Mohamed Khalil

Mohammed Saleh Khalil
Khalil was born in Al- Zarqa, Jordan in 1960. His parents were originally from AL-Walaja, a village near Bethlehem, but he was raised in Damascus. In 1988, he received his master’s degree in fine art in Germany, where he specialized in painting, etching, engraving and printing techniques.

After returning briefly to Damascus, he spent five years in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he developed his artistic skills and participated in several solo and group exhibitions. He settled in Ramallah City, where he established his own studio, and founded the Young Artists Forum, where he taught art to talented children and teenagers. He also heads the Fine Arts Program at the Ministry of Culture.

Inspired by German Expressionism, Khalil paints with wide brush strokes, carefully selecting and distributing colors throughout his paintings, regardless of the subject. Adding a remarkable amount of symbolism and expressionism to his work.

Mohamed Saleh Khalil
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Personal information:
Date of birth: December 21st 1960
Place of birth: Zarqa / Jordan
Address: Ramallah / Palestine

Education:

General Secondary (1980) - Damascus/ Syria
Masters Degree in Fine Art (1988) - Dresden Art Academy / Germany


Residences & Group Exhibitions:
1- Sharjah Biennale 1997.
2- Alexandria Biennale 2000.
3- Residence / Paris 2000
4- Sana'a, 2006
5- AL- Fuheis / Jordan 2009
6- Amman 2010
7- Amman 2011
8- Patras - Greece 2012
9- Aseelah Morocco 2016
10- AL- Hammamet / Tunisia 2016
11- Doha 2018

Awards:

1- The Hans Grundig prize for Fine Art in Germany
2- A bronze trophy for best book in the international book fair (IBM) in Leipzig / Germany in year 1988.
3- Prize for the international judging Committee in Biennale Alexandria in year 2000/ Egypt

Personal Art Exhibitions:

1. 1989 first exhibition, located in Naji Ali Hall - Damascus / Syria.
2. 1992 second exhibition, located in Gallery 39 – Nicosia.
3. 1993 third and fourth exhibitions, Zechariahs Gallery / Limasol, and Economides Hall / Nicosia.
4. 1994 fifth exhibition, Abu Faisal Hall / Nicosia.
5. 1999 sixth exhibition, Al-Matal Gallery / Ramallah.
6. 2000 seventh exhibition, Cite internationale des arts- Paris.
7. 2001 eighth exhibition, Khalil Sakakini Center - Ramallah.
8. 2001 eighth exhibition, Khalil Sakakini Center - Ramallah.
9. 2007 ninth Exhibition. Al- Mahata Gallery- Ramallah.
10. 2012 X exhibition, Dar al mashreq Gallery- Aman
11- 2017 Exhibition in Al Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art- Jerusalem
Residences & Group Exhibitions:

Participated in many exhibitions and artistic residences in Palestine, Greece, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia and Jordan