Rashed AlShashai
The Saudi artist Rashed Al Shashai utilizes found objects and appropriated imagery as conceptual means of identifying the signs of the everyday, creating what he describes as a ‘semantic field’ through which philosophical questions, primarily the purpose of human existence and the functions of society, can be explored. With playful forms, Al Shashai seeks to engage viewers with the signifiers of the mundane in order to facilitate a consideration of what might otherwise create tension.
Al Shashai, born in Al Baha, Saudi Arabia, in 1977, holds a Master of Visual Arts degree and a prominent figure of the contemporary Saudi art scene. As a conceptual artist and arts educator, he has been influential to a new generation of Saudi talent while also nurturing local artistic practices as a founding member of the Saudi Arabia Fine Arts society and the Art Education Society.
Exhibitions
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2016Phantom Punch: Contemporary Art From Saudi Arabia
The Bates College Museum Of Art, Maine, USA
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Borderland
Low Gallery, San Diego, USA
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2015All The WorldS a Mosque
3 JOAU Tunis Conference, Tunisia
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Focus: MENAM, The Armory Show
New York, USA
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2014Contemporary Kingdom
Ayyam Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
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2013A Line in the Sand
Artspace, Dubai, UAE
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Saudi Cultural Days
Albania
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2012Annual Emirates Association
Sharjah Museum, Sharjah, UAE
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Between IWo Seas
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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2008Views from Ramadan
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Ramadaniyat
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Gulf Art Line
International Souk A1-Taif, Saudi Arabia
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A Painting in Every House
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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2006Youth Care Exhibition
The Islamic Solidarity Games, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Lebanon from an Artists Brush
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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2007Contemporary Saudi Art
Saudi Center for Fine Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Ramadaniyat 6
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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1st Arab Small Artwork Festival
King Abdul Aziz Cultural Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Exhibition for Art Teachers
Serafi Mega Mall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Views from Ramadan
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Ramadaniyat 9
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Hijaziyat 3
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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2019Amygdala, Solo Exhibition
MAKAN, Saudi Arabia
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2019Art Dubai 2019 - Madinat Jumaira
Dubai, UAE
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2019Solo Exhibition - Gallaries at MAS 2019
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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2018Winter at Tantora - Art Project
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
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2018YIA Young International Art Fair
Hafez Gallery. Paris, France
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2018Reeshan. Solo Show
Hafez Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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2018Contemporary Saudi, Group Show.
Kennedy Centre Washington Dc, USA
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2018Contemporary Saudi, Group Show
NYC, USA
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2018Saudi Cultural Week.
Palais De Tokio. Paris, France
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2018Contemporary Saudi, Group Show
London, UK
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2018Incense Route - A New Wave of Contemporary Saudi Art
UNESCO. Paris, France
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2018Saudi Contemporary
Moscow, Russia
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2017US Cultural Leaders to Saudi Arabia
Edge of Arabia. USA.
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2017Islamic Arts Festival Sharjah
UAE
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2017Cities of Conviction Exhibition.
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Utah, USA
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2016Generation: Contemporary Saudi Art
San Francisco, USA
Featured Artworks
Shortcut , 2015
Heaven Doors , 2013
8 Signs in Heaven’s Path , 2018
Brand , 2018
Brand 2 , 2019
Concise Passage , 2020