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Welcome to you Soliman website
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Biography
ABDULRAHMAN I. AL-SOLIMAN
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Born in Al-Hasa and live in Dammam,
Saudi Arabia.
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Graduated from Teachers
College-Majored in arts education.
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Works an arts teacher in Dammam.
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Attended graphics and etching
workshops in Asselah, Morocco.
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Arts editor at Al-Youm Daily
Newspaper in Dammam since 1983.
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Contributed to several arts
periodicals in the Arab World in plastic art field.
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An organizer and a host of a number
of seminars, symposiums and lectures on fire arts.
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Participated in a number of
seminars and symposiums abroad.
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Prepared a program entitled plastic
art magazine for the Saudi Radio.
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Head of plastic arts section of the
Saudi Society for Culture and Arts in Dammam 1987-2000.
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A member of the permanent committee
for Exhibitions at the Saudi Society for Culture and Arts.
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A founding member of the Arts
Friends Group of the GCC Countries.
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Member of the International
Fellowship of Arts.
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Wrote a book entitled the Saudi
Plastic Art, March 2000.
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An active participant in the
Plastic Arts exhibitions inside the K.S.A., since 1971.
International Participation :
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Saudi Arts Exhibitions in Kuwait,
UAE, Oman, Egypt, Algeria, India, Malaysia, Italy, Canada, and U.S.A.
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Omani youth festival – Oman,
1983.
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Arab youth festival – Riyadh,
1986.
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Exhibitions of the Plastic Arts
Friends Group in the GCC Countries, Amman, Damascus, Cairo, Istanbul, Tunis,
Madrid, Bonn, Dominican, and Washington DC since 1985.
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The Kingdom between yesterday and
today exhibitions in Cairo, Paris, London, and a number of cities in the USA.
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Saudi Cultural Week in Algeria
1984.
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Arab Plastic Artists Exhibitions in
Kuwait 1985, 1987 and 1989.
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Second International Exhibition for Culture and tourism in
Istanbul and Ankara 1986.
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Exhibition of Contemporary Asian
Arts – Seoul, South Korea, 1986.
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Expo Arts Exhibition in Vancouver,
Canada 1986.
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First Festival of the Arab Artists
Union-Algeria 1987.
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Second “Arts for Humanity”
Exhibition – Baghdad 1988.
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Representative of the KSA at
Sharja’s National Festival – Sharja, UAE 1988.
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Exhibitions of Etching and Oil
Grafts Workshops in the Aseelah Cultural Seasons, Aseelah, Morocco.
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First Periodical Exhibition for the
Artists of the GCC Countries – Riyadh 1989.
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Arts Exhibition of the Islamic
Countries – Barbican Centre, London, 1989.
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Cairo’s International Biennial
Arts Exhibition, 1992, 1998, 2001.
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Second periodical Exhibition for
the Artists of the GCC Countries – Doha, Qatar 1992.
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International Symposium of 1st
International Graphics Triennial – Cairo 1993/1994.
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Represent the KSA at the Saudi
Plastic Arts Exhibition accompanied to the World Cup Final in the U.S.A.,
Washington D.C. – 1994.
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International Symposium of the
Cairo’s 5th International Biennial Arts Exhibition – 1994 –
1995.
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Arts Exhibition of the Non-aligned
Countries – Jakarta, Indonesia 1995.
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Sharja’s 2nd
International Biennial Arts Exhibition – Sharja, U.A.E. 1995, He Participated
in its symposium.
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Servants Festival – Mexico City
1996.
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Represent the KSA at Arts
Exhibition of the GCC Countries – Rome 1996.
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Joint Exhibition with three Saudi
Artists, Jeddah 1996.
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Jakarta’s International Festival
– Indonesia 1996.
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Sharja’s 3rd
International Biennial Arts Exhibition – Sharja, UAE 1997.
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Shared the International Symposium entitled “Poetic
Visionary” at the 3rd Sharja International Biennial, 1997.
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Ninth International Triennial Arts
Exhibition – India 1997.
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International Biennial Arts
Exhibition for Asian Arts – Bangladesh, 1998.
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“Selected works of Modern Arabic
Art” Rewaq Gallery, Bahrain, 1988.
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Represented the KSA at the Saudi
Plastic Arts Exhibition accompanied with the World Cup Final – The Arab World
Institute Paris 1998.
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“The Modern Arabic Plastic Art in
the 20th Century” Exhibition Beirut – Lebanon 1999.
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“The Saudi Plastic Arts and
Heritage” Exhibition – Czcheque and Slovac Republics – 1992-2000.
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Joint exhibition with (A. Sheikh, A. Hammas and T.
Sabban) Al-Khobar 1999 – Jeddah 2000.
Solo Exhibitions :
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Dammam Oberoi Hotel – Dammam, KSA
1983.
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Tangier Public Library – Tangier,
Morocco 1989.
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Diplomatic Quarter – Culture
Palace – Riyadh, KSA 1991.
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Artist’s House – Jeddah, KSA,
1994.
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Al-Sharja within the framework of
Solo Exhibition of the 4th International Sharja Beinnial, 1999.
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“Jeddah Atilier” Jeddah, 1999.
Awards :
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Third Painting Award, Sharja’s 3rd
International Biennial, Sharja, U.A.E. 1997.
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Fourth Award – The 4th
Collective Exhibition of Saudi Artists – Abha, KSA, 1991.
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Appreciation Certificate &
Golden Medal 10th – 11th Arab Artists Exhibition in
Kuwait, 1987-1989.
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First Prize – 7th
Exhibition for Contemporary Saudi Art, Riyadh, 1987.
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First Prize – 8th
Exhibition for Contemporary Saudi Art, Riyadh, 1988.
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First Prize – 9th
Exhibition for Contemporary Saudi Art, Riyadh, 1989.
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Third Prize – Kingdom-wide
Exhibition of Private Collections, Riyadh, 1986.
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Second Prize – Exhibition of 1st
competition of the Saudi Society for Culture and Arts in Dammam, 1982.
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First Prize – Exhibition of the 2nd
Competition of the Saudi Society for Culture and Arts in Al-Hasa, 1982.
His Works Collected by :
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General Directorate of the Saudi
Society for Culture and Arts in Riyadh.
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Saudi Society for Culture and Arts in Dammam – Al-Hasa, and
Riyadh.
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Museum of Cultures – Mexico City,
Mexico.
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Jordanian National Museum, Amman,
Jordan.
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King Fahad Airport, Dammam, KSA.
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Arabian Oil Company, Khafji City,
KSA.
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King Fahad Library, Riyadh, KSA.
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Private Collections in Kingdom and
several Arab Countries.
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National Sharja Museum – Sharja
– UAE.
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Al Mansouria Foundation for Culture
and Creativity, Jeddah, KSA.
Address :
P.O. Box : 6969, Dammam : 31452,
Saudi Arabia
Tel. & Fax :
00966-3-843-1078 -
Mobile : 00966-55812438