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Biography:

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Nasser Soumi was born in 1948 in Silat al-Dhahr, Palestine. He studied at the Fine Arts School in Damascus, Syria (1971–1977), then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris between 1980 and 1982.

His works are featured in many museums and private collections.

Nasser Soumi lives and works in Montmartre, Paris. He also has a studio in Beirut, Lebanon.

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Words from the artist:

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"Driven by my intuition, I express myself through my art to understand my existence and to understand the universe. I look, I observe, and I seek the distant and the near, the visible and the invisible. The distant, to me, is the exterior connected to the whole universe, whereas the near is the interior, buried deep within my being. As an experimental artist, I venture into various disciplines to express my feelings, expand my knowledge, and share it with others. I am always trying to understand where we come from and where we are going. I often refer to the astronomer Hubert Reeves, who once said: ‘We are the dust of the universe.’”

Expositions personnelles (Sélection)

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2025

  • Regards sur Jérusalem, T-Marbouta, Beyrouth, Liban
     

2024

  • Camaïeux d'Indigo, Galerie AVM, Paris, France
     

2023

  • Drôles d'Objets, Un Nouvel Art de Faire, Nancy CLSH, Nancy, France
    (
    Le robot a été réalisé en partenariat avec Mehdi Khamassi et Steve Nguyen)

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2023

  • Pour Comprendre Chaque Seconde du Monde (exposition & signature de livre), AVM Galerie, Paris, France

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2022

  • Retrospective, Gallery One x George Al Ama, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE

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2021

  • The Dove, The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine

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2020 

  • Weed Control Exhibition, Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, Palestine

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2020 

  • Icon To Jaffa 3, The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine

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2019

  • Entre Terre et Ciel, Galerie Mark Hachem, Paris, France

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2014

  • Watadour, concept and scénographie, Al Madina Theatre Beirut, Liban

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2012

  • The sound of the universe, Elbareh Gallery, Bahrein

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2011

  • Between Ebal and Gerzim, Bir Zeit University Museum, Nablus, Palestine

  • Nebula, Agial Art Gallery, Beirut, Liban

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2010

  •  Mémoire d'Indigo, Citadelle d'Alep, Syrie

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2007

  •  Mère, Fils et Esprit, Aart International, Paris, France

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2006

  • Museo della Città et del Territorio, Cori, Italie

  • Memory of Indigo, Chelparamam, Hyderabad, Inde

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2005

  • Olive Tree photographs from Palestine, Duke Diwan, Amman, Jordanie

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2004

  • Hommage à Shafic Abboud, Galerie Claude Lemand, Paris, France

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1999

  •  Mise en lumière, Ecole nationale supérieure de création industrielle, Paris, France

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1998

  • Traces of the XXth century, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France

  • Traces of the XXth century; Football, Artefact, Viaduc des Arts, Paris, France

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1996

  • Icon for Jaffa, Darat Al Funun, Amman, Jordan

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1993

  • Anadil Gallery, Jerusalem, Palestine

  • Lelia Mordoch Gallery, Paris, France

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1992

  • Belad Asham Gallery, Alep, Syrie

 

1991

  • Traces of Avignon, Place du Palais des Papes, Avignon, France

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1990

  • A.R. Gallery, Brest, France

  • Maison des Associations Galerie, Marseille, France

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1989

  • Galerie Lelia Mordoch Paris, France

  • Sonia/K Gallery, Lille, France

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1984

  • Galerie Le Point Nommé, Paris, France

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1982

  • Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

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1979

  • Sad Memories, Goethe Institute, Beirut, Lebanon

 

 

Expositions collectives (Sélection)

 

2019 

  • Intimate Terrains, Musée de Palestine, Bir Zeit, Palestine

 

2018

  • Keyword: Palestine, Dar El-Nimer Beirut, Liban

 

2017

  • Art Basel Galerie Vivendi, Zawya Galerie Ramallah, Palestine.

  • Shifting Ground, Sharjah Biennial 13 Ramallah, Palestine

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2016

  • Unlike Other Springs, Birzeit University Museum, Palestine

  • Contemporary Art from within and beyond the border, Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection

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2015

  • Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Ajial Gallery, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

  • Bridge to Palestine, Mark Hachem Gallery, Beyrouth, Liban

  • L’écho au chaos Bridge, Mark Hachem Gallery, Beyrouth , Liban

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2014

  • Les Routes Bleues, “La Planète Bleue” Musée national Adrien Dubouché, Limoges, France

  • Bridge to Palestine, Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut Exhibition Center, Beyrouth, Liban

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2013

  • 400 Years of Palestinian Creativity, Bank of Palestine, Betlehem, Palestine

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2012

  • Refraction; Moving Images on Palestine, P21 Gallery, Londres, Royaume-Uni

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2010

  • Galerie Lelia Mordoch, Paris, France

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2005

  • Fête de l’Eau, Installation Nuage Rectangulaire, Wattwiller, France

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2004

  • The Contemporary Art Biennale , Mitry-Mory, France

  • EMAAR, Art Symposium, Dubai, U.A.E

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2003

  • Livre International de la Paix, Mémorial de Caen, France

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2001

  • Galerie Le Pont Neuf, Brussels, Belgique

  • Galerie La Teinturerie , Paris
, France

  • Les Ateliers Arabes, UNESCO, Beirut, Liban

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2000

  • Bateau Lavoir, Paris, France

  • Kamariya Gallery, Bir Zeit, Palestine

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1999

  • Navarra Gallery, Paris, France

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1997

  • Printemps Palestinien, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France

  • The Rock of Raouché, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, Liban

  • The Cube, Sharjah Biennale 4, Sharjah, U.A.E.

 

1996

  • The Cairo Biennale, Cairo, Egypt

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1993

  • Danièle Mitterand Foundation, Lille, France

  • Livre de la Paix , UNESCO, Paris, France

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1991

  • Salon Art Jonction , Nice, France

  • A.R. Gallery, Brest, France

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1989

  • Ars Electronica, Vienna, Austria

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1986

  • The Cairo Biennale, Egypt

  • Salon de Comparaison, Grand Palais, Paris, France

  • Zacheta Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

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1985

  • Petit Format International », Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain

  • Ninth Arab Biennale, Kuwait city, Koweit

  • Salon Le-Trait, Paris, France

 

1982

  • 33eme Salon de la Jeune peinture, Jeunes Expressions, Grand-Palais, Paris, France

  • 13e Salon des Arts, Cholet, France

  • Petit Format International, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain

  • Salon Le-Trait, Paris, France

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1981

  • Kunsternes Hus, Oslo, Norvège

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1980

  • Museum of Ceramics, Saragossa, Espagne

  • UN, Genève, Suisse

  • Wassiti Gallery, Bagdad, Irak

  • Museum of Modern Arts, Warsaw, Polande

  • Oriental Museum, Moscou, Russie

  • Intergraphik, Berlin, Allemagne

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1979

  • National Museum, Madrid, Espagne

  • Sixth Arab Biennale, Kuwait City, Kuwait

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Lisbon, Portugal

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1978

  • Moussem of Assilah, Assilah, Maroc

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1976

  • Arab Cultural Center, Damas, Syrie

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Prix

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2006 UNESCO, Five continents medal

1996 First Prize of the Cairo Biennale - Egypt

 

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Acquisitions

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Kinda Foundation

AART, Paris

Museum of Sharjah, U.A.E

Arab Bank, Paris, France

Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordanie

Fondation Nationale d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France

Musée d’Art Moderne, Tunis, Tunisie

Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris, France

Ministry of Culture, Damas, Syrie

Ministère de la Culture, Paris, France

National Museum of Bagdad, Irak

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