Mahmoud Ashkanani's Page

Website

http://www.ashkananiarts.com

Relationship status

married

College / University

Kuwait Teacher College

Program / Degree

Education Arts

Graduation

September 15, 1969

Member type

Artist

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?

Drawing, Painting, Sculpture

I am...

I was born in Kuwait city in 1949 and graduated from Teachers College in 1969 with a degree in Fine Arts Education.

About my artwork

. I have developed interest in fine arts with its various fields. I have practices and specialized in several fine arts specializations such as sculpting, pottery, water, oil, and acrylic painting.
Membership:

• Member Kuwait Arts Association .
• Member of the International Formative Art Paris.
• Member of Oman Arts Association .
• Member of UAE Arts Association .
• Member of The International Dyslexia Association USA.
• Member of World Crafts Council – Asia Pacific.

Participations:

• Kuwait Creative Art Festival 2007.
• AL- Qurain Festival Culture “14” 2007.
• AL-Qurain Festival Culture “13” 2006
• Kuwaiti Culture week in JORDAN 2007.
• 10th International Cairo Biennale 2006 .
• AlKhorafi AInternational Biennale for arab contemporary Art .
• German – Arab Business Forum exhibition Berlin SEP 2006.
• Highness Shaikh Sabah Al- Ahmed AL- Jaber Al-Sabah ) 2007 .
• Kuwait Festival For Contemporary Arts (Prize Miniature Arts 2006.
• 25 February exhibition 16th 2006.
• The Teacher exhibition 2006.
• Kuwait summer exhibition 2006.
• Alwan exhibition 2005.
• Contemporary Kuwait Art 2004
• Al – Qurain exhibitions. 1995-2003.
• Awards:
• Eesa AL-Saqer 2007 .
• Eesa AL-Saqer 2006 .
• The Philanthropic art exhibition for Kosovo Muslims.
• The 8th Liberation exhibition 1999.
• Some KAA exhibition .Al- Safat Square Exhibition 1996 .
• Friend of Art exhibition. France 1993 gronoble.
• Vichy exhibition of art France 1992.
• The 1st exhibition for teachers Association 1970.
• Kuwait oil company exhibition. Al-Khafji exhibition .
• Designed numerous designs for companies.
• Awards:
• Prize -Gold medal –first teachers exhibition 1971.
• Prize-martyrdoms 2005.
• Prize-Al-Qurain festival 2006 .
• A warded several certificates of appreciation from various exhibitions.

Drawings Acquired by:

• The Amiri Diwan . council of Ministers
• Bayan Palace. Dasman Palace.
• Some Kuwaiti distinguished persons.
• Museum of modern art.
• National Council For Culture , Arts & Letters

Artists I like

www.artscad.com
www.art-3000.com
www.allinto.com
www.wobblybridge.uk
www.absolutearts.com
www.yassy.com
www.artonline.com

Interests

Contemporary arts.Modern arts.

What exhibitions are good at the moment?

I have participated in many local, regional, and international exhibitions, among most recent The Cairo 10th International Biennale 2006,Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2008.First Luxor International Painting Symposium 2008. Berlin International Exhibition 2006, and The Kuwaiti Culture Week in Algeria 2007.

Centre of the artworld:

online, another city