NASR ABDUL AZIZ

Born in Zakaria, Hebron in 1941

Abdul Aziz started painting at a very early age. Growing up in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ayn al-Sultan, Jericho, he was exposed to Sufi meetings and chants, which had a strong influence on his cultural development.
After a short academic career in Baghdad and Moscow, Abdul Aziz earned a degree in fine arts in Cairo, exhibiting at the Annual Art Salon during his first academic year.
 

His first exhibition in Jordan was held in 1969, followed by the Mediterranean Biennale in Alexandria in 1970. In 1971, he studied animation in London. Back in Amman, he held two exhibitions, one individual and the second with two other Jordanian artists. From 1974 to 1998, he lived in Dubai, UAE, where he worked as a television producer. During that period, he obtained an advanced diploma in film from the Academy of Arts in Cairo. Abdul Aziz wrote numerous television scripts and taught and wrote on the history of Arab art. He is a member of the Egyptian Cinema Professionals Syndicate. He currently lives and works in Amman.