ahmed alkarkhi

ARTIST AHMED ALKARKHI
   
live in Maryland USA
    

Education

2001                Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad

Affiliations

Member, Iraqi Artists Syndicate

Member, Iraqi Plastic Artists Syndicate

Member, Iraqi Art Nexus in USA

Solo Exhibitions

1996                Drubi Gallery, Baghdad

2000                Akad For Art Gallery, Baghdad

2001                Al Ofok Gallery, Baghdad

2003                The Cultural Center, Damascus

2004                Al Rewak Gallery, Baghdad

2007                Free Hand Gallery, Damascus

2009                Selected Works, Free Hand Gallery, Damascus

2009                Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC - December 20-27

Group Exhibitions

2004                The Cultural Center, Paris

2005                Al Mada Gallery, Damascus

2006                The French Cultural Center, Baghdad

2006                One of group drawing a mural at the French Ambassador’s residence,                                 Baghdad

2006                International Art Miniatures, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

2007                International Festival, Capetown, South Africa

2007                Collective Exhibit of Iraqi Artists, Italy

2007                “The Walls” Exhibit with artist Muzahim Al Nassri, Free Hand Gallery,                              Damascus

2008                Represented Iraq in the “Arab and European Atelier” exhibit with French                           artist Peter and Danish artist Gasper, Free Hand Gallery, Damascus

2009                UN-sponsored exhibit at the French Cultural Center, Damascus

2009                Iraqi Week, Damascus

2009                Represented Iraq in the 2nd International Symposium of Oil Painting,                                Damascus

2009                Baghdad Memories, Foundry Gallery

2010                Gallery Five, Richmond, VA

2010                Baghdad Revisited, Foundry Gallery

2010                Jerusalem Fund

2011                Exhibit at Arab League function, Willard Hotel

2010 and 2012 Exhibit at National Council for US-Arab Relations, Ronald Reagan Bldg,

2010                Exhibit, American Task Force for Palestine

2011                The Art Gallery, Alexandria

2012                Edison Gallery

2011, 2012,  and 2013   The Art League, Alexandria

2013-hill center galleries  D.C

Work on Permanent Display

Austrian Embassy, Baghdad

French Cultural Center, Baghdad

French Embassy, Baghdad

Ministry of Culture, Baghdad

Four Seasons Hotel, Damascus

International Museum, Damascus

Qatar Embassy, Damascus

United Arab Emirates Embassy, Damascus

Iraqi Embassy, Bahrain

Iraqi Embassy and the Iraqi Cultural Center, Washington, DC

Awards

Honorary Award in the National Babel Festival, Baghdad

Honorary Award, Baghdad Day Festival

Honorary Award for the Arab and Europe Atelier Exhibit, Free Hand Gallery, Damascus

2nd International Symposium of Oil Painting, Damascus

2011 placed first in competition of 350 artists at the Art League, Alexandria; his DC Cafe Freedom was selected for the Urquhart Award.

2012 placed second in competition of 380 artists at the Art League, Alexandria.

2013 selected as one of eight best in competition of more than 350 artists, the Art League, Alexandria.
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts_ 2016          Nights and the desert know me
2016_Middle East Institute Gallery   Solo exhibition



2018=museum sandy spring md Refugee Exhibition