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Born in Kuwait in 1974.
B.Sc. of Architecture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (1997)
Email alayounis at gmail.com
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 01.2010 |
The Delfina Foundation, London, UK
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| 04.2009 |
Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan
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| 09.2004 |
French
Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan |
GROUP
EXHIBITIONS
| 04.2010 |
Homeworks V, curated by Christine Tohme, Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, Lebanon
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| 04.2010 |
film screeening at the Chicago Palestine Film Festival, Chicago, USA
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| 11.2009 |
Where are you?, curated by Beate Engel, ProHelvetia, The Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
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| 10.2009 |
The Jerusalem Show: The Jerusalem Syndrome, curated by Jack Persekian and Nina Möntmann, Al Mamal Foundation, Jerusalemn
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| 04.2009 |
One Hundred Paintings by One Hundred Artists, Cultural Village Gallery, Al Hussein Park, Amman, Jordan
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| 03.2009 |
The Ultimate Experience, exhibition and film screenings, film program curated by Karim Tartousseih, Al Riwaq Gallery, Manama, Bahrain
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| 02.2009 |
PhotoCairo: The Long Shortcut, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark
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| 02.2009 |
All Art Now 1st International Video Art Festival, 11 different venues in Damascus, Syria
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| 1-4.2009 |
A Starting Point: Intrude 366—Dynamics of change and growth,
from 1, Jan. to 31, Dec, 2008, Zendai MoMA, Shanghai, China
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| 12.2008 |
PhotoCairo
4: The Long Shortcut, Contemporary Image Collective,
Cairo, Egypt |
| 11.2008 |
Intrude:
Art & Life 366, Shanghai Juvenile Prison, Shanghai,
China |
| 11.2008 |
Occupied
Space II, Abdul Mohsen Qattan Foundation, London, U.K. |
| 10.2008 |
Colour Seige, Rashad Al Shawa Cultural Center, curated
by Windows from Gaza for Contemporary Art, Gaza, Palestine
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| 05.2008 |
Expressions of Nakba, an international multi-media
art exhibit in virtual gallery, Washington, D.C., USA |
5-7.2008
& 11.2008 |
Urban Jealousy: the 1st International Nomad Biennial of
Tehran, Hafriyat Karakoy, The Realm of Manifold Arts, Istanbul,
Turkey (2008); Newyorck in Bethenien, Berlin, Germany (2008)
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| 05.2008 |
Secrets, international residency project, Darat al
Funun, Amman, Jordan |
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04.2008 |
The Third International Biennale for the Artist’s
Book 2008, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
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| 04.2008 |
A Leap of Art, group exhibition by six Jordanian artists,
Zara Center, Amman, Jordan |
| 03.2008 |
Re-interpreting the Middle East II: Artists Re-thinking
Today's Terminology, Southern Graphics Council (Commandprint),
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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| 11.2007 |
Video
Screenings at "La Friche Belle de Mai", Association
des Instants Video, Marseille, France |
| 10.2007 |
Group
exhibition at Darat al Funun, The Khalid Shoman Foundation,
Amman, Jordan |
| 06.2007 |
Video
Screenings at Darat al Funun, The Khalid Shoman Foundation,
Amman, Jordan |
| 05.2007 |
Video
Screenings at the French Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan |
| 08.2006 |
Art
4 Life, Canvas Art Lounge, Amman, Jordan (group exhibition
by 35 Jordanian Artists) |
| 03.2006 |
Jordanian
Artists Exhibition, Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan (group
exhibition by 30 Jordanian Artists)
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| 03.2006 |
12th
Asian Art Biennale, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 02.2006 |
Jordanian
Artists Association Exhibition, Royal Cultural Center, Amman,
Jordan |
| 12.2005 |
A
Salute to Amman, Miniatures exhibition, Orfali Gallery,
Amman, Jordan |
| 12.2005 |
Murals
of Hope, Orient Gallery, Amman (group exhibition by
7 Jordanian Artists) |
| 11.2005 |
Exhibition
of "Freedom of Expression" conference, Intercontinental
Jordan Hotel, Amman |
| 10.2005 |
Summer
Academy Exhibition, Darat Al Funun, Khalid Shoman Foundation,
under the supervision of Syrian artist (based in Paris) Ziad
Dalloul, Amman, Jordan
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| 09.2005 |
17th
Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Opera Complex, Cairo, Egypt |
| 06.2005 |
Lithograph
and Video Art workshop artworks, French Cultural Center, Amman,
Jordan |
| 06.2005 |
Annual
Exhibition of Jordanian Artists Association, City Hall, Amman,
Jordan |
| 05.2005 |
Jordanian
Cultural Days Exhibition, Morocco |
| 04.2005 |
Young
Jordanian Artists Exhibition, Royal Cultural Center, Amman,
Jordan (group exhibition by 12 Jordanian Artists)
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| 02.2005 |
Iran 3rd biennale, Art in Contemporary Islamic World,
Tehran, Iran |
| 08.2003 |
Old
and New, group exhibition by 28 Arab Artists, Zara Gallery,
Amman, Jordan |
WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA
| 12.2009 |
ArabShorts.net, indepent Arab film festival, Goethe Institut, Cairo, Egypt |
| 07.2009 |
Independent Filmmaking Symposium, Goethe Institut, Cairo, Egypt |
| 03.2009 |
Cairo Residency Symposium, organised by the Townhouse Gallery and the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, Cairo, Egypt
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| 03.2009 |
Young Curators Workshop, organized by Tate, International Curators Forum (ICF) and Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE |
| 07.2008 |
Mastering the Next Step, photography workshop led by
Sama Alshaibi, Amman, Jordan |
| 05.2008 |
Townhouse Curatorial Program, 4th module, led by Gerald Lidstone,
founder and Director of the M.A. in Arts Administration and
Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths College (London), Townhouse Gallery,
Cairo, Egypt
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| 05.2008 |
Townhouse Curatorial Program, 3rd module, led by Ferran Barenblit,
Director of the Centre d'Art Santa Monica (Barcelona) , Townhouse
Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
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| 02.2008 |
Intermediate
Filmmaking, workshop led by Swiss filmmaker Christian Frei,
Royal Film Commission, Amman, Jordan |
| 10.2007 |
Photography
in Art Context, workshop led by German curator Esther Ruelfs,
Darat al Funun, The Khalid Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordan
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| 10.2007 |
The
subjective status of the camera, video art workshop led
by Swiss artist Christoph Rütimann, Darat al Funun, The
Khalid Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordan
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| 05.2007 |
Digital
Narratives: The Personal Voice, digital video art workshop
led by Iraqi Palestinian artist Sama Alshaibi, Royal Film Commission,
Amman, Jordan
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| 05.2007 |
Diversity,
digital video art workshop, led by French artist Valerie Malek
and British artist Gavin Hodge, a joint workshop between the
French Cultural Center and Goethe Institute, Amman, Jordan |
| 03.2007 |
Art
Interpretation, workshop led by Felicity Allen, head of Interpretation
and Education in Tate Britain, Adham Ismail Art Center, Damascus,
Syria |
| 02.2007 |
Art
Interpretation, workshop led by Felicity Allen, head of Interpretation
and Education in Tate Britain, Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan |
| 01.2007 |
Art
& Life, photography and story board workshop, under
the supervision of Egyptian artist Amal Kenawy, Darat al Funun,
Amman, Jordan |
| 12.2006 |
Art
Interpretation, workshop led by Felicity Allen, head of Interpretation
and Education in Tate Britain, National Gallery of Fine Arts,
Amman, Jordan |
| 12.2005 |
Lithograph,
under the supervision of Jordanian artist Hakim Jamain, workshop
of the Jordan National Gallery, Amman, Jordan |
| 09.2005 |
Summer
Academy, (Painting, Graphic & Drawing) under the supervision
of Syrian Artist (based in Paris) Ziad Dalloul, Darat Al Funun,
Khalid Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordan |
| 07.2005 |
Paper
making, under the supervision of Egyptian artist Mohammad Abun-Naga,
Graphic workshop, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan |
| 06.2005 |
Lithograph,
under the supervision of artist Reiner Mortmuller, a joint workshop
between the French Cultural Center and Goethe Institute, workshop
of the Jordan National Gallery, Amman, Jordan |
| 04.2005 |
Cut-out
Animation workshop, Makan, Amman, Jordan |
| 07.2004 |
Color
Wood Cut workshop, under the supervision of Egyptian artist
Abdul Wahab Abdul Mohsen, Graphic workshop, University of Jordan,
Amman, Jordan |
AWARDS
| 2008 |
Honorary mention in Digital Media category, Expressions of Nakba
International Competition, Washington D.C., USA |
| 2005 |
2nd
Prize, Painting for Non Egyptians, 17th Youth Salon, Palace
of Arts, Cairo, Egypt |
| 2005 |
3rd
Prize, Annual Exhibition of Jordanian Artists Association, Amman,
Jordan |
ART
RESIDENCIES
| 2010 |
Accented Residencies, The Delfina Foundation, London, UK |
| 2009 |
Al Mamal Foundation, Jerusalem |
| 2008 |
Digital Residencies, Contemporary Image Collective
and Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt |
| 2007 |
Grant
of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Development
8), nominated by Darat al Funun. A two month residency at the F+F Schule für Kunst und
Mediendesign (F+F School of Art & Media Design); Zürich,
Switzerland |
ACHIEVEMENTS (selected)
| 2007 |
Member
of the "Nahnou Together" team. A partnership between
the British Council and Tate Britain, working with the Adham
Ismail Centre, Damascus, the National Gallery of Jordan, Amman,
Darat-al-Funun, Amman, and schools in Amman, Damascus, and London.
The project is a mutual training program for arts and art appreciation
for
youth
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| 2006-2008 |
Conducted
children workshops: cut-out animation at Makan, Amman; art appreciation at Darat al Funun, Amman, and in Manshiyyet Nasr, Cairo, |
| 05.2006 |
Compiled
and realized a book on the artworks of Palestinian Artist "Abdul
Hay Mosallam", entitled "Palestinian Tradition in
the Artwork of Artist Abdul Hay Mosallam", published by
Dar al Anda Gallery, Amman
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| 07.2005 |
Participated
in the 10th Anniversary Exhibition, The Citadel, Jordan River
Foundation, traditional product design exhibition, design won
among three other winners in the competition organized by the
foundation
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| 06.2005 |
Jury
member, the Jordan River Foundation children art competition
entitled “Protection Children from Abuse”, Amman,
Jordan
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| 12.2004 |
Redesigned the interior spaces of the French Cultural Center,
Amman |
| 09.2004 |
Co-founded
"Hakawati Books & Art", a bookshop and art center
for children, Amman |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
(selected)
| 2009 |
New Vision: Arab Contemporary Art in the 21st Century, edited by Hossein Amirsadeghi, Salwa Mikdadi, Nada M. Shabout, published by Thames and Hudson |
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11th Cairo Biennale & PhotoCairo4, article
by Lars Bang Larsen, Frieze Magazine, issue no122, April 2009 |
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PhotoCairo 4, article
by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, Bidoun Magazine, issue no. 17, March 2009 |
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Underdogs on Top, article
by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, The National, Abu Dhabi, UAE. January 23, 2009 |
| 2008 |
Grounds for Art, Interviewed
by Felicity Allen, Tate Britain, a 14-minute video interview
was shown in Nahnou-Together Exhibition at the Tate Britain,
London, U.K. |
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The Third International Biennale for the Artist’s Book 2008,
exhibition catalogue published by Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria,
Egypt |
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Nahr el Barid, article published in Min wa Ila magazine, issue
no. 5, June- July 2008, pages 26-27 |
2007
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Artists
from Jordan, published by Offtec Group and Jordan National Gallery
of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan |
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L’art fait école: rencontres entre élèves et artiste Jordaniens,
published by French Embassy in Amman, Jordan |
| 2006 |
The Jordanian Home, interview by Tayseer Najjar, published in
Tyche Magazine, issue no. 24, 2006, pages 74-76 |
| 2005 |
Encyclopedia
of Jordanian Fine Artists, published by Ministry of Culture,
Amman, Jordan |
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17th
Youth Salon, published by Ministry of Culture, Sector of Fine
Arts, Cairo, Egypt |
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Ala' Younis: A promising talent,article by Diala Khasawnih, The Jordan Times, September 28, 2005, page 16 |
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Amman in the eyesof young Jordanian artists,article by Diala Khasawnih, The Jordan Times, August 3, 2005, page 16 |
| 2004 |
Views
of a City, article by Sima Zureikat, published in JO Magazine,
issue. 14, October 2004, pages 114-115 |
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An Outburst of Creativity, article by Dana Shalabi, published
in Eye Magazine, issue no. 11, August 2004, pages 18-20 |
| 2003 |
A reading in Ala’ Younis works, article by Wameed Jawad, Tyche
Magazine, issue no. 16, pages 95-97 |
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