Ghassan Muhsen (Arabic: غسان محسن ; born 1945)
[Ghassan Muhsin Official Website](_blank)
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Personal
Ghassan was born in Nassiriyah
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, Iraq
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, to army officer.
Family
Married to Maha Al Baroudi, Ambassador Ghassan Muhsen had three sons, Mustafa, Ziyad, Al Ahareth and Al Monther
Art career
Growing up in Iraq, Ghassan Muhsin, was taught by some of the most well known pioneers of art, Shakir Hassan Al-Sai’d, Ismail Fateh Al Turk & Dr. Ismail Al Sheikhly during his high school years, but apart from that has no formal training in the arts,[Ghassan Muhsen Back To Pakistan – An Iraqi Perspective](_blank)
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Early era 1970s to 1981
While posted in New York in the 1970s Ghassan's artistic spirit surfaced. New York's vibrant cultural scene, art world, museums, people and architecture influenced Ghassan to the point where he took up oil paints and canvas and started painting in a formal fashion. His creativity was heavily influenced by his surroundings.
Floral phase 1982 to 1991
Posted to Pakistan, Ghassan was influenced by the art of the subcontinent and the environment he was living in, his works started to incorporate more and more floral motifs
Fusion Phase 1992 to 2003
Selected solo exhibitions
*2011 "A Fresh Start: New Works by Ghassan Muhsen" Pomegranate Gallery
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, New York, NY
*2010 Westwood Gallery, New Jersey, NJ
*2010 Pomegranate Gallery, New York, NY
*2008 Assilah Cultural Festival, Assilah Morocco
*2007 Sultan Bin Ali Owais Cultural Foundation, Dubai UAE
*2007 The Lahore Arts Council, Lahore PakistanIndian Council For Cultural Relations
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, New Delhi India
*2002 Baghdad Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*2001 Baghdad Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*2000 Baghdad Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*1997 Baghdad Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*1996 Abaad Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*1989 Baghdad Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*1986 Rothas Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
*1985 French Cultural Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
*1982 Rothas Gallery, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Joint shows
*2009 Dar El Jild, Tunis, Tunisia
*2009 Seedi Bu Said, Tunisia
*2007 Al Bareh Gallery, Bahrain
*2006 Pomegranate Gallery New York, NYPomogranate Gallery Archive
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*2004 Bahrain Art Centre, Bahrain
*2004 Assilah Cultural Festival, Assilah, Morocco
*2001 National Art Gallery, Beijing, China
*2001 Baghdad 3rd Art Festival, Baghdad, Iraq
*2001 Al Orfali Art Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*2000 Al Orfali Art Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*2000 Baghdad Art Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
*1985 National Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
See also
* Iraqi art
Iraqi art is one of the richest art heritages in world and refers to all works of visual art originating from the geographical region of what is present day Iraq since ancient Mesopotamian periods. For centuries, the capital, Baghdad was the Med ...
* Islamic art
Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations. Referring to characteristic traditions across a wide ra ...
* List of Iraqi artists
The following is a list of important artists, including visual arts, poets and musicians, who were born in Iraq, active in Iraq or whose body of work is primarily concerned with Iraqi themes or subject matter.
Note: This article uses Arabic nami ...
References
External links
Ghassan Muhsin Official Website
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Iraqi painters
Ambassadors of Iraq to Bahrain
1945 births
Living people
Iraqi expatriates in Pakistan