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; Cairo Biennale (2001), 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.