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BASHAR AL HROUB BASHAR AL HROUB

BASHAR AL HROUB, Palestine (1978)

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Bashar Al Hroub was born in Jerusalem in 1978. He graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from Al-Najah National University in 2001 and received the Ford Foundation fellowship to pursue an MFA, which he...

Bashar Al Hroub was born in Jerusalem in 1978. He graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from Al-Najah National University in 2001 and received the Ford Foundation fellowship to pursue an MFA, which he completed in 2010 from the Winchester School of Art, the University of Southampton in the UK. He was awarded the first grand prize at the 14th Art Asian Biennial, Bangladesh, in 2012. Al Hroub has had firsthand experience with conflict and exile growing up in the city of Hebron. Identity and displacement are central themes in his work as he approaches them with his own partiality to the sociopolitical realities surrounding him. He instigates how uprooting affects an individual's sense of belonging and creativity. Bashar's mediums vary widely from photography to painting. He has exhibited all over the world, and his works are included in several collections and institutions. He currently lives and works in Ramallah.

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Selected Solo exhibitions

2020

Silent Garden, Zawyeh Gallery, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine

2019

Alnasek, The Corner Art Space, Amman- Jordan
Loop, Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah- Amman

2018

Between Playfulness and Bitter Truths, Gallery One, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine
War & Desire, Gallery One, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine

2016

Nowhere – Silent Screen, La Fontaine Centre for Contemporary Art, Manama- Bahrain
Self Maps, Sadika Art Center, Tunisia

2015

Silent Screen, Gallery One, Ramallah - Occupied Palestine
Purgatory, Em Alfahem Art Gallery - Umm El-Fahem, Occupied Palestine

2014

Nowhere, Gallery One, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine
Nature of Mind, 
Palestinian Art Court, Al Hoash, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine

2013

Nature of Mind, Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center & French Cultural Center, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine

2010

The Other Is Me, Winchester School of art, Winchester, UK
Reflective Consciousness
, Mosaic Rooms Gallery, London, UK

2009

Monologue, Al-Mahatta Gallery - Ramallah, Jerusalem, Nazareth and Gaza, Occupied Palestine

2005

Sharqiyat, Al-Hallaj Gallery,Ramallah & the Peace Center,Bethlehem, Occupied Palestine

2003

Horizon, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020

4 a 4, Musée Paul Valéry, France
Weed Control, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine

2019

Objects of Imagination, The Jordan national Gallery of Fine Art, Amman- Jordan
Carthage Days of Contemporary Art
, The City of Culture- Tunis
2nd Tunis Biennial, Tunis city Museum, Khaireddine Palace, Tunise
Belt and Road
, International Printmaking exhibition, The Palace Museum- Forbidden City in Beijing, China

2019- 2018

Contemporary Photography from Arab World, American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington Dc, USA

2019

From Manila to Dhaka Unity in Diversity, The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Manila – Philippines
Masterpieces of Palestinian Art,
 Gallery Bartók 1, Budapest- Hungary
The Gift
, Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine
Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel Gallery, Bethlehem- Occupied Palestine

2018

An Open Eye on the Arab World, The Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris- France
31th Festival Les Instants Vidéo  Marseille- France
Subcontracted Nations,
 A M Qattan Foundation Cultural Center, Ramallah- Occupied Palestine
“{Un}told Stories” from the Arab Worl
d,  P21 Gallery, London- UK
Cultural Narratives
, Alserkal avenue warehouse61 – Dubai
18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh, Dhaka- Bangladesh
The International Video art festival Casablanca 24th (FIAV), Casablanca- Morocco
KEYWORD: Occupied Palestine,
 Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture, Beirut, Lebanon
On Women in Revolutions, 
Birzeit University Museum, Occupied Palestine
House … Houses, The Walled Off Hotel Gallery, Occupied Palestine
PALESTINE THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY: 70 YEARS AFTER THE NAKBA
, The Beirut Spring Festival, Beirut, Lebanon

2017

Chefs-D’oeuvre de L’art Moderne et Contemporain Arabe, Institut du monde Arabe, Paris, France
On Women in Revolutions, Gallery one, Ramallah- Occupied Palestine
Sensorial Immunity, Gallery one, Ramallah- Occupied Palestine
Art Contemporain en Tunisie
, Espace Art Sadika, Galerie Alain Nadaud, Tunisia
DUST IN OUR EYES, Twin Gallery – Madrid- Spain
Connections, Sadiaka Art Space- Tunisia
Kaleemat
, Sanat gallery , Istanbul- Turkey
Postcards for Jerusalem, The Palestinian Art Court- Al Hoash, Jerusalem- Occupied Palestine
Selections,  Gallery Ward, Dubai
Behind the Borders
, Centro de Estudios Hispano Marroqui, Malaga- Spain
GEO/ GRAFI, B›chira Art Center, Tunisia

2016

The Domesticity of Abandonment, Space gallery – Pittsburgh- USA
Docks Art Fair, Lyon, France
The Identity of the Palestinian Artist, Umm El-Fahem Art Gallery, Occupied Occupied Palestine
Universal Soldier, Art Dubai, Dubai

2015

Visions of War Above and Below, IWM Imperial War Museum, London, UK
The Aga Khan Museum's inaugural film season (January-April 2015), Aga Khan Museum,Toronto, Canada
Bridge to Palestine, Marc Hachem Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Bahrain Art Fair Manama, Bahrain
Abu Dhabi Art fair, Abu Dhabi, UAE
28th Instant Video Festival- Marseille, France

2014

Instants Vidéo festival 27th, Marseille, France
16 the Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Global Groove 1973/2012
, Krannert Art Museum, USA
Curated by Paul Smith & Friends, Frieze Art Fair  London,UK
Jerusalem Show VII “Fractures”,
  Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine
Bridge to Palestine, Marc Hachem Gallery & Beirut Exhibition Center, Lebanon
Collective exhibition, arts Omi New York, USA

2013

Points of Departure, Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA, London, UK
Points of Departure, Al-Mahatta Gallery, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine
Bodies That Matter, Gallery Mana, Istanbul,Turkey
Video Screening at Matters Factory Museum, Pittsburg - USA

2012

Global Groove 1973/2012, Eli and Edythe Broad Museum, USA
15th Asian Art Biennale  Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alienation
, Art Dubai, The Barjeel Art Foundation, UAE
BETWEEN CONCRETE AND SILK, Khalil Sakakini cultural Center, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine
Alien Body Forum for New Arab Art,
 Art- Lab Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Bag Art Exhibition, Bergen, Norway
The First Arab Film Festival, Bari, Italy

2011

Between Ebal and Gerzim Cities Exhibition, Birzeit Ethnographic and Art Museum, Occupied Palestine
Instants Vidéo festival 24th, Marseille, France
Here & Now, 
Center for Contemporary Art Lazania, Gdansk, Poland
Back and Forth
, Almahatta Gallery, Ramallah, Occupied Palestine

2010

Vitamin Sadness, Rogaland Art Center, Sandnes, Norway
Borderlines. Deconstructing Exile,
Green Art Gallery, Dubai
Living Spaces
, 2nd All art now festival, Damascus, Syria
Creative Palestinian Art,
Art SAWA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
17th International Festival of Video Art of Casablanca, Morocco

2009

DESMOND, Winchester School of Art, UK
Different Mood,
Orient Gallery, Amman, Jordan

2008

Occupied Space The Mosaic Rooms Gallery, London, UK

Passport, Al-Mahatta Gallery, Ramallah – Occupied Palestine, Dartalfnon, Amman- Jordan, Al Sharjah, UAE

2006

International Human Rights Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland

2005

Color from Palestinian exhibition,  Dubai, UAE
The International Art Academy, Oslo, Norway

2004

The Asian African Art Exhibition “Jaala”  Tokyo, Japan

2003

Palestinian Colors,  Lebanese Ministry of Culture, Beirut, Lebanon

2001

Al- Sharja Biennale for Arab Youth,  UAE

Awards/Grants/Fellowships

2016

Travel grant, Ministry of Culture- Palestine
Travel grant, AM Qattan Foundation, Palestine

2014

Francis Greenburger Fellowship for Mitigating Ethnic and Religious Conflict, USA
Travel grant, Ministry of Culture- Palestine

2013

Grant from the Pittsburgh Foundation “Investing in Professional Artists: The Pittsburgh Region Artists Program”, USA
Publication and Production grant for “Nature of Mind” exhibition and Book, French Cultural Center, Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, and AM Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, Palestine
Travel grant, Safar Fund, Amman, Jordan

2012

First grant Prize at 15th Asian Art Biennale 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh
STEP beyond Travel Grants, European Cultural Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2011

Production grant, Danish Center for Culture and Development DCCD
Travel grant, Roberto Cimetta Fund, France
Travel grant, AM Qattan Foundation, Palestine

2010

Production grant, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton

2008

Travel grant, Safar Fund, Amman, Jordan
Fellowship Award to study MA Fine Art, Ford Foundation, United Kingdom

Collections

Imperial War Museum, London, UK
Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE
China Printmaking Museum- China;
Bengal National Gallery, Bangladesh
Birzeit University Museum collection, Occupied Palestine
Omi Art Centre, New York, USA
Michael Abbate collection, New York, USA
Bank of Palestine collection, Occupied Palestine
Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait- Kuwait
Ramzi & Saeda Dalloul Art Collection, Beirut, Lebanon

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Documents
"Reconsidering the Value of Palstinian Art & Its Journey Into the Art Market Part II "
Steve Sabella
Review Contemporary Practices Journal, VIII, English, 2011

Essayrn

The Jerusalem Show
Ibraaz, English, 2014
The Jerusalem Show VII FRACTURES
Al Ma'mal, English, 2014

Exhibition Catalogue

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Press
Bashar Alhroub
PHILIPPE GUIGUET BOLOGNA
English, 2009
Palestinian artist Bashar Al Hroub wins Grand Prize at 15th Asian Art Biennale
gazaheart
talesofacitybythesea.com, English, 2012
وقفة مع بشار الحروب
alaraby.co.uk, Arabic, 2017
الفنان الفلسطيني بشار الحروب يتربّع على عرش بينالي الفن الآسيوي
qadita.net, Arabic, 2012
"عودة الشامان" لبشار الحروب... عودة إلى الإنسانية
مراد الزارعي
rommanmag.com, Arabic, 2017
BASHAR ALHROUB: THE FREEDOM ARTIST
Maha Alsharif
theartcricket.com, English, 2018
بشار الحروب: الحكايات والخرافة كانت مصدرا مهما لخلق عالمي المتخيل
أوس يعقوب
rommanmag.com, Arabic, 2017
بشار الحروب التقى الغرائبية في مخيّم الزعتري
مصطفى مصطفى
al-akhbar.com, Arabic, 2014
Exhibition Review | 1 Silent Screen: New paintings by Bashar Alhroub
thisweekinpalestine.com, English, 2015
بشار الحروب: «شاشة صامتة» في الحرب
مصطفى مصطفى
al-akhbar.com, Arabic, 2016
بشار الحروب: هياكل بشرية في انتظار المجهول
نائلة خليل
alaraby.co.uk, Arabic, 2015
احتفاء تونسي بـ»خرائط» و»عقل» و»طريق» الفنان بشار الحروب
يوسف الشايب
al-ayyam.ps, Arabic, 2016
L’artiste palestinien Bashar AlHroub, à la Galerie Alain Nadaud, Gammarth: «Le chemin de soi»
Sayda BEN ZINEB
letemps.com, French, 2016
خرائط الذات: إعارة جسد الفنان للعالم
عمر الغدامسي
al-araby.co.uk, Arabic, 2016
Exhibition of the Month Between Playfulness and Bitter Truths
Eissa Deebi
thisweekinpalestine.com, English, 2018
الحرب والرغبة
al-watan.com, Arabic, 2018
"الحرب والرغبة"" لبشار الحروب .. اللعب في موازاة الحقيقة "اللعبة"
يوسف الشايب
al-ayyam.ps, Arabic
بشار الحروب.. مجرد لعب بالجنود
نوال العلي
alaraby.co.uk, Arabic, 2018
معرض للفن التشكيلي في رام الله يؤطر فكرة الحرب بين الجد واللهو
علي صوافطة
cn.reuters.com, Arabic, 2018
بشار الحروب.. الناسك يسترق النظر
نوال العلي
Arabic, 2019
Longing to belong
Jyoti Kalsi
gulfnews.com, English, 2010
Territoire Libéré
Bérénice Debras
La Tribune & Moi Magazine, French
Bridge To Palestine: Journey To The Heart Of Contemporary Palestinian Creation
MARION SLITINE
onorient.com, English, 2015
مشـاركـات فلـسـطـيـنيـة في «آرت دبي 2016» .. «الجندي الكوني» في «رحلة 110» ما بين زمنين»
يوسف الشايب
al-ayyam.ps, Arabic, 2016
بشار الحروب: حكايات القتل اليومي من وحي الدمى واللهو الطفولي
maannews.net, Arabic, 2016
الحروب وجرّار: فن فلسطيني في لحظة الغزو
محمد عمران
alaraby.co.uk, Arabic, 2016
[LIVE] PHOTO DOCKSARTFAIR ™ 2016 - LYON
pointcontemporain.com, English
Bashar Alhroub: Insight into Palestine
Jay
imperialwarmuseum.wordpress.com, English, 2016
معرض "كائنات المخيال" للخزف العربي المعاصر في المتحف الوطني الأردني للفنون الجميلة
Ibrahimi Collection, Arabic, 2019
Masters of Palestinian Art/Budapest
colonyart.org, English, 2019
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