Mohammed Al Ghamdi

Mohammed Al-Ghamdi is a Saudi artist, born in 1959 in the city of Al Baha, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ghamdi's experience with art long precedes his engineering qualifications but drew on it with his knowledge of materials. The artist in his artwork recycles the refuse of our changing society, shaping them into a new definition of value and beauty, fossilizing into eternity moments we thought obsolete. Al-Ghamdi has received several prestigious awards for his contributions to the art movement, among them: the 2nd Prize from Al Janadriyah Festival in Riyadh in 2000, and the 1st prize in Drawing and Painting from the Sharjah Biennial in 2001. Al-Ghamdi held seven solo exhibitions in Jeddah between 1996-2009 in the Saudi Center and Jeddah Atelier. He also participated in more than 50 local group exhibitions, including: exhibitions of the Saudi Center for Fine Arts since 1990, exhibitions of the General Presidency for Youth Welfare in the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh, exhibitions of the Fine Arts House from 1993 - 1998, the Janadriyah Festival and Jeddah Atelier exhibitions. He also participated in international exhibitions such as: the Cairo Biennale (2001), the Saudi Cultural Week in Tehran (2002), and “Nabat” exhibition in Shanghai (2010). In addition, the artist's works were acquired by art collectors and a number of public and private institutions in the Kingdom and around the world.