Abdulraheem Salim Explained

Abdulraheem Salim (born 1955) is an Emirati painter and sculptor born in Dubai and lives in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.^[1] He is one of the first contributors to the fine art movements in the UAE alongside Hassan Sharif, Abdul Qader Al Raes and others.^[2] Salim completed his Bachelor of Fine arts and sculpture at the University of Cairo in 1981.^[3]

Awards

• 1992 The Jury’s Award at Cairo Biennial
• 1993 Sharjah biennial 1st prize
• 1993 The silver award at the 6th Bangladesh Biennial
• 2008 State Honor Award for Fine Arts, UAE

Exhibitions

• (1981-2001) The annual exhibitions of the Emirates Fine Arts Society
• (1983- 1984) First and Second GCC Art Exhibitions, Doha, Qatar
• 1983 Negative and Positive Exhibition
• 1988-1992-1995 Cairo Biennial
• 1995 Bangladesh Biennial
• 1990 The first exhibition of the Emirates Fine Arts Society in India.
• 1996 Arabian Colors Exhibition, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE
• 1998 the UAE in the Eyes of its Artists, Cultural foundation, Abu Dhabi
• 2000 The UAE Expo Hanover, Germany.
• 2001 Sharjah Biennial, UAE
• 2015 UAE Pavilion, Venice Biennial, Italy

See also

List of Emirati artists

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arab artists: Abdul Raheem Salem and the marks of childhood. 2015-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704134426/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/03/235772.html. 2015-07-04. dead.
2. Web site: HAROON. LAYLA. Ten impressions. 2015-07-03. 2015-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704150533/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/citytimes/2008/January/citytimes_January82.xml&section=citytimes. dead.
3. Web site: JAIN. VEATHIKA. Emirati artist Salim at work. 2015-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704134426/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/03/235772.html. 2015-07-04. dead.