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Wissam Shawkat is invited as a jury member at The Third International Graphic Biennial of The Islamic World, which is organized by Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute under supervision of Iranian Academy of Arts, Tehran, Iran.
Wissam Shawkat is invited as a jury member at The Third International Graphic Biennial of The Islamic World, which is organized by Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute under supervision of Iranian Academy of Arts, Tehran, Iran.
Wissam Shawkat is invited as a jury member at The Third International Graphic Biennial of The Islamic World, which is organized by Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute under supervision of Iranian Academy of Arts, Tehran, Iran.

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Wissam Shawkat invited as a jury member at The Third International Graphic Biennial of The Islamic World, which is organized, by Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute under supervision of Iranian Academy of Arts, Tehran, Iran.
In celebration of its inaugural exhibition: The Holy Quran, The Farjam Collection in Dubai invited Wissam Shawkat to perform a demonstration and a talk about the traditional tools and materials of calligraphy at the Art Soirees evening event at the Farjam Collection.
Wissam Shawkat is a regular contributor to the prestigious Tashkeel Art Center educational programmes. He leads a range of calligraphy workshops, from beginners to professional level, offering both amateurs and experts the opportunity to improve their skills. For further information or to book a place on a workshop, please visit tashkeel.org.
Wissam Shawkat’s work was recently featured in Dubai Mall and Mont Blanc’s Calligraphy Exhibition ‘Letters’ amongst other leading artists from the region including Hamza Bounoua, the award winning Algerian artist, Ahmed Mustafa, the Egyptian Islamic Calligrapher, internationally renowned Ali Omar Ermes and Tunisian award winning visual artist Nja Mahdaoui. Mark your calendar: Wissam will be on the jury of a UNICEF’s calligraphy competition for children in November, an initiative held as part of the International Day of Literacy.
The Qatar Foundation and the Graphic Design Department of Virginia Commonwealth University invited Wissam Shawkat to deliver Qatar’s first lecture on graphic design this academic year: “Calligraphy: Tradition to Contemporary Practice.” Showing samples of his own work – poetic depiction of Arabic numerals in the form of a waterfall and letters shaped as animals – Wissam invited audiences to explore calligraphy in all its facets, from fine and environmental arts to graphic and architectural design. Classroom learning was complemented by practical workshops.
Wissam Shawkat was recently invited to participate as a Jury member in the prestigious Asma-ul Husna 5th Annual poster typography competition held in the Teheran Museum of Art in Iran. Alongside Rene Wanner, Ghobad Shiva, Majid Majidi, and Sedaghat Jabari, Wissam selected the best entries amongst 1339 received.

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