goethe Institute - Sydney – Australia
  • 2018 Design Retrospective – sharjah art gallery AUC – Cairo
  • 2018 Box-Freiraum Gallery  - berlin – Germany

 

Rythmes Calligraphiques 2 - Mouneer Al Shaarani @ europia.2018

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