BORN
1962 Palestinian/Kuwaiti, Born in Kuwait. Lives and works in UAE
EDUCATION
1989 Master of Arts-Photography/University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts-Photography/New York University, New York, New York
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 New Ends, Old Beginnings, Blue Coat Gallery, Liverpool
2008 The Jerusalem Show, edition 0.1, Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art
2008 Dubai Next, Vitra Design Museum (Zaha Hadid Fire Station) Weil um Rhein, Germany
2008 Nimes Museum of Contemporary Art, Nimes, France
2008 Art Dubai, Exhibited at The Third Line booth
2008 Self Portraits, Around The Coyote Gallery, Chicago, USA
2008 Self Portrait, A, B, and C Series, Sharjah College of Fine Arts, Sharjah, UAE
2007 ‘Dubai Dubai’ Total Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2007 Languages of the Desert, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2007 Art in Public Spaces, Light Boxes, Muscat, Oman
2007 C Series, XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2007 Self -Representation, Doha, Qatar
2007 Self Portrait, A, B, and C Series, Sharjah College of Fine Arts, Sharjah, UAE
2006 Invisible Cities Ideal Cities, Zamoc, Poland
2006 Invisible Cities Ideal Cities Potsdam, Germany
2006 Under the Last Sky, Royal Photography Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 Images of the Middle East, Banner, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006 Political Realities, Heidelberg Museum, Heidelberg, Germany
2006 Tierra, exilio, CREACIÓN CUENCA, Madrid, Spain
2006 Al Riwaq, Manama, Bahrain
2006 Pat Binder's Kollwitz Light Box Project, Berlin, Germany
2006 Checkpoints, Darat Al Funuun, Amman, Jordan
2006 Q Arts-Gallery' in Derby, UK
2006 Confronting Clichés, McColl Art Center, North Carolina, USA
2006 Side Gallery, New Castle. UK
2006 Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Ireland
2006 Self Portraits, Ifa Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2006 Nazar, Institute Du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
2006 French International photo Fest, Damascus, Syria
2005 Aperture Gallery, New York, USA, September-December
2005 Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Bonn, Germany
2005 Langhans Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2005 La Boca Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2005 7th Sharjah International Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
2005 Houston International fotofest, Houston, USA
2005 Ifa Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
2004 Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
2004 Specta Art Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 Copenhagen Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 Noorderlicht International Photography Exhibition, The Netherlands
2004 Kathie Kollwitz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2004 Chobi Mella, International Photography Exhibition, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2003 The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003 Randolph Street Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2003 Sharjah International Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
2002 Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE, January-March
2000 Burjuman Center, Dubai, UAE
2000 Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
1995 Zwemmers Fine Photographs, London, United Kingdom
1994 Roy Miles Gallery, London, United Kingdom
CITATIONS/PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS
2007
Katodrytis, George, C Series, Soura Magazine, Dubai, November 12, 2008, pp. 2-7
The Economist.com, Eastern Promises, October 20th, 2007
Sotheby’s Catalog, Self Portrait, October 15th, 2007 pp.48-50
Thompson, Seth, C Series review, Bidouin Magazine, Summer 2007
Johnson, Richard, The Walrus, May 2007, Toronto, Canada pp.20-21
Hammam, N, Dubai -Dubai (C-Series) Catalog, April, 2007. Pp. 16-17
Prof. Dr. Ronte, Dieter, Languages of the Desert Catalog, March 1, 2007, pp.80-85
Thompson, Seth, After Image, Magazine Cover and images, March –April 2007,pp.10-12
Link to Interview and images http://www.seththompson.info/html/news/al-ghoussein.htm
Ohla, AlRiwaq, Manama, Bahrain, January 2007 pp 96-97
Installations 2006,The Palestinian Diary Jan, 2007 pp.27-28,45-46
Woodward, Michelle, Photo Review, Middle East Report, Fall 2006 pp. 40-42
2006
Wilson-Goldie, Kaelen, Catalog Ideal City/Invisible Cities, June pp. 66-71
Link to Ideal City/Invisible Cities http://www.idealcity-invisiblecities.org/en/251/
Dakhlia, J, Des Art En Tensions, (book cover and Images), September, pp.440-443
Rayyan, A, Going Underground, Canvas, September, pp.8-9
Artist of the Month, Virtual Gallery, September: Ramallah, Palestine
http://virtualgallery.birzeit.edu/community_artist_of_the_month?mart_id=140739
Holton, Johan, Political Realities, September 2006 pp.8-10
Im Schnee Der Zeichen, Newspaper Rheinpfalz,Germany, Sep.9,06 p.12
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Heidelburg, Germany, Sep.10, 2006, p.9
Thomas Flierl, Fotografik GalerieKathe Kollwitz, 2006 p.95,112
Stereotypes About Us, Soura Magazine, October2006,pp. 12-17
Wilson-Goldie, Kaelen, Walls and Checkpoints, Daily Star, Beirut Lebanon, February
Catalog: Bonn, Germany, Museum Of Modern and Contemporary Art, Languages of the Desert, Nov.05, p.80
2005
Sans territoire”, Liberation, Paris France, Images and text reproduced. 19 Aug 05, p. 6 color
Jensen, Chris, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Canvas Magazine, July, pp.112-119
Daily Star. Beirut, Lebanon, Write up and image reproduction, April, p8,9
Persekian, Jack, “Anywhere But Home” Bidouin, pp.38-40, Spring Issue,
Houston Chronicle, Texas, USA, Write up and image reproduction. April 9, pg.1
Catalog: New York City, USA, Aperture Gallery, Nazar: Photographs from the Arab World, 2004, p.39,
Catalog: Berlin Germany, Kathi Kollwitz, Kathi Kollwitz Light Box Project, December, p. 95,
2004
Catalog: Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, Fries Museum, Nazar: Photographs from the Arab World, 2004, p. 39,
Berliner Zeitung, Germany. Write up and image reproduction, October 25, pp.12-13
Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany, Write up and image reproduction. October 23,p.11
Khaleej Times. United Arab Emirates, Write up and image reproduction, October 18, 04
Gulf News Tabloid, United Arab Emirates, Interview and image reproduction, October 16,04
Bem, Merel, deVolkskrant, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 4, p.9
FOTOGRAFIE, The Netherlands, Write up and image reproduction, September, p.79
2003
Catalog: Sharjah, U.A.E., Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah International Biennial 6, p.268, 269
Khaleej Times. United Arab Emirates, Write up and image reproduction, February 18, p.12
Berliner Zeitung Germany. Write up and image reproduction, April 24,
Klemm, Tanya, Art in Culture, Write up and images reproduced, June, p.131
New York Times, New York, USA, May 4, p.1 (Art Section),
Klemm, Tanya, Art Forum, Berlin, Germany, May, p.18,
Harrison, Pete, Reuters, Interview with images, United Kingdom, August 7. pp.6-8
Universes-in-Universe, Berlin Website (www.universes-in-universe.com)
Kopenhagen-dk, Work and Interview on website, Denmark, (www.kopenhagen.dk)
Politiken, Write up and image reproduction, Denmark, Oct.11,
Culturebase.net, Complete professional profile on website, Sweden, (www.culturebase.net)
Turner, Grady, Fast Forward in the Persian Gulf, Art in America, November, pp.87
2000
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates, Write up and image reproduction, May 1, p.11
ACQUISITIONS
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
Royal Photography Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
Zwemmers Fine Photographs, London, United Kingdom
Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Darat Al Funoon, Amman, Jordan
Rose Issa Collection
