Hamid Sulaiman

Syrian artist (Artist in Residence)

Curriculum Vitae

Hamid Sulaiman is a Syrian artist. He lives and works in Germany (Berlin) as well as in France (Paris). In 2005, he began his studying Art and Architecture at the University of Damascus (Syria) and completed his degree in 2010. 

From October 2016 to June 2017 Hamid Sulaiman was active as Artist in Residence at the Käte Hamburger Center "Law as Culture".

Project

82, before freedom hospital

During his time as Artist in Residence at the Käte Hamburger Center for Advanced Study in the Humanities “Law as Culture”, Hamid Sulaiman is working on his second 'graphic novel', "82, before freedom hospital". The 'graphic novel' tells the story of a Syrian family living in Damascus who travels to the city of Hama to witness the violent events that took place there in 1982.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

2016
“Freedom Hospital”, Galerie Crone, Berlin, Germany.
“Freedom Hospital”, Inseec University, Paris, France.
“Freedom Hospital”, Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, Paris, France.
“Freedom Hospital”, Centre d’animation de Montgallet, Paris, France.

2014
“BrainWash project”, Le Chêne, Paris, France.

2012
“Syria bleeds”, l’Atelier, Cairo, Egypt.
“Syria bleeds”, Chateau de Acaya, Lecce, Italy.
 

Group Exhibitions

2016
Rohkunstbau, Brandenburg, Germany.
“Festival de BD Bastia”, France.
“Paris livre”, Paris, France.
“La fête de l’humanité”, Paris, France.
“Arab Cartoonists Festival”, Turnhout, Belgium.

2015
“My Voice Rings Out for Syria”, Box 21, Berlin, Germany.
“La porte ouverte”, Le Chêne, Paris, France.
“Syria Off Frame”, Imagio modio, Venice, Italy.

2014
“Cris action”, Institute de monde Arabe, Paris, France.
“La porte ouverte”, Le Chêne, Paris, France.

2013
“101 Artisite Syrie-Arts”, Beirut Exhibition Center, Beirut, Libanon.

2012
“Architecture et sculpture”, Musée Mahmoud Alkhaleel, Cairo, Egypt.
“Shuttered beauty”, Gallery 8, London, Great Britain.
“withoutwords”, Gallery p21, London, Great Britain.

2010
Groupshow, Galerie Ibda‘a, Homs, Syria.

2009
“TAKWEEN”, National Museum, Damascus, Syria.

2008
“Visages”, Galerie AlSham , Damascus, Syria.
“La Syrie en couleurs”, Galerie de la citadelle, Damascus, Syria.

2006
“Rendus d’architecture”, Bibliothèque de Damas, Damascus, Syria.

Awards, Projects, and Scholarships

2016
Stage design, Winter Guests, Compagnie du Pas Suivant, Paris, France

2014
Prix des jeunes talents du monde arabe, Almawred Althaqafi, Cairo, Egypt.

Publications

2016
Freedom Hospital, a graphic novel published in France.

Collections

British National Museum, London, Great Britain