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Biography |
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Born in 1937 in Tunisia. |
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Graduate of the Academy of Arts of Santa Andrea in Rome and of the Ecole du Louvre, Department of Oriental Antiquities. |
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Mahdaoui has received a number of distinctions and national and international prizes, such as the Grand Prix des Arts et des Lettres” of Tunisia. |
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He has been taking part in worldwide group exhibitions: bienniales, museums and galleries. |
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He takes part regularly in seminars and colloquia at universities in tunisia and abroad. |
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He took part in “total art“ performances: interactive communication between Arab and European artists, as well as North American and Asian artists on the theme “language and exchanges in visual arts“, theatre and dance on the theme “body-writing“. These have taken place in Tunisia, France, Italy, Denmark, Japan, Cuba, Canada, Germany and Jordan. |
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Nja Mahdaoui is a member of the International Jury of the Arts Prize of Unesco. |
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He has participated in the monumental decoration of the international airports of Jeddah and Riyadh, and the Aramco head office at Dahran, Saudi Arabia. |
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He won the international competition for the external design of 4 aircrafts for the Gulf Air 50th anniversary, the national airline of Bahrain, Oman and the UAE. |
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He was awarded the first prize in the calligraph-art category, at the 5th international calligraphy & calligraph-art exhibition 2007 in Kabul, Pakistan. |
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He has been guest of honor and jury member of: |
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The Sharjah International Arabic Calligraphy Biennial - UAE – 2006 |
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The International Arts Biennial of Tehran - Iran - 2006 |
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The “Francophone Week” organized by ADMAF at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research and the Ghaf Gallery in Abu Dhabi in March 2008. |
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The 5 th classical music festival organized by ADMAF at the Emirates Palace / Abu Dhabi in March 2008 |
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His work has been presented by Galerie El Marsa at international contemporary art fairs including Art Paris – Abu Dhabi, Art Dubai, Art Paris (France). |
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Collections |
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The British Museum – London, Great Britain |
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The National Museum of African Arts– Smithsonian Institution – Washington D.C. , USA |
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The National Gallery of Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia |
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Bibliothèque Nationale – Paris, France |
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Museum of Modern Art - Tunis, Tunisia |
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Institut du Monde Arabe – Paris, France |
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The National Museum of Scotland, Great Britain |
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The Ohsaki Art Museum of Tokyo , Japan |
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The Modern Art Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
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Beit Al Quran, Manama – Bahrain |
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The Royal Museum of Contemporary Art, Amman, Jordan |
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The Museum of Contemporary Art of Baie Saint-Paul, Canada |
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HM The Late King Fahad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
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“Dar Chraiet” Museum – Tozeur, Tunisia |
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Japan Foundation |
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Saudi Aramco |
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Ludwig Museum, Maachen - Germany |
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Modern Art Centre Wilfredo Lam - Cuba |
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Musée International de la Paix de Verdun - France |
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Exhibitions |
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The Arab Woman Court organised by “El Taller” in Beirut and Beijing |
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ATCE (Tunisian Foreign Co-operation Agency) Tunisia |
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Icograda Zanders Calendar (un & UNESCO) – New York & Paris |
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The International Peace Book (Chantal Bernard - UNESCO) – France |
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Graphic Design Biennial of Brno, Czechoslovakia |
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Wilfredo Lam Modern Art Center – Cuba |
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The Ludwig Museum - Aachen, Germany |
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Poster for Amnesty International |
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Galerie Cobol – Copenhagen ,Denmark |
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Duo with Wolfgang Heuwinkel at the UNESCO – Paris, Berlin and the Gutenberg Museum in Mayence , Germany |
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“La Hune” – Paris, France |
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Rochan Gallery – Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi |
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Dakar Biennial (jury member) |
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USIA invitation in the USA |
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Citibank “International Album” |
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Gulf Air 50th anniversary |
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Signs, Traces and Calligraphy - Barbican Centre, London, Great Britain |
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Leighton House Museum – London, Great Britain |
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“Images d'Afrique” at the Barbican Center, London, Great Britain |
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“Images d'Afrique” at the Kit Museum , Amsterdam , Holland |
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“Images d'Afrique” at the Odense Museum, Denmark |
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“Arab Book Art” at the Bibliothèque Nationale – Paris, France |
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Art Basel - 1982 |
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Honorary medal from the King Ibn Saoud (Saudi Arabia) for his artworks |
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Gold medal of the city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Iwalewa Center – Bayreuth, Germany |
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Word into Art – British Museum, London, GB / Dubai, UAE |
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“The Brush Dances & The Ink Signs“ Hermitage Museum - St-Petersburg, Russia |
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Meem Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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“The Brush Dances & The Ink Signs“ - State Museum of Oriental Art – Moscow, Russia |
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Tehran Biennial (guest of honour and jury member) - Iran |
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Sharjah Arab Art Biennial (guest of honour and jury member) – United Arab Emirates |
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Word into Art – British museum, London, Great Britain |
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Tunisian Great Prize of Arts & Letters - Tunisia |
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Artcraft Unesco Prize – Paris , France |
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International jury member of the UNESCO arts prize |
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Literature |
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He is cited in: |
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The Who's Who in Graphic Design (Zurich) |
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Men of Achievement IBC Cambridge |
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The Benezit (Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Designers and Engravers of e. Benezit) |
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