Khaldoun Hijazin

Is a Jordanian visual artist and the Director of Art and Cultural Programs at The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. In 2010 he received his BA in Visual Arts with a concentration in drawing and painting from the University of Jordan. Later in 2014 Hijazin earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Boston at SMFA at Tufts University. He has numerous participations in art exhibitions, workshops and guest speaker in Jordan and abroad, including the cities of Beirut, Rome, and Boston.

Hijazin’s subject matter comes from his interest in exploring notions such as authority, nobility and the holy in contemporary culture while satirically surveying their manifestations in our everyday narratives. His body of work derives from the tradition of representational painting and its methods of scene staging and depiction of material qualities. Through this visual language his work is seeking to depart from the history of images toward their contemporary transmutations.

Exhibitions:

● “Dar Art Fair” Participation through Wadi Finan Gallery. Amman, Jordan (June 2022).

● “Breaking the Borders” Korean - Jordanian Group Exhibition in Hangar Ras Al Ein, Jordan (May 2022).

● “Egypt Int’l Art Fair", Cairo, Egypt through Wadi Finan Gallery (February 2022).

● Solo Exhibition: “The Cherry on Top” at Tabari Artspace, Dubai, UAE (Sep 2021)

● “Dar Art Fair”, Amman, Jordan (June 2021).

● “Egypt Int’l Art Fair", Cairo, Egypt (February 2021).

● “Sin Limites” Group Exhibition, Casa Arabe, Spain: Madrid (March 2020), and Cordoba (October 2020).

● “On Archives in Jordan” Group Exhibition,The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Jordan (Aug 2019).

● “Pop Art Show” Group Exhibition, The Corner Art Space, Amman, Jordan (Nov 2018).

● Solo Exhibition: “Majestic Play” at Wadi Finan Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan (July 2018).

● “Empathy & Craft in the 21st Century” Group Exhibition, The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Jordan (Aug 2017).

● “Meta-scape” Group Exhibition, The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Jordan (Apr 2017).

● “Temporary Structures & Home Communities” Group Exhibition, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (Nov 2016).

● “Woman I” Group Exhibition, Gallery 14, Amman, Jordan (Oct 2015).

● “MAP OF THE NEW ART” International Group Exhibition, Cini Foundation, Venice, Italy (Sep 2015).

● “Trifecta: Year One” Group Exhibition, Fourth Wall Gallery, Boston, MA (May 2014).

● “The Cyclorama Show: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition”, SMFA, Boston, MA (May 2014).

● “Convergence (Part 1)” Group Exhibition, Khaki Gallery, Boston, MA (Jan 2014).

● “Empathic Disgust” Group Exhibition, Mission Hill Gallery, Boston, MA (Sep 2013).

● “(Moving) Pictures: Narrative Structures in Visual Art” Group Exhibition, Mission Hill Gallery, Boston, MA (Nov 2013).

● Group Exhibition, Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan (August 2011).

● Group Exhibition, Orient Gallery, Amman, Jordan (August 2010).

● ECUME Mediterranean Cultural Exchange Workshop and Exhibition, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon (May 2009).

SELECT PARTICIPATIONS:

● Jurer of “Creativity for Children and Youth Award” Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (May 2022).

● Guest Speaker of “Podcast X” Series on Visual and Plastic Arts, Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (March 2022).

● Panel Chair and Speaker at British Council Jordan - Arts in the Digital Age Forum (February 2022).

● Director and Moderator of Hiwar Art Club “Shaping Our Future Communities” Reader Program, in Collaboration with EUNIC Jordan, Dante Alighieri Society in Amman, Goethe Institute-Jordan, and The French Institute in Jordan and Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (July - November 2021).

● Speaker at Tufts Global Education Speaker Series Panel, Titled: “Art, Activism, and Resilience” (April 2021).

● Panelist at Tufts University Global Month in the Forum Titled “Artwise: Community Development Through the Arts/A Collaboration Between SMFA Tufts and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts". (March 2021).

● Co Director & Curator of “The Laboratory of the Future” Program, a collaboration between Goethe Institute, the French Institute in Jordan and The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (September 2020 - December 2021).

● The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts,”On Art Archives in Jordan” workshop and exhibition - mentor and curator (August 2019).

● Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Cultural Exchange Artists Delegate to the People’s Republic of China - (October 2019).

● Speaker and Moderator at Phi Science “Research and Innovation Summit” Art and Science Panel Talk (August 2019).

● Speaker at TEDx conference, titled “Diverse Intellect” held at The University of Jordan (September 2018).

● Fine Arts Faculty - Vigo University, Erasmus exchange workshop/training scholarship, Galicia, Spain. (March 2018).

● The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts,”Empathy & Craft in the 21st Century” workshop and exhibition - mentor and curator (August 2017).

● The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts,”Meta-scape” workshop and exhibition - mentor and curator (April 2017).

● The University of Jordan, “Home Communities” workshop and exhibition - mentor and curator (November 2016).

● Speaker at “What Does Art Mean Today” panel talk at Darat Al Funon Foundation (November 2015).

● Rome Academy of Fine Arts, workshop attendance certificate, Rome, Italy (February 2010).

● Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development, judging panel for students winning artworks (December 2009).

● IX. ECUME Mediterranean Cultural Exchanges Workshop, Lebanese University, Beirut,