Jaber al Azmeh was born In Damascus-Syria 1973 He dedicated his career to professional photography since 1998 two years after getting his BA in Fine Arts-Visual Communications from the University of Damascus 1996
In 2006 he became a resident photography lecturer at the International University of Science & Technology in Damascus
He has exhibited his works in various solo and group shows in Dubai, Berlin, Paris, London, Brussels, Venice, Doha, Beirut and Sao Paulo.
His works have been covered in many major publications, he has been featured as ‘artist of the month’ by Le Monde diplomatique, and has works acquired by notable collections like The Deutsche Bank Art Collection, Barjeel Art collection, the Staatliche Museum of Berlin, and the British Museum.
Selected solo and group exhibitions
2019
Instituto Tomie Ohtake "Taswir" São Paulo, Brazil
2017
The British Museum ”Living Histories” London, UK
Institut du Monde Arabe "Biennial of photographers of the contemporary Arab world" Paris, France
Atassi Foundation "Syria Into The Light" AlSerkal Avenue, Dubai UAE
2016
Sovereign Middle East & North Africa Art Prize finalists exhibition, Dubai, UAE Green Art Gallery "BORDER-LINES" Solo, Dubai, UAE
2015
Imago Mundi, Venice Biennale, Italy
The BOX ”My voice rings out for Syria” Berlin, Germany
Sorbonne university “Creation as resistance” Paris, France
2014
Green Art Gallery "The Resurrection" Solo, Dubai, UAE Institute des Cultures d’Islam "Despite it all they make art" Paris, France
Forum Factory "KunstStoff Syrien" Berlin, Germany
2013 Katara Art Center "Traces" Solo, Doha, Qatar
Institute Du Monde Arabe "Syria art 101 oeuvres pour la Syrie" Paris, France
2012
Green Art Gallery "Wounds" Solo, Dubai, UAE
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network "Wounds" Solo, Brussels, Belgium
8 Gallery "Shattered Beauty" London, UK
2011
Green Art Gallery "Traces" Solo, Dubai, UAE
French Culture Center "Journées de la Photographie 2011" Damascus, Syria
2009
Green Art Gallery "Metaphors" Solo, Dubai, UAE
Atassi Gallery "Metaphors" Solo, Damascus, Syria
2008
The Factory "Retrospective of Fine Arts in Syria (IV)" New Generation of Syrian Artists, Damascus, Syria
Notable Collections:
The Deutsche Bank Art Collection
Barjeel Art Collection, Sharjah, UAE
The Jalanbo collection
The Atassi Foundation
Staatliche Museum, Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin ,Germany
British Museum, London, UK
Selected Press & Publications
2021
The British Museum “Reflections” Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, Author: Venetia Porter with Natasha Morris & Charles Tripp
2016
Gulf News "Jaber Al Azmeh and borders that divide and rule"New York Times "Art Art Dubai, Political undertones"
2015
LE MONDE diplomatique, featured as Artist of the month
2014
Gulf News "Soulful voices from The Resurrection"
2013
Canvas “Syria: The Art Of War”
The National "The Syrian artists using their medium as a weapon”
Artinfo "In Revolutionary Syria, Galleries Become Refuges and Artists Turn Dissident”
Better Photography "Metaphors, Traces and Wounds”
Syria Deeply "Through Baathist Newspapers, a Snapshot of Syria's War”Manor House Quarterly “Wounds, Jaber Al Azmeh”Masquerade “The Dungeons of Heaven"
Urban "Those are Syrians”
2012
Apeture "Between A Rock And A Soft Place”
Huffington Post “Artist Jaber Al Azmeh Portrays Personal Accounts Of The Syrian Revolution In 'Wounds”
Gulf News "Shadowy exploits of an inner voice”MutualArt. "Jaber Al Azmeh: Picturing the Syrian Revolution”
2011
Gulf News "Power of Poignancy”