Tariq Dajani

“It is only with the heart that one can truly see. What is essential is invisible to the eye" ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince"

​When I like a work of art, it is because I am drawn to it emotionally. Without knowing why, I instinctively know how it makes me feel.

Beauty and simplicity, celebrating the aesthetic, silencing the noise and transcending the mundane, everyday realities, allowing fragments of memories to feed into present experiences, exploring what resonates within.

I seek emotional engagement, to have the feeling of the night, not to just see it as it is. This is my approach to image-making.

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Over a period of 25 years, I learned my craft working in advertising and design and on art projects and exhibitions. I gradually developed a style that resonated with the truth and emotion that I was seeking. Recurring themes in my work relate to identity, and belonging.

I have exhibited in numerous shows internationally, and have won several awards. My prints are owned by art lovers and collectors worldwide, and are included in several public and private collections.

I now spend much of my time working on art projects and tutoring in photography and photogravure printmaking in my ancient farmhouse studio in S...

BA (Hons) Fine Art & Photography
BSc (Hons) Engineering Electronics
Various other bits and pieces along the way & a lifetime of experiences!

2024 Zeitoun, Dar Al-Anda, Amman, Jordan
2024 On This Land, Jasmine Hourse, Amman, Jordan
2024 Drinkers of the Wind, Ahlam Gallery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2023 Expressions Unveiled, Eiwan al-Gassar Gallery, Doha, Qatar
2022 The World is a handkerchief / El mundo es un pañuelo, Impact12, Bristol, UK
2022 Gratitude, Cervantes Centre, Image Festival Amman, Jordan
2022 Trees Stir in their Leaves, Center for Creative Photography (CCP), Arizona, USA
2022 The World is a handkerchief / El mundo es un pañuelo, Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2022 Shadow and Light, Al-Mutanabbi Street, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Pennsylvania, USA
2021 Retrospectiva: una década de reencuentro con el mundo árabe, Casa Árabe, Córdoba, Spain
2021 The Gallery, The Gallery Building, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2021 Agawami International Miniture Print Exhibition, Shikoku Island, Japan
2020 Drinkers of the Wind, Katara Arts Centre, Doha, Qatar
2020 III Mini Print Cantabria, Santander, Spain
2019 Kitab al-Filaha, Casa Árabe, Córdoba, Spain
2019 Hikāyāt (stories), Jacaranda, Amman, Jordan
2019 Skin of the Print, Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester, UK
2019 The World is a handkerchief / El mundo es un pañuelo, London Print Studio Gallery, UK
2019 Shadow and Light, Al-Mutanabbi Str...