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BORN
1975
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Lives and works in Sharjah, UAE
EDUCATION
1999
BSc Architectural Engineering, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
2021
Layered Contradiction, Aisha Alabbar Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2017
Disappearing Tense, Cuadro Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2009
Black & White, Department of Culture, Sharjah, Sharjah Higher College of Technology, Sharjah, UAE
Black & White, Yalsa, Dubai, UAE
2006
Solo Exhibition, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah, UAE
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2022
Bologna Children Book Fair, Sharjah Book Authority, Bologna, Italy
Gateway to the Metaverse, Morrow collective, House of Wisdom, Sharjah, UAE
Al Burda Endowment Exhibition, UAE Ministry of Culture & Youth, EXPO 2020, Dubai, UAE
50 | 50, Morrow Collectives, Al Safa Library, Dubai, UAE
2021
“WELCOME! 10 years of Swatch Art Peace Hotel”, Swatch Swiss, Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
Expo 2020, Emirates Fine Art Society, Expo 2020, Dubai, UAE
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2012, Morrow Collective, Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Bayt Damas, Aisha Alabbar Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Interconnection, 36th Emirates Fine art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2020
Covid Conversation, Tashkeel, Dubai, UAE.
2019
Al Burda Endowment Exhibition, UAE Ministry of Culture & Youth, Manarat Al Sadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi Art, Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Manarat Al Sadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Convergence, 36th Emirate Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
Sharjah Exhibition for Children’s Book Illustrations, Sharjah Book Authority, Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
2018
35th Emirates Fine art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
Sharjah Exhibition for Children’s Book Illustrations ion, Sharjah Book Authority, Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
2017
Portrait of a Nation, me Collectors Room Berlin / Olbricht Foundation, Berlin, Germany
Abu Dhabi Art, Cuadro Gallery, Manarat Al Sadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2016
Domestic Affairs: Reshaped, Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai, UAE
Portrait of a Nation, Abu Dhabi Festival, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
33rd Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2014
Abu Dhabi Art, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Manarat Al Sadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
A Joint Exhibition of Emirati Art, Cuadro Gallery, Dubai, UAE
32nd Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
Art Dubai, Special Project, Mohamed Al Abbar Desert Resort, Ara Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2013
31st Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
UEA | A Work of Art, Ara Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Abu Dhabi Art, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Manarat Al Sadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
4th Tawasul, Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah, UAE
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Arts Sale, Christie's, Emirates Tower, Dubai, UAE
2012
Scope Basel, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Abu Dhabi Art, Kashya Hildebrand Gallery, Manarat Al Sadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
The Present, Contemporary Art From The Emirates, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE
CROSSROADS #4 – Diversified Union, Swiss Art Gate, YAS Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sikka Art Fair, Dubai Culture Authority, Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Dubai, UAE
30th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
3rd Tawasul, Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah, UAE
2011
MinD-City Dialogue, Gallery of Light, Ductac, Dubai, UAE
Colour of the Emirates, Swiss Art Gate, Hotel Beau Rivage, Lausanne, Switzerland
29th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
Colour of the Emirates, Swiss Art Gate, Delta City Mall, Podgorica, Montenegro
2010
Art in Space, Salwa Zaidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Contemporary Reflections, UAE Embassy in Washington DC, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, USA
Sikka Art Fair, Dubai Culture Authority, Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Dubai, UAE
1st Tawasul, Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah, UAE
2009
Emirati Expressions, Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Selection of artwork for Khalifa Tower, Courtyard Gallery, Dubai, UAE
The Seven, Qibab Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
28th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2008
Memory, 27th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Al Serkal House, Sharjah, UAE
Suhoor, an Emirati Exhibition, Sikka Art Fair, Dubai Culture Authority, Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Dubai, UAE
2007
Sharjah Cultural Week, Sharjah Culture Authority, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany
Sharjah Cultural Week, Sharjah Culture Authority, Palais Pallavicini, Vienna, Austria
26th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
Art Avenue Event, Al Seef Street, Dubai Culture Authority, Dubai, UAE
2006
25th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2005
Silver Jubilee, 24th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2004
Interchange, 23rd Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2003
Egypt International Triennial of Graphic Art, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt
22nd Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
7th GCC Exhibition of Art & Calligraphy, Kuwait Fine Art Society, Kuwait
2002
21st Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2001
20th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
2000
Expo Hannover 2000, UAE Pavilion, Hannover, Germany
UAE Cultural week, UAE Ministry of Culture, Solidere Cultural Center, Beirut, Lebanon
UAE Cultural week, UAE Ministry of Culture, Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan
The Portrait, Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah Arts Museum, Sharjah, UAE
19th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
1999
18th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
Sharjah International Arts Biennial 4th Session, Sharjah Culture Authority, Expo Centre, Sharjah
1998
17th Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Arabic Art, Sharjah, UAE
Emirates in the eyes of its artists, Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operation (ADCO) Competition, ADCO Headquarter, Abu Dhabi, UAE
1997
A Joint Exhibition of Emirati & Omani students, UAE University & Sultan Qaboos University, Omani Fine Art
Society, Muscat, Oman
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 KhalId Al Banna presents his paintings, switching between black and white (in Arabic)
2020 5 collage paintings reflect Al-Banna's vision in 'Tawasul' (in Arabic)
2013 I strive to keep the national memory alive (in Arabic)
2006 KhalId Al Banna’s first solo exhibition (in Arabic)
PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGUES
Ayad, Myrna, Rania Habib and Maria Mumtaz. “The Ones to Watch.” Canvas Magazine Volume 10, Issue 6, 2014: 172-179
Ayad, Myrna, “Keep the Faith.” Canvas Magazine Volume 9, Issue 6, 2013: 142-143
1st Solo Exhibition, Catalogue for Solo Exhibition, Emirates Fine Art Society, 2006
AFFILIATIONS
2019 Committee member, Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Childhood Creativity competition
2018 Committee member, Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Childhood Creativity competition
2014 - Present Member of Board of Directors of Emirates Fine Art Society, UAE
2004 - Present Member, Architectural Heritage Society, UAE
2004 - Present Member, Society of Engineering, UAE
1998 - Present Member, Emirates Fine Art Society, UAE
AWARDS
2001 2nd prize of Emirates Fine Art Society Annual Exhibition, Sharjah, UAE
1998 1st prize in Painting Competition at UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
ACQUISITIONS
UAE Embassy in Washington D.C, USA
UAE Embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro
Ministry of Culture & Youth, UAE
Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UAE
Sharjah Art Museum, UAE
Abu Dhabi Music & Art Foundation- ADMAF, UAE
Barjeel Art Foundation, UAE
Emaar Properties, UAE
Emirates Fine Art Society, UAE
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du), UAE
Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club, UAE
Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights Hotel
Private collection of H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Private collection of H.H. Abdulla bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Private collection of H.H. Sheikh Majed Jaber Al Sabah