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The number and prestige of the awards received by Wissam Shawkat testify to his excellence as a calligraphy artist.

  • Winner of Al Burda Prize, International Calligraphy Competition, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
  • Award for Jally Thuluth style, Al-Baraka Turk Bank Calligraphy Competition, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.
  • Award, International Calligraphy Competition (IRCICA), Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.
  • Award winner of the Visual & Audible Arabic calligraphy Exhibition, Sharjah, UAE, 2003.
  • Winner of the Iraq Calligraphy Society prize, Baghdad, Iraq, 2002.
  • Award, International Calligraphy Competition (IRCICA), Istanbul, Turkey, 2002.
  • Winner of the Baghdad International Calligraphy Festival Commendation Prize, Baghdad, Iraq, 1998.