Syrie/NL
paintings
Damascus, Syria, 1977
SOLO
2025 Surrealistic Dream, Galerie Sanaa, Utrecht, Netherlands
2024 Theatre. Dreaming Faces, Town Hall, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2023 Headrumour, De Kreek, Oosterbeek, Netherlands
2022 Yom Al-Nakba, Palestinian Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands
2021 Hoop, Pop-Up Gallery Wintersoord, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2020 Herinnering en hoop, Project Space Circa…dit, Arnhem, Netherlands
2019 Recent work, Open Atelier, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2016 Black and White… Memories, Pedrami Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Oussama Diab, Faculty of Law, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2015 What Happened Here, Ayyam Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2012 In the Name of Freedom, Ayyam Gallery, DIFC, Dubai, UAE
2010 Masks, Kings and Other Things Revisited, Ayyam Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Oussama Diab, Ayyam Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE
2009 Oussama Diab, Ayyam Gallery, Damascus, Syria
2006 Room, Mustafa Ali Gallery, Damascus, Syria
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Vrouw met vleugels. Een ontmoeting met hedendaagse kunst uit India – Schoo collectie, Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands
Chromatic Dialogues, Artbooth Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hier kom ik weg, DIEP Emmen, Emmen, Netherlands (upcoming)
2024 Recap. A group exhibition, Artbooth Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Naar eigen hand. Nieuw talent reageert op Klaas Gubbels, Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands
A real bad dream. An exhibition by Oussama Diab and Wadeei Khaled,
Artbooth Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2023 We are all streams of the same water, Galerie Sanaa, Utrecht, Netherlands
Art The Hague, Galerie Sanaa, The Hague, Netherlands
KunstRaffinaderij 2023, Stevenskerk, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2022 Birds of Paradise, Martini Plaza, Groningen, Netherlands
Vertel me wie je bent, Sint Catharinadal, Oosterhout, Netherlands
Samaa Sanaa Setting the Scene, 100th exhibition Galerie Sanaa, Utrecht, Netherlands
2021 Art of Inclusion, Residency American Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands
Nieuw land, nieuw huis, Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd, Bunnik, Netherlands
Nice to Meet!, Project Space Circa…dit, Arnhem, Netherlands
Festival DiVers, Nijmegen / Ooij, Netherlands
Art Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2020 Nieuwe aarde: 12 visioenen, Westerkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pop-Up Mosque, CBK Zuidoost, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2019 Silvertant solo, Galerie Terra, Delft, Netherlands
My Palestinian Identity, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Storage and Retrieve, Project Space Circa…dit, Arnhem, Netherlands
KunstRaffinaderij 2019, Stevenskerk, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Festival der Kunsten 2019, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Nijmeegse Nachtwacht, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2018 Kunstmaand: Ameland verbindt, Ameland, Netherlands
Festival der Kunsten 2018, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Geef ons het museum, i.s.m. Arnon Grunberg, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam,
2017 KunstRaffinaderij 2017, Stevenskerk, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Festival der Kunsten 2017, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2016 Festival der Kunsten 2016, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2015 Syria Off Frame, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
2014 Contemporary Arabia, Ayyam Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
R-evolution, Ayyam Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE
Fluid Forms II, Samsung Blue Square, Seoul, South Korea;
Busan Museum of Art, Busan, South Korea
Contemporary Uprising: Art from the Middle East, Nest Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
2012 Melting Pot, Ayyam Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
2011 Collective 2012, Ayyam Gallery, Damascus, Syria
Selections from The Samawi Collection, Ayyam Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE
2010 Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Zoom Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, USA
2006 Land Day Exhibition, Naji Al Ali Gallery, Damascus, Syria
Land Day Exhibition, Aleppo, Syria
Palestinian Artists Exhibition, Albaath Gallery, Damascus, Syria
All Art Now, Ahmed Chaouki Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
Small Paintings Biennale, Canada
2005 Annual Exhibition, Syrian Ministry of Culture, Damascus, Syria
Palestinian Artists Exhibition, Albaath Gallery, Damascus, Syria
2004 Annual Exhibition, Syrian Ministry of Culture, Damascus, Syria
5th Young Artist’s Exhibition, Khan Asaad Basha Space, Damascus, Syria
2003 Annual Exhibition, Syrian Ministry of Culture, Damascus, Syria
Graduation Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts – University of Damascus,
French Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria
4th Young Artist’s Exhibition, Khan Asaad Basha Space, Damascus, Syria
2002 3rd Young Artist’s Exhibition, Ayyam Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE
2001 Group Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery, University of Damascus,
Damascus, Syria
