Abdulnasser Gharem

"I have no studio so my studio is where I can find people. When I see the opportunity I go. That is my way of thinking about art."

 

Born 1973, Khamis Mushait where he lives and works today, Gharem is both a practising conceptual artist and a Major in the Saudi Arabian Army. In 1992 Gharem graduated from the King Abdulaziz Academy before attending The Leader Institute in Riyadh. In 2003 he studied at the Al-Miftaha Arts Village in Abha where the artists shared a similar vision and in 2004 they staged a group exhibition, Shattah, which was a significant step in the recent history of contemporary art in Saudi Arabia.

Selected Group Shows

2010       -  Grey Borders / Grey Frontiers, Edge of Arabia. Torstrasse 1, Berlin, Germany

2010       -  Fuck Ups, Fables and Fiascos, Galerie Caprice Horn Berlin, Germany

2010       -  Arco Madrid, Galerie Brigitte Schenk

2010       -  Edge of Arabia, World Tour Launch, Global Competetiveness Forum, Kingdom Tower, Riyadh

2010       -  Restored Behavior: XVA Gallery, Dubai

2009       - The 28th Annual Exhibition, Gulf Fine Arts Society, Sharjah, UAE

2009       -  Abu Dhabi Art, Galerie Brigitte Schenk

2009       - Taswir: Pictorial Mappings of Islam and Modernity, Martin Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany

2009       - Edge of Arabia, Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, 53^rd Venice Biennale, Palazzo Contarini Dal Zaffo Polignac, Venice, Italy

2009       - International Modern and Contemporary Art, Christies Sale, Dubai, UAE

2009       - Saatchi Online, Bastikiya Art Fair, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE

2008       - Permanent Collection, The Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, Amsterdam, Holland

2008       - Edge of Arabia, Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, SOAS Brunei Gallery, London, England

2007       - Sharjah Biennial 8 (SB8) - Sharjah, UAE

2006       - Son of Aseer, Abha, Saudi Arabia

2004       - Bahat Al Fenon Gulf Art Competition, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia

2004       - You are so Far from Earth, Shattah Group, King Fahad Art Village, Abha Saudi Arabia

2004       - Shattah, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

 

Solo Exhibitions

2006       - The Path, King Fahd Art Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia

2004       - The White Tongue Who Speaks Slowly, King Fahad Art Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia

2004       - Who Keeps Watching the Sun (Sunflower field), Death Mattered - Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2003       - Mute, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2003       - UN Inspector, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia