Mohammed Al-Shammarey

Born Badhdad, Iraq, 1962

Al-Shammarey is a self taught artist. He is a member of the UNESCO International Association for Plastic Arts (AIAP), the Iraqi Artist Association and the Iraqi Society of Plastic Artists. His work has been exhibited in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe – including the ninth Cairo International Biennial, 2003–4; the Frankfurt International Book Fair, 2004 and 2005; and Imagining the Book International Biennial, Alexandria Library, Egypt, 2005. In 2004 he received an award from the Festival of Mediterranean People, Bisceglie, Italy, and in 2003 the prize of Arab Pioneers from the Arab Pioneers Festival under the patronage of the Arab League. His work comprises book art, paintings and sculptures.