Ayyad AlNimer

Born and raised in Egypt in 1948, acquiring a BA with honours from the Fine Arts Academy in Cairo. Immediately after graduation he relocated to Jordan and began his career as an artist and an educator teaching art for 10 years; He published several books on art education and drawing, many of which were later incorporated into school curricula in Amman, Jordan. He also contributed art criticism to local newspapers, enriching public understanding of the arts. While still living in Jordan, he founded his own gallery—Akhenaton Gallery—in 1986, playing an active role in the revival of the local art movement for two years before relocating to the United States in 1989.

 His art work can be seen at the National Museum of Jordan and Arab Bank branches, having many collectors all over in Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and European countries such as Britain, France, Holland, Spain, and also in America.

Solo Exhibitions: 

2018    • Demouzy Contemporary,

               Wadi Finan Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan

               Capital Art Gallery - Zamalek

2017    • T-GAW Gallery, Kiev-Ukraine       

2017    • Nout Art Gallery - Cairo, Egypt
2016    • Boushahri Art Gallery - Salmiya, Kuwait

2016    • Demouzy Contemporary - Long Island NY

2015    • (XOL) Gallery - Baltimore, MD, USA

2014    •  FA Gallery - Kuwait

2013    •  Foresight Art-Gallery - Amman, Jordan

2012    •  Wadi Finan Art Gallery - Amman, Jordan

2002    •  Darat Al Funun - Amman, Jordan

2000    •  Dar Alanda Gallery - Amman, Jordan

1997    •  Hairpin Alley - Carmel, California

1996    • Darat Al Funun - Amman, Jordan

1987    •  Petra Bank Gallery - Amman, Jordan

             •  French Cultural Center - Amman, Jordan

1986    •  Royal Cultural Center, Graphic Art Exhibition - Amman, Jordan

1985    •  Royal Cultural Center - Amman, Jordan

            •  Petra Bank Gallery - Amman, Jordan

1984    •  Alia Art Gallery - Amman, Jordan

1982    •  Spanish Cultural Center,  Graphic Art Exhibition -  Amman, Jordan

             •  British Council - Amman, Jordan

1976    •  Helwan University, Two black & white Graphic exhibitions - Cairo, Egypt

Group Exhibitions:

2016   • Upcoming Group Exhibition - Wadi Finan Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan

2015    • Group exhibition - (XOL) Gallery - Baltimore, MD, USA

2012 -15   • Wadi Finan Art Gallery, Group Exhibition - Amman, Jordan

            • Foresight Art Gallery, Group Exhibition - Amman, Jordan

2011    • Group exhibition at Gallery 14 - Amman, Jordan

            • Nabad Gallery, Group exhibition - Amman, Jordan

93-09   • Darat Al Funun, Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition - Amman, Jordan

1993    • Darat Al Funun, Contemporary Arab Artists Exhibition - Amman, Jordan

1992    • Abdul Hammeed Shoman Foundation, Group show with Ghada Dahdaleh and Larissa Najjar - Amman, Jordan

             •  Alif Gallery, Arab American Cultural Foundation Group show - Washington DC, U.S.A

1991    • Borchart Gallery Group Show - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.A

1990    • Ariel Gallery, Group Exhibition - Soho, New York, U.S.A

1988    • Abdul Hammeed Shoman Foundation, Group Show which featured the work of eight painters under the auspices of H.M. Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan - Amman, Jordan

1981    • Alia Art Gallery, Group Show with Omar Hamdan - Amman, Jordan

1977    • Atelier Gallery, Group show - Cairo, Egypt

Akhenaton Gallery:

1987  • Established a private gallery called Akhenaton Gallery in Amman, Jordan

          • Supervised the Jordanian Fine Arts Festival Exhibition featuring 38 Jordanian Artists

Awards:

1977    • Honourable award:  Art Lovers Society - Cairo, Egypt