Baqer Al Shaikh - Artist Bio
In a Few Words
Born In: Baghdad, Iraq
Lives In: Gällivare, Sweden
Background: A figurative painter and portraitist with highly textured paintings.
Style: Notable throughout his work, Baqer is keen on using past light and dark brushstrokes to create the feeling of mystique and somber.
Themes: Exhibiting or blurring the fine lines between the corporal and metaphysical states of darkness.
In a Few More Words
Although Baqer is a figurative painter, seldomly is a face seen within his work, enhancing the feeling of mystique and darkness.
From 1992 to 1996 Baqer studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad and received a diploma; he later received his Bachelor of Arts in Drawing in 2008. He is a member of several artist associations, including Artist in Norrbotten - KIN in northern Sweden. Al-Shaikh is also the recipient of several awards, including the Al-Wasti Festival of Baghdad Award, and the 2008 Ashtar Festival Award of the Iraqi Artists Association. Baqer Al-Shaikh also holds nominations from global art sites, and numerous honorary awards.
Baqer has exhibited his works through group exhibitions in Lebanon, Iraq & Saudi Arabia, as well as solo exhibitions in Jordan & Lebanon. He currently lives and works from Gällivare, Sweden on a full time basis.
Key Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Art Workshop (Symposium), Beirut, Lebanon (2010)GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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