Abdulnasser Gharem
"I have no studio so my studio is where I can find people. When I see the opportunity I go. That is my way of thinking about art."
Born 1973, Khamis Mushait where he lives and works today, Gharem is both a practising conceptual artist and a Major in the Saudi Arabian Army. In 1992 Gharem graduated from the King Abdulaziz Academy before attending The Leader Institute in Riyadh.In 2003 he studied at the Al-Miftaha Arts Village in Abha where the artists shared a similar vision and in 2004 they staged a group exhibition, Shattah, which was a significant step in the recent history of contemporary art in Saudi Arabia.
Selected Group Shows
2010 - Grey Borders/Grey Frontiers, Edge of Arabia, 6th Berlin Biennale, Berlin
2010 - Edge of Arabia, Global Competetiveness Forum, Kingdom Tower, Riyadh
2009 - The 28th Annual Exhibition, Gulf Fine Arts Society, Sharjah
2009 - Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Art Abu Dhabi
2009 - Taswir: Pictorial Mappings of Islam and Modernity, Martin Gropius-Bau, Berlin
2009 - Edge of Arabia, 53rd Venice Biennale, Venice
2009 - International Modern and Contemporary Art, Christies Sale, Dubai, UAE
2009 - Saatchi Online, Bastikiya Art Fair, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
2008 - Permanent Collection, The Greenbox Museum, Amsterdam
2008 - Edge of Arabia, Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, SOAS Brunei Gallery, London
2007 - Sharjah Biennial 8 (SB8) - Sharjah, UAE
2004 - You are so Far from Earth, Shattah Group, King Fahad Art Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia
2004 - Shattah, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Solo Exhibitions
2010 - Caprice Horn, Art Dubai
2010 - Restored Behaviour, XVA, Dubai
2010 - Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Arco, Madrid
2006 - The Path, King Fahd Art Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia
2004 - The White Tongue Who Speaks Slowly, King Fahad Art Village, Abha, Saudi Arabia
2004 - Who Keeps Watching the Sun (Sunflower field), Death Mattered - Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2003 - Mute, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2003 - UN Inspector, Attileh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia