Khaled Akil
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Education | Bachelor Degree from Faculty of Law and Political sciences, |
Alma mater | Beirut Arab University |
Occupation | Mixed Media Artist |
Website | khaledakil |
Khaled Akil born 1986 in Aleppo is a Syrian artist based in Istanbul.[1][2] Akil is a self-taught artist who works with different art mediums. He is best known for his photography series Pokémon Go in Syria[3]
Biography
Khaled Akil was born in Aleppo, Syria,[4] to a family with a long history of artistic and political influence. His father is the renowned painter Youssef Akil.[5] His great maternal grandfather is the Syrian author and historical figure Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi.
ِAkil's first exhibition was held in 2009, when at the time he was completing his bachelor's degree in Law.[1] His experience in law, politics and human rights played a major role in his artistic development and projections.[6]
In 2012, he held a solo exhibition “The Legend of Death”[7] in Istanbul, where he resides today[3] due to the escalation of the war in Syria.[8]
Solo exhibitions
- 2018 Brown University,[9]
- 2017 Stanford University, California U.S[10][11][12]
- 2013 Chalabi Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey[13][14]
- 2012 Lahd Gallery, London, UK[15][16][17]
- 2011 Karma Art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria
- 2010 Mustafa Ali Art Foundation. Damascus, Syria
- 2009 Sarmad Art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria
Group exhibitions
- 2018 Exhibited in Anti Trump Show, Creative Debuts, London, U.K.[18] Exhibited inUprooted, World Bank, Washington D.C, U.S.[19] Exhibited in Contemporary Photography from the Arab World, American University Museum in Washington, Katzen Arts Center, D.C., USA.[20] Exhibited in Kashash Centre for Fine Arts, Bozar museum Brussels.[21]
- 2016 Exhibited in Flight, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, Vermont, U.S.[22] Exhibited in Anna&Mark art fair San Jose, California.[23] Exhibited in Catharsis, Gaya Art Gallery, Sidi Bou Said.[24]
- 2015 Exhibited in International Discoveries V, FotoFest, Houston, Texas, United States.[25] Exhibited in Woman Through The Eyes- Tajallyat Art Gallery, Beirut. Exhibited in In-Quest, Gaya Art Gallery, Sidi Bou Said. Exhibited in Voices from the Middle East, Art in Exile Festival, Washington, D.C.[26]
- 2009 Exhibited in From Aleppo with Love, Le Pont Gallery, Aleppo, Syria
References
- ^ a b "Lives". The New York Times Magazine.
- ^ "Khaled AKil-Biography". Fotofest.org.
- ^ a b "You Need to Be Looking at 'Pokémon Go in Syria'". The Creator Project.Vice.
- ^ "Artist Khaled Akil imagines Pokémon Go in ravaged Syria". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Biography". janetradyfineart.com.
- ^ "PHOTOGRAPHY. BEHIND SYRIA'S WAR". freearabs.com.
- ^ "FAREWELL IS NOT GOOD-BYE". mantlethought.org.
- ^ "Your Middle East's managing editor caught up with celebrated Syrian artist Khaled Akil who currently resides in Istanbul". yourmiddleeast.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Art at Watson Presents "Requiem for Syria," an exhibition by Khaled Akil".
- ^ "Syrian Khaled Akil, whose work is being exhibited in California, joins artists protesting discriminatory travel ban". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Syrian Artist Khaled Akil: 'Art Flies With No Visa'". kqed.org.
- ^ "Syrian Artist's Photographs Offer a Prayer for Peace". Stanford Global Studies.
- ^ "Chalabi Art Gallery hosts Syrian artist Khaled Akil". culturedworld.com.
- ^ ""Legend of Death" - Khaled Akil". lebriz.com.
- ^ "Syrian artist's Hampstead exhibition explores nation in conflict". James Podesta. ham and high newspaper. 27 February 2012.
- ^ "20 top exhibitions in 2012". islamicartsmagazine.com.
- ^ "Photography exhibition 'Khaled Akil: The Unmentioned' at London's Lahd Gallery". islamicartsmagazine.com.
- ^ "Anti Trump show creative debut".
- ^ "Uprooted, World Bank".
- ^ "Tribe: Contemporary Photography from the Arab World".
- ^ "Bozar".
- ^ "'Flight' takes off". stowetoday.com.
- ^ "Anne & Mark's Art Party". artpartysj.com.
- ^ "CATHARSIS // Group show".
- ^ "2015 Exhibitions". fotofest.org.
- ^ "Art in Exile Festival: "Voices from the Middle East"". goethe.de.
External links
- Syrian Artist’s Photographs Offer a Prayer for Peace
- Syrian Artist Khaled Akil: ‘Art Flies With No Visa’
- Artist Khaled Akil vows not to seek US visa under Trump
- You Need to Be Looking at 'Pokémon Go in Syria - The Creators Project, VICE
- Artist Khaled Akil imagines Pokémon Go in ravaged Syria | AL Jazeera EN
- "The Identity Thief"- Article by Khaled Akil | The New York Times Magazine
- Requiem for Syria: artist Khaled Akil on why his latest work is about peace, not war
- The Syrian Art World After 2011– presented by miriam cooke
- Khaled Akil joins art team for “Aleppo, Syria: Witness to an Ancient Legacy”
- The five hottest artists from the Middle East today
- Khaled Akil: storyteller. Revealer of truths. Armed to the teeth.