Omar Al Shahabi

Biography

Omar Al Shahabi was born in Iraq in 1983. He earned a BFA from the University of Baghdad in 2007 and now lives and works in Qatar.

He has held solo exhibitions at Anima Gallery in Doha (2019), Qatar Society of Fine Arts in Doha (2014), Foresight Art Gallery in Amman (2013), the French Cultural Center in Damascus (2007), and Broadway Gallery in Amman (2005).

Omar has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Anima Gallery in Doha (2018), Al Markhiya Gallery in Doha (2017 and 2018), Katara in Doha (2014 and 2017), Qatar Society of Fine Arts in Doha (2014), Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club in Doha (2011), the Iraqi Ministry of Culture in Baghdad (2007), Broadway Gallery in Amman (2006), a youth artists’ exhibition at Broadway Gallery in Amman (2005), University of Baghdad (2004), and the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad (2001).

Artwork

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