Ahmed Mater

Born 1979 in Tabouk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lives and works as an artist and doctor in Abha & Jeddah
EDUCATION
2007 - International Visitor Leadership Program, US State Dep., Washington DC, USA
2005 - MBBS (Doctor), Medical College, King Khalid University, Abha, KSA
2000-3 - Resident and Founding Member, Al Miftaha Arts Village, Abha, KSA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 - Illumination, ArtSpace, Dubai, UAE
2006 - Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad Aseeri, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, London, UK
2004 - Standing in Front of You, King Khalid University, Abha, KSA
2004 - Chewing (Mudgah), Almiftaha Art Village, KSA
2004 - THE END, Abha & Jeddah, KSA
2003 - X-Ray Project, 6th Saudi Malwan Contest Tour, Jeddah, Beirut, Sidon, Manama.
2001 - Landing on the Earth’s Surface, Al-Maseef Cultural Club, Abha, KSA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Edge of Arabia, Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia – SOAS Brunei Gallery, University
of London, UK
2008 - The Other, Ciaro Biennale 11, Cairo, Egypt
2007 - Word into Art, Artists of the Modern Middle East, The British Museum, Dubai, UAE
2007 - Artists of the Arab World, Arab British Centre, London, UK
2007 - Art, Ecology & the Politics of Change, Sharjah Biennial 8, Sharjah, UAE
2006 - Word into Art, Artists of the Modern Middle East, The British Museum, London, UK
2006 - Saudi Photographers Delegation, Tokyo, Japan & Singapore.
2006 - Son of Assir, Al Miftaha Arts Village, Abha, KSA
2005 - Al Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial, Shrajah, UAE
2005 - Saudi Arts Delegation, Tunis, Tunisia
2004 - Shattah (First Group Exhibition), Attileh, Jeddah, KSA
2004 - You are so far from Earth, (Shattah) Group Exhibition, Al Miftaha Arts Village,
Abha, KSA
2004 - Bayna, Ma’ayn exhibition, Dammam, KSA