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Dia Azzawi

Amman and Tunisia and the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. A few years ago, his work received a distinct seal of approval from none other than the top French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who saw Azzawi's work at an exhibition in Paris, and bought two of his paintings, which he later displayed as centrepieces in his own fashion show. And to think that Azzawi almost became an archaeologist, instead of an artist !
A full-time artist, Azzawi has been residing in London for more than 25 years. The long exile has certainly not diluted his passion for his homeland, but even though he remains tied to his soil and its culture, he has also grown new roots to help him find his feet and stand tall among the contemporary artists living abroad.
Chandna ROY

Selective Solo Exhibitions 1965 Al-Wasiti Gallery, Baghdad. 1966 Gallery One, Beirut. 1969 Sultan Gallery, Kuwait. 1973 Gallery Raslan, Tripoli, Lebanon. 1976 Gallery Nadhar, Casablanca. 1977 Sultan Gallery, Kuwait. 1978 Patrick Scale Art Gallery, London. 1980 Gallery Faris, Paris. Central Gallery, Geneva. 1981 Gallery Faris (Basel-Art 12.81). Gallery Faris (Paris, Fiac). 1982 Intercontinental Hall, Abu Dhabi. 1983 The National Council for Art and Culture Gallery, Kuwait. 1984 Alif Gallery, Washington, DC. 1986 Royal Cultural Centre, Amman. 1988 Gallery Planque, Lausanne. 1990 Alif Gallery, Washington, DC. Nakita Gallery, Stockholm. Vanazff Gallery, Gothenburg. Galerie des Arts, Tunis. Galerie 50 x 70, Beirut 1993 Flandria Gallery, Tangier. 1994 Al-Manar Gallery, Casablanca. Al-Sayed Gallery, Damascus. Abaad Gallery, Amman. 1995 Claude Lemand Gallery, Paris. 1996 Art Center, Bahrain. 2002 Retrospective exhibition, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris.

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