About The Artist Mahmoud Shahin was born in Jerusalem 1946. He studied journalism, and writes literary and art criticism. He is an artist and novelist He paints in oils, using a vast array of techniques. Not less than 7000 of his paintings exist in eighty countries all over the world He held individual exhibitions in Al-Nofara, Old Damascus, Syria since 1998-2004 The Artists` Gallery, Damascus, Syria 1995 The Russian Cultural Centre, Damascus, Syria 1996/1997/1998 -Nasira, Palastine 1997 Kulturburu, Frondenberg, Germany 1998 Ashtar Gallery, Damascus, Syria 1998 Evangeleliscen Academie, Iserlohn, Germany 1998 Kultur Haus, Spandau, Berlin, Germany 2000 Center Cultural Arabia Syrian, Paris, France 2002 La Maison International, Paris, France 2002 He also has some special paintings in Cairo, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Heifa, Berlin, Gratz, Wien, Austria, Lorizon Galerie – Paris, Menden, Nurnberg, Solingen, Emden – Germany. His literary works include Innocence Fire – Short Stories, Beirut, Lebanon 1979 The Visitors – Short Stories, Beirut, Lebanon 1979 My Death and Lucien’s Cat – Short Stories, Ramallah, Palestine 1999 The Deprived Land – Novel, Damascus, Syria 1983 Immigration to Hell – Novel, Beirut, Lebanon 1984 The Occupied Land – Novel, Damascus, Syria (1989) translated to Turkish, 2002 Satanic Temptations “Party with the Devil” (an epic) published in damascus(syria)2008 – translated to German 1999 Lukeman the King – (an epic) published in damascus(syria)2008 His achievements in the press field include A land and a civilisation, Tripoli, Lebanon (1985) The front war in Lebanon, Damascus, Syria (1983) Critical studies in monthly and quarterly magazines include Essays in Palestinian novel Essays in Arabic novel Essays in World novel Essays in Palestinian story Unpublished works include The Occupied Land (part 2) – a novel The Embraced Grieves – a novel Some of his other stories have been translated in to English, Italian, Spanish, German, French and Russian Some of his stories have been sold to cinema and television His story, Fire of the Innocence, was performed as a play in Amman1992 Some of his paintings exist in The National Museum of Damascus, Syria two paintings, 100×70cm The Ministry of Culture, Palestine Al-Akhbar Newspaper, Egypt P.L.O. Office, Damascus, Syria Syrian Cultural Centre, Paris, France |
