Artist Bio

• Member of Qatar Fine Arts Associations.
• Member of Syrian Fine Arts Associations.
• Member of Americans for the Arts 2018.
• Member of Fine Art America.
• Member of NBAK Netherlands.

    Haitham Al-Hamad is interested in music and painting, his gifts appeared since childhood, especially oriental and classical music, and reading literary stories. His passion for art increased since 1988, when he began studying fine arts at Damascus University, where he realized the value of true art by studying deeply in art and delving into it.  Haitham was greatly influenced by impressionism, and the emerging free color. He was deeply and strongly impressed by Van Gogh's expressive style.

  He discovered the origins of fine arts and its techniques in his postgraduate studies in which he studied the art history of Syria extending back thousands of years, where he eventually turned to Islamic arts as they represent the Arab culture.

Later, during his stay in Qatar, Al-Hamad was able, to discover the techniques and media that helped him a lot in finding the ideal ways to express his vision and philosophy.  Through his successive artistic practices, and his participation in many local and international exhibitions, Al-Hamad was able to obtain international awards.[1] 

The first award was from the London Biennale on Conceptual Art, this award was the culmination of his belief that he believed in since the beginning. He believes that art must have ideas, meanings, and human messages, that convey them to sight and insight.  Art is not just a visual pleasure that ends with the end of this pleasure.

Haitham Al Hamad was born in Homs, Syria, receiving his Bachelor degree in 1992, and Graduate degree in Mural Painting in 1994. Al Hamad participated in various art and cultural fairs, as well as showcasing his art in many galleries in Syria, Qatar and international shows. Interested in Islamic painting, especially the Islamic miniatures. Haitham Al Hamad is currently residing in Qatar, working at the Doha Fire Station " Artistes in residence"

[1] AWARDS

•  Winner --3rd place London Art Biennale 2017.
• XI^th Florence Biennale 2017 / Award jury Florence Biennale 2017 
• 1^st place ( conceptual art) London Art Biennale 2019.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• · First Fair in Higher Institute for Dramatic Art and music 1992.
• · Solo Fair in Deir Atiyeh museum in Syria 1993.
• · Solo Fair in Russian cultural center in Damascus 1994.
• · Solo exhibition in Italy / Rome- Expo Chianciano 2017. · Solo exhibition in almarkhiya gallery 2020 / A dream in yellow
• · Solo exhibition in Q Museums fire station / Artists in Residency G3 / The selective 2021

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• · Annual Autumn fair for Syrian artistes, Syria 1996.
• · Taking part in the seventeenth gallery of the Fine arts in Qatar in 2004.
• · Taking part in the eighteenth gallery of the Fine arts in Qatar in 2005.
• · Doha fifth culture festival 2006 visual art gathering.
• · Asian visual art exhibition 2006.
• · Annual autumn fair for Syrian artistes, Syria 2007.
• · The 20th general exhibition October, in Qatar 2007.
• · Gallery artists of the Syrian community in Al hoshe in Qatar (Rhythms of Colors ) 2010.
• · Art Vancouver exhibition 2018 .
• · Al Markhiya gallery/ Katara Art Center Qatar 2018.
• · Al Markhiya gallery Fire Station 2019.
• · "Water for Life" International Art Exhibition, Third Edition at the Universidad del Caribe, Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEXICO. November 7-15, 2019.
• · The Endangered, Can Art Save Them? International online Exhibition . Art Impact // Washington, DC 2020.
• · Al hoshe gallery / reflection 2021
• · “Sketch” Exhibition 20 Sep to 9 Oct 2021 Katara Bu 19.

The collectors

• · Higher Institute for Dramatic Art and music Damascus Syrian 1992 .
• · Deir Atiyah Museum Syria 1993 .
• · Privet collectors in Syria 1992 .
• · Privet collectors in Germany 1998 .
• · Qatar Ministry culture 2 Art works 2005.
• · London Gagliardi Gallery contemporary art 2017.
• · Holyburn Country Club in Vancouver 2018.
• · London Gagliardi Gallery contemporary art 2019
• · Al Markhiya gallery / Artwork: UP part 1 collected for Qatar Financial Centre. 201