Muhammad Ali
From Syria/Based in Sweden
Solo show:
- "Man Made Land" The Mirror Institution, Öland, Sweden 2023
- "It`s All About Water" UV Sousse Spot CNP, Tunis 2023
- "No way to hide" Dar Abd Eltif, Algiers, 2023
- "Beyond Beyond" Centre Cívic Ateneu Fort Pienc, Bercelona, 2021
- "The signal is intermittent" BJÖRKHOLMEN Gallery, Stockholm, 2020.
Kolonin Gallery, Arvika, 2020.
Gallery KC, Gothenburg, 2019.
- "AEIOU" gallery Konstfack, Stockholm, 2019.
- "Equilateral triangle" Land art project, Berga minnespark, Linköping, Sweden, 2019.
- "I Am Just A Number" Lobby, Norrköping, Sweden, 2019.
- "I might Have a Story to Tell you" Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden, 2017.
- “I am just a number” Botkyrka Konsthall, Tumba, 2017.
- "From the Diary of a Roamer" Bornholms Konstmuseum, Bornholms, Denmark, 2016.
Jonkopings Lans Museum, Jonkoping, Sweden, 2014.
- "Post-Thousand and one Nights" Malongen, Stockholm, Sweden, 2015.
- "Fears Fresh" Cantine Nervi, Gattinara (VC), Italy, 2012.
- French Cultural Centre, Damascus, Syria, 2009.
Collective show:
- “Unhealed” Moderna Museet Malmö. Malmö, Sweden 2024
- “Nutopia - NY Stad” Studio 44 , Stockholm 2024
- "Happily Ever After" Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden 2023
- "Into Uncertain Present" FIAV : Festival International d'art Vidéo de Casablanca, Morocco 2023
- "Inside I hide my happiness" Juxtapose Art Fair, Denmark 2023
- "Ekrani i Artit"Galeria E Arteve Shoder, Albania 2023
-"Konsten möter Bibliotekskatalogen" Karlstads library, Karlstad, Sweden 2023
Årjängs folkbibliotek, Årjängs, Sweden 2023
-"Ahapes of Vitaility" Wonzimer, Los Angeles 2023
-"You are not a guest" AllArtNow Lab, Stockholm 2023
-"Into uncertain present" Videoformes, France 2023
- "Into Uncertain Present" Magmart XIII, Naples, Italy, 2023
-"Inside, I hide my Happiness" AllArtNowLab, Stockholm, 2022
-"You are not a guest" Elbirou art gallery, Tunis 2023
-"Stockholm Art" Liljevalchs, Stockholm, 2022
-“Beyond Expectations” Vulkano art gallery, Gothenburg, 2021
-"HORISONT HOSPITALET" Outdoor exhibition in Ulleråker, Uppsala, 2021
-"Into Uncertain Present" PLATFORM centre, Winnipeg, 2021
Hangar, Bercelona, 2021
AllArtNow Lab, Stockholm, 2021
-" Into Uncertain Present " PLATFORM center – Winnipeg, 2021
- "Thoughts on a Vague Road” Havremagasinet länskonsthall, Boden, 2021
Sörmlands museum, Nyköping, 2020-019
Ebelingmuseet, Eskilstuna, 2019
World Culture Museum, Gothenburg, 2017/2018
- Survival Kit 11, contemporary art festival, Latvia, 2020
- Summer Exhibition, (Peak Up, Peak Down) Stockholm Konst, 2020
- "Aeiou", Mint Gallery, ABF, 2020
- "Triangulering" performance, Radikal Salong, Under fontänen/Kulturhuset, Stockholm, 2019.
- "The City Shines Every Day With New Stories" Wip:sthlm, Stockholm, 2019.
- "Migration: Spår i en konstsamling" Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, 2019.
Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, 2019.
-"Landskap i ovissa tider/Shapeshifters" SAK, Kungliga Konstakademien, Stockholm, 2019.
- "thinking hand" antiquities museum, Stockholm , 2019, (scholarship).
-"a river, a tool, an instep like a half-open book" Konsthall C, Stockholm, 2019.
- "Silent Aliénation" BJÖRKHOLMEN Gallery, Stockholm, Stockholm, 2019.
- "Modernautställningen 2018" Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2018-2019.
- "(X)site" Land art project, Kattegattleden, Helsenborg, Sweden, 2018.
- "Something Can Happen Beyond Expectation" Wip:sthlm, Stockholm, 2018.
- "Museum of Preserving City" Pori Museum, Finland, 2017.
Botkyrka residency, Fittja, Sweden, 2016.
- “Something Can Happen Beyond Expectation” Swab Art Fair, Barcelona, 2017.
Rostrum Gallery, Malmo, 2017.
- "Make a Change" Norratlje Konsthall, 2017.
Kultur Centrum, Ronneby, 2016.
- "I will never get used to Wait" Skanes Konstforening, Malmo, 2017.
Hinterland Gallerie, Vienna, 2015.
Hangmen Kunsthall, Stockholm, 2015.
TYS Udstillingsstedet, Copenhagen, 2015.
- The New Biennial of Botkyrka "Transitions" Stockholm, Sweden, 2016.
- "Nohome as a Pattern of Life"Gnesta Art Lab, Gnesta, Sweden, 2016.
"Nassjo Kunsthall, Nassjo, Sweden, 2016.
- "City in Transformation" video art program screened in Videoformes festival, Clermont Ferrand, France, 2015/ Magmart Festival, Naples, Italy, 2015/Les Instants Festival, Marseille, France, 2015, AIVA festival, Finspang, Sweden 2014.
- "At the Plague" Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, 2015.
- "How Are You Going? Are You Okay?" Gotham Arts Studios, Western Australia, 2014.
- "I`d Rather Prefer Not To Speak About Politics Tonight" Kulturhuset, Stockholm, 2014.
- "Asian Art Biennale of Bangladesh" Bangladesh, 2014.
- “Mosaic” visual project about diversity, ethnicity & coexistence in the Syrian society, AllArtNow, Syria, 2012.
- Swab art fair, Barcelona, Spain, 2012.
- "XV Biennale de la Mediterranée" Thessaloniki, Greece ,2011.
- "In Silence" (installation/performance) AllArtNow, Damascus, Syria, 2010.
- “For Your Eye” (video installation) AllArtNow, Damascus, 2010.
-"Grass and Ground" (Installation), New arts, Al-Hasakah, Syria, 2010.
-"Living Spaces" The 2nd AllArtNow Festival for Contemporary arts, Damascus, 2010.
- "Journées de la Photographie de Damas", (video art) Damascus, Syria, 2010.
- "The 2nd International Antakyia Biennial" Antakyia, Turkey, 2010.
- "1st Amsterdam Biennale" Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2009.
- "Trace" (Interactive media), AllArtNow, Damascus, Syria, 2009.
- "Jordan International Art Symposium" Amman, Jordan, 2009.
- "Magnetism" (Installation), AllArtNow, Damascus, Syria, 2009.
- “AllArtNow 1st International Video Art Festival”, (video art) Damascus, 2009.
- “In Transition Russia”, National Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia, 2008.
- Retrospective of Fine Arts in Syria/New Generation of Syrian Artists, (Video installation), organized by Damascus Arab Capital of Culture, 2008.
- “Cyprus International Short Film Festival”, Nicosia, North Cyprus, 2008.
- “9th International miniature art Biennial" Quebec, Canada, 2008.
- "Contemporary Art Museum of Rivoli’s Castel, Italy, 2008.
- "Museum of Montelimar, France, 2008.
- "Here I stand" (Installation), AllArtNow, Damascus, Syria, 2008.
- “Scope Art Basel”, Switzerland, 2008.
- “Scope Art New York”, USA, 2008.
- “FIAVC”, 15th International Festival, Casablanca, Morocco, 2008.
- “IMAFY”, 1st International Festival of Media, Cairo, 2008.
- “Magmart”, Naples, Italy, 2008.
- “The Mirror Stage”, Limassol, Cyprus, 2008.
- “Spring Exhibition”, Sham City Center, Damascus, 2007.
- Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus, Syria, 2007.
- The "Journées de la Photographie de Damas", Damascus, 2007.
- "8th International miniature art Biennial" Canada, 2006.
- "Shabablik Short Film Festival", Damascus, 2006.
- "Cross Generations", Taksim Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey, 2006.
- French Cultural Centre, Damascus, Syria, 2006.
- Youth graphic, Albal Gallery, Damascus, 2005.
- "September Exhibition", Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan, 2005.
- Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, 2005.
- Youth Exhibition, Al-Riwaq, Damascus, 2004.
- "September Exhibition", Darat al-Funun, Amman, Jordan, 2003.
Artist in residency:
-The Mirror Institution, Öland, Sweden 2023
-Box24 residency, Algeria, 2022
-Jiser residency, Barcelona, 2021
- Virtual residency, Stockholm, Winnipeg, Barcelona, 2021
- Iaspis residency, Stockholm, 2017/2018.
- WIP Stockholm (Studio grant), 2016.
- ArtLab Gnesta, Gnesta, Sweden, 2016.
- Botkyrka residency, Fittja, Sweden, 2016.
- Delfina foundation, London, UK, 2009.
Education:
- MA fine art, Konstfack, Stockholm Sweden, 2019-2020.
- B.A in painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University, 2005.
Grants and Awards:
- One-year working grant, Swedish Arts Grants Committee, 2021
- Rektor Åke Stavenows Stipendium, 2020.
- City of Stockholm, culture prize, 2020.
- Elisabeth and Gustaf Douglas Scholarship grant, 2019.
- Studio residency program, IASPIS, 2017/2018.
Collection:
- Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
- Malmo Konst Museum, Malmo.
- Goteborg Konst Museum, Goteborg.
- Sachs Foundation.
- Eskilstuna Konst Museum.
- Stockholm Konst.
- Uppsala municipality.
- Norrköping municipality.
- Statens Konstrad.
- Tierp municipality.