Abbas Almosawi Explained
Abbas Mohmmed Saleh Almosawi |
Birth Date: | 1952 |
Nationality: | Bahraini |
Field: | Painting |
Movement: | Abstract, |
Abbas Almosawi (born 1952) is a Bahraini painter.[1]
Biography
Abbas Almosawi is a professional artist for more than forty years and the founder of the Art & Peace Project in 1991.
Education and qualifications
Selected solo exhibitions
- 1977 Art Exhibition at Sheraton Hotel, Manama, Bahrain
- 1985 Art Exhibition at Bahrain Arts Society
- 1986 Art Exhibition at British Bank of the Middle East, Manama, Bahrain
- 1991 Gulf War Exhibition, Sheraton Hotel, Manama, Bahrain
- 1998 25 years of professional art, Bahrain Arts Centre & Bahrain Arts Society, Bahrain
- 2000 Art Exhibition at Al Riwaq Gallery at Adleya, Bahrain
- 2006 Arab Countries League, Cairo, Egypt Selected Group Exhibitions:
- 1985-2011: Art Exhibitions in Mauritius, Egypt, Oman, Switzerland, France, Russia, Taipei, India, Kuwait, Morocco, China, Jordan, UK, Ireland, and Tunisia[3] [4]
- 2003 Art Exhibition in London with H. E. Shaikh Rashed Al-Khalifa
- 2005 Fine Art Exhibition in Taiwan with H. E. Shaikh Rashed Al-Khalifa
Peace projects
- 1993 Inauguration of Peace Project on 10 July 1993 at the Bahrain Contemporary Arts Society
- 1995 Peace Project in Germany
- 1995 Peace Project in Oman
- 1996 Peace Project in Castle M., Italy
- 1997 Peace Project in Milan, Italy
- 1997 Peace Project in Palace of UN on the UN 50th Anniversary with 1000 artists and children
- 2001 New Millennium Peace Message in Tree of Life with 2000 students from private schools
- 2005 Peace Project in Geneve, Switzerland on the UN 60th Anniversary with 192 countries[5]
- 2006 Peace Project in Arab Countries League in Cairo on the UN 60th Anniversary with 500 artists and children
- 2007 Peace Project in China with 100 children and 20 artists[6]
- 2013 Opening of Peace & Art House in Janabeya
- 2015 Invitation from UN Secretary to hold Peace Project in New York on the UN 70th anniversary
Selected awards and prizes
- 1977 First Prize, Gulf Air Competition for Shareholding Countries
- 1978 First Prize, Dilmun Prize, Annual Exhibition, Ministry of Information, Bahrain
- 1984 First Prize, Competition for Centennial Stamp Series, Bahrain Postal Services[7]
- 1990 Al Danah Award, National Day Exhibition, Kuwait
- 2003 Malwan Award, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Jeddah[8]
- 2009 First Degree Competency Award from H. M. King of Bahrain
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: AlMosawi. Abbas. Own Website. abbasalmosawi. 30 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216191353/http://abbasalmosawi.info/. 2014-12-16. dead.
- Book: O'Dwyer. Denis. Abbas Al-Mosawi and the colours of Bahrain. 2010. Asil Arts. Manama, Bahrain. 999018507-7. 1. 2015-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207070105/http://coloursofbahrain.com/abbas-al-mosawi.asp. 2015-02-07. dead.
- News: Tunisia Exhibitions. 30 March 2015. kingdom of Saudi arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Web site: Group Exhibition from 1985 to 1998. Bahrain Art Society. 30 March 2015.
- News: Peace team leaves for UN. 30 March 2015. gulf daily news.
- News: 50 children to paint for peace. 30 March 2015. Gulf Daily.
- Web site: Awards 1977 to 1984. bahartsociety.
- Web site: Mawan Awards. bahrain arts society. 30 March 2015.