KARIM SAIFOU
KARIM SAIFOU
1953 Iraq
1974 Work in Journalism / Painter & Designer
1975 Diploma / Institute of Fine Arts - Baghdad
1979 Bachelor of Arts - College of Fine Arts - Baghdad
1979 Travel to France for study
1980 Painter & Designer in Iraqi Center in Paris
1999 Painter & Designer in French Center in Baghdad
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATIONS:
1981 - 82 Iraqi Artists Exhibition - Paris
1983 - 84 - 87 Al-Wasity Festival - Baghdad
1985 Cagnes sur - mer / France
1986 - 88 - 02 Baghdad International festival
1993 Exhibition of artists of today & tomorrow - Ain Gallery
1993 Exhibition of man & life - Inana Gallery - Baghdad
1995 Festival of Iraqi contemporary art - Tunisia
1996 Exhibition of The Youth - Hewar Art Gallery - Baghdad
1997 Strolling Exhibition of contemporary Iraqi Art - Morocco
1998 Exhibition of spaces in adventure - Gallery of Baghdad
1998 Al-Mahres International festival - Tunisia
1998 Festival of Iraqi art - Inst. of Arab World (IMA)- Paris
1999 Exhibition of Al-Abraj - Al-Meezan gallery - Baghdad
2000 Exhibition of seven Iraqi Artists - Inst. of Arab World - Paris
2000 Exhibition of experimenting indications - Baghdad Gallery
2000 Exhibition of opic Artists - Caracas - Venezuela
2000 Exhibition of Art World - Rivioli - Italy
2002 Festival of Iraqi contemporary art - Chine
2005 Exhibition of Iraqi artists in Gallery M - Paris
2005 Exhibition in Marie Demange gallery - Paris
2006 Exhibition in Art Avntage gallery - Paris
2006 Exhibition (Reliefs de la memoire) in French Centre – Baghdad
2006 Art Avantage Gallery Paris
2007 (Reliefs de la mémoire) French Centre – Baghdad
2007 Festival of Iraqi contemporary art – unesco Paris
2008 Carré d'Artistes Gallery Paris
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
1990 First personal exhibition in Al-Riwaq Gallery - Baghdad
1997 Second one man show in Hewar Gallery - Baghdad
1999 Third one man show in Pascal Gallery - Paris
2002 Fourth exhibition with Ismail AL-CHEIKHLI - Hewar gallery
2003 Fifth one man show in French Centre - Baghdad
2005 Sixth one man show Veron gallery – Paris
PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES:
1984 Second prize in Al-Wasity festival - Baghdad
1985 Estimative Prize in Al-Wasity festival - Baghdad
1989 - 92 Certificate & medal from Iraqi Artists Syndicate
1993 Prize from Exhibition of Man and Life Exhibition - Enana
1993 Prize from Iraqi National Commit of Plastic Arts
1993 Estimative prize to youth artists - Ain Gallery - Baghdad
1998 Golden Prize from Al-Mehres International festival - Tunis
QUALIFICATIONS:
Member of Iraqi National Committee of plastic arts
& International Association of plastic arts (AIAP) - Paris
Iraqi Artists Syndicate & Iraqi Artists Society Iraqi Journalists Syndicate |