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Ahmed Alkhazmari

SaudiJeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Alkhazmari is a Saudi artist from Jeddah, an artist of nature who abstracts everything held in his visual memory in a contemporary artistic style.

Biography

Ahmed Alkhazmari is a Saudi artist from Jeddah, an artist of nature who abstracts everything held in his visual memory in a contemporary artistic style.

Artist statement

Visual art expresses what words cannot say, and we engage with it through sight and feeling.

In my work I echo nature in its abstracted form, and contemporary abstraction is the language that runs through it. My inspiration is nature and the distillation of its elements into the work of art, and my aim is to reach further and to engage with the people who make, follow and live with contemporary visual art.

— Ahmed Alkhazmari

CV

Memberships and roles

  • Adviser and head of the Visual Arts Committee at the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts, Jeddah
  • Member of the House of Visual Artists (Bait Al-Tashkeelyeen), Jeddah, where he chaired the Public Relations and Media Committee
  • Member of the Society for Culture and Arts, Jeddah, serving on its Visual Arts Committee
  • Member of the Society for Culture and Arts, Al-Baha, serving on the publications committee of the Baha Arts competition
  • Founder of the Masar art group, Jeddah, 2001
  • Member of the Fine Arts Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce, 2009–2011
  • Member of the coordination and preparation committee of the Tawasul competition in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam, 2007
  • Member of the Jeddah beautification committee at the Jeddah Municipality, 2009
  • Member of the Arab Artists at the Egyptian Ministry of Culture
  • Member of the Saudi Society for Fine Arts (SASCA), Jeddah
  • Member of the Art Jameel arts committee at Abdul Latif Jameel Company, 2015
  • Member of the coordinating committee of the Maqamat Art competition

Solo exhibitions

  • Haneen (Longing), Naila Gallery, Riyadh, 2017
  • Al-Ghamam (The Clouds), Nesma Gallery, 2017

Group exhibitions and competitions

  • Exhibitions of the General Presidency of Youth Welfare in Jeddah since 1990
  • Group exhibitions at the Saudi Center for Fine Arts, the House of Visual Artists, and the Societies for Culture and Arts in Jeddah and Al-Baha
  • First Al-Majarda Exhibition, 1997
  • Memory of the Sea, Durrat Al-Arus, 2000
  • Echoes, ten artists, Atelier Jeddah, 2000
  • First Group Exhibition, Atelier Jeddah, 2001
  • Youth Salon (13) and (14), Cairo Opera House, 2001 and 2003
  • Baha Arts competition, first and second editions, Al-Baha, 2001–2004
  • Al-Safeer competition: first edition, King Fahd Cultural Center, Riyadh, 2002; second 2005; fourth 2011
  • Masar group exhibitions: first 2002, second 2003, third at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Gallery, Riyadh, 2007, fourth at Atelier Jeddah, 2008
  • Ramadaniyat, The Third Dimension 2002 and Atelier Jeddah 2003
  • Exhibition of 60 artists, Saudi Center, 2002, and of 62 artists, House of Visual Artists, 2005
  • World Health Day Exhibition, The Third Dimension, 2002
  • Mulawwin Al-Saudia competition, 2003
  • Group exhibition, Rassama Gallery, Jeddah, 2003
  • Invitation for ten artists from the Syrian Ministry of Culture, Aleppo, 2004
  • Abha Cultural competition, 2005
  • Invitations from the Iranian Academy of Fine Arts, Tehran, 2005 and 2006
  • A Painting in Every Home, Atelier Jeddah for Fine Arts, 2007–2009 and 2011
  • Exhibition alongside the Jeddah Economic Forum, 2007–2009
  • Small Paintings Exhibition, Roshan Gallery, Jeddah, 2008
  • Representing the Kingdom at the Cultural Days in Yemen, 2009
  • Tawasul exhibition in Makkah and Jeddah for Eid, 2009–2010
  • Souq Okaz, Taif, 2009–2018
  • Invitation from the Salon d'Automne to Good Morning Riyadh, 2010, and to Paris, 2013
  • Makkah beautification competition, 2010
  • Contemporary Saudi Art competition 21, Ministry of Culture and Information, Riyadh, 2010
  • Contemporary Saudi Art exhibition, Saudi Center, 2012
  • Arab Selections, Atelier Jeddah for Fine Arts, 2013–2017
  • Saudi Telecom Company creatives exhibition, Riyadh, 2013
  • Invitation from the Basamat art group, Cairo, 2013
  • Bisha Arts Forum, 2013
  • Abu Dhabi Art, 2013
  • Nawafidh (Windows), Saudi and Emirati artists, Dubai, 2015
  • Dawi exhibition, Al Khobar, 2015
  • Jeddah Airport exhibition of selected artists, Art Jameel initiatives, 2015
  • Group exhibition, International Gallery, Jeddah, 2015
  • Black and White Art competition, Ministry of Culture, Riyadh, 2015
  • Second Al-Qasabi competition, 2015
  • Exhibition alongside the Jeddah International Book Fair, 2015
  • Jamaat Fan, artists of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Nesma Gallery, 2017, and Sohar, Oman, 2017
  • First Al-Zahidiya competition, Atelier Jeddah for Fine Arts, 2017
  • Souq Okaz competition, Taif, 2017
  • Al-Maarad, Tasami Gallery, 2018
  • Basamat group exhibition, Ruaa Al-Fan Gallery, 2018

Workshops

  • Visual arts workshop, Yanbu International Flower Festival, 2016
  • Workshop in honour of the master artist Taha Sabban with selected Saudi and Arab artists, 2017
  • Visual arts workshop for the Ministry of Culture, Souq Okaz, Taif, 2018

Awards and honours

  • World Health Day Exhibition award, fourth place, 2002
  • Acquisition prize, Al-Safeer competition, first and second editions, 2002 and 2005
  • First prize, Abha Cultural competition, 2005
  • Third place, Al-Safeer art competition, Riyadh, 2009
  • Spirit of Leadership award in honour of the late King Fahd, Riyadh, 2015
  • Jury prize, Al-Zahidiya competition, 2017
  • First place, Souq Okaz competition, 2017
  • Several shields, medals and certificates of appreciation from various institutions

Collections

The Abdul Raouf Khalil Museum, Al-Ahli Bank, members of the royal family, the Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, business leaders in the Kingdom, the Societies for Culture and Arts in Al-Baha and Abha, the Jeddah Municipality, Dr Abdulaziz Khoja, former Minister of Culture, the Al-Safeer competition in all four editions, the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a number of hotels, embassies and ministries in Saudi Arabia and Oman.