11th International Cairo Biennale

Born1979 - Tabouk - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mater's X-Ray paintings reflect a search for spiritually in the objective world of modern medicine.
He is a practicing doctor in his home city of Abha and was first invited to exhibit in the UK during the British Museum's 2006 Middle East Now season. His work is now collected by museums and galleries all over the world.
"If you come to my Studio all you will see is X-Rays, you will think it's a hospital not a studio."

Memberships:
1998 Member of King Fahad Cultural Centre ( Almiftaha Art Village ) .
1999 Member of Almiftaha Association of Photography.
2000 Member of Abha Arts & Culture Society.
2001 Associated in Absolute Arts Organization -USA.
2001 Founder editor of Almiftaha cultural magazine & supervisor on the arts section.
2002 Member of Photography Society of American ( P.S.A ).
2003 Member of Arab Photographers Association.
2003 Member of "Visions of Islam" project organized by British artists (and supported by the British Council) in a cooperation with artists from the Islamic world.
2004 Leading Founder in "Shatta" Arts Group.
2004 Chairman of fine arts activities at King Khalid University - Abha , K.S.A
2004 Attended drama direction workshop at King Khalid University - Abha, K.S.A
2005 Leading Founder of Assir Photographic Society - Abha , K.S.A
2006 Member of "Offscreen" Education Programme, participating in schools workshops at the Royal Geographical Society, London, and schools across the UK.
2006 Permanent demonstration studio at (Almiftaha Art Village) - Abha, K.S.A
2006 Head of the Saudi photographers delegation to Japan & Singapore.
2007 Co-curator of (Edge Of Arabia ) London ,UK.
2007 Art, Ecology and the Politics of ChangeSharjah Biennial 8, 4 April - 4 June 2007.

Participations :
1995 Studied drawing and photography basics at Almiftaha Art Village.
1999 Assir artists exhibition.
2000 Saudi Arts - traditional and contemporary exhibitions.
2001 The Permanent exhibition at Almiftaha Arts Village.
2001 Almiftaha cultural week exhibitions at Alhuraidah and Algahma.
2001 Associate exhibitions with 'Youth Care' during cultural week.
2002 Kingdom's museum contest exhibition -Riyadh.
2002 Saudi art collection exhibition -Riyadh.
2002- 2004 Alma cultural week -Abha.
2004 Bayna -Ma'ayn exhibition -Dammam.
2004 "Shatta" group 1st exhibition at Jeddah atelier- K.S.A.
2004 "So far you are from the earth" 2nd exhibition, sponsored by Shatta group in public park in Abha.
2005 National Dialogue Conference in Saudi Arabia.
2005 Saudi Arts exhibition in Tunisia.
2005 Curator of the Saudi Arts exhibition in Hamburg , Germany.
2006 Al Sharjah Calligraphy biennial - al Shrajah, U.A.E
2006 "X-Ray" painting bought by the British Museum for their permanent collection.
2006 Chosen to participate in "Word into art", a major exhibition of contemporary art from the Middle East, The British museum, London - U.K
2006 Solo exhibition at the Saudi Arabian Embassy, London - UK
2007C0-courator of New Art from Saudi Arabia (Edge Of Arabia ), Brunei Gallery, London - UK.
2007 Chosen to participate in Sharjah Biennial 8 (SB8) - 04.04.2007 - 4.06.2007 , a major exhibition of contemporary art from the world ,UAE ,sharjah (Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change )

Private Projects
2001 "Landing on the earth's surface" exhibition at Al-Maseef cultural club - Abha .
2003 "X-ray" project demonstrated at 6th Saudi malwan contest in Jeddah -Beirut -Sidon - Manama.
2004 "THE END" project 1st show: at Jeddah atelier - 2nd exhibition: Almiftaha arts village - 3rd show: Abha exhibition center "Abha shopping festival".
2004 "Chawing (Mudgah)" project demonstrated at the private atelier of the artist at Almiftaha art village.
2004 "Standing in front of you " performance project work combined shadow image inspired by Arabic heritage, acted by the actor: Saeed Al-khodari and poet of ashraf fayadh from Palestine - King Khalid University -- Abha .
2005 Organized & made many studies about holding children including new methods to treat them & to encourage them, also arranged many workshops & auctions to support them.
2005 Founded a project about the women's social & political rights in the National Dialogue Conference.
2005 Made a suggestion of a project about the non Saudi residences free medication in the governmental Hospitals as a kind of equalization in the humanity rights.
2006 lectured on political & economical effects on the youth in the Gulf & Arab world as well as their culture in Al Sharjah university - U.A.E
2006 Composed & published three books on photography.

Awards
2001 1st place in Abha cultural prize, fine art branch.
2001 1st place in Abha cultural prize, photography branch.
2002 1st prize in "colored tempos" exhibition, Alma cultural week events.
2003 Premium prize of high education- Assir region emirate.
2003 Saudi Malwan competition prize.
2004 2nd prize of GCCC universities, art branch.
2004 1st place in King Khalid University drawing contest.
2004 1st place of youth care general presidency competition at Jeddah.
2005 1st place of al-muftaha prize , photography branch. (Aseer from the air)
2006 1st place of the pioneers , fine art branch.(KSA)

Patrons and Collections
HRH Prince Khaled Al Faisel, Abha, K.S.A
The British Museum, Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund, London, Uk
The Sharjah Museum, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Abha Chamber of Commerce, Abha, K.S.A.
Offscreen Education Programme, London, UK
iNOMAD, London, UK
Art, Ecology and the Politics of ChangeSharjah Biennial 8, 4 April - 4 June 2007