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PRINT ARTS NORTHWESTportland, oregon

april 2007

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Dr. Arafat Al-Niam

Lefkosia

19 x 26 inchesJordan

Print Arts NorthwestNorthwest Print Council Inc., 2007

Print Arts Northwest416 NW 12th Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97209503.525.9259

www.printartsnw.org


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introduction

Middle East Northwest Graphic Dialogue, an International Print Project, is an ambitious

international original fine art Print Exhibition and Exchange. The International Print Projectbrings together works of 41 artists and printmakers from 13 Middle Eastern countries includ-ing: Jordan, Lebanon, Bahrain, Syria, Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen and Egypt.

The exhibit was curated by Dr. Arafat Al-Niam and the American artist and printmaker BarbaraMason; the International Print Project will celebrate global culture and widen inter-culturaldialogue while demonstrating the richness of the printmaking medium.

The International Print Project is a collaboration between the Jordanian Applied Science Uni-versity Department of Fine Art and Print Arts Northwest in cooperation with Dr. Jean Campbell

of the Middle Eastern Studies Center of Portland State University. The project includes a primaryexhibition in Portland, Oregon of printmaking from a new generation of graphic artists from theMiddle East. In return, work from the professional artists of Print Arts Northwest will be exhib-ited in Jordan and other countries in the Middle East.

The exhibition consists of work from Dr. Al-Niams workshops of the last three years. It is orga-

nized to promote the art and practice of printmaking in the Middle East; these workshops arecritically acclaimed as the most important in the region. The selected works for this project offeran insight into the development of printmaking in both the Middle East and the United States.They present new ideas, approaches and a combination of techniques and showcase the artistsexploration of their medium. The presentation of new techniques and tendencies in printmakingcan foster cultural links between American and Middle Eastern Artists.

Dr. Arafat Al-NiamPhD, MFA. BFA in Graphic Arts & Printmaking

MST in Art TeachingAssist. Prof. of Graphic Arts & Design, Applied Science UniversityPart-time Lecturer of Graphic Arts & Design, Philadelphia UniversityInitiator and curator of The ASU International Design Forum Symposiodesign AmmanEditorial Board Member of International Design Research Journal DESIGN BEHAVIORStel.:+962 777 929019

[email protected]


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print arts nw

Encompassing seven Northwest States and two Canadian Provinces, Print Arts Northwest is an

educational nonprofit organized by professional printmakers that operates for artists, educators,collectors and the community.

Founded in 1981, Northwest Print Council dba Print Arts Northwest is a 501 (c)(3) corporation.Print Arts Northwest, (PAN), the office and gallery of the NWPC, has played a significant role asa regional resource for printmakers, students, print collectors and art patrons who believe in thevalue of preserving the fine art tradition of printmaking. Our mission is to support contemporaryfine art printmaking by promoting the practice, appreciation and collection of original printsthrough exhibitions and educational programs. PAN is located in Portlands Pearl District in the

heart of the art gallery area.

The opportunity to bring work from the Middle East to Portland manifested itself with an emailto a long time internet acquaintance, Dr. Arafat Al-Niam, originally from Amman, Jordan.Barbara Mason invited Dr. Al-Niam to send work to Portland from the Middle East and he wasvery excited to do so, seeing this opportunity as a cross-cultural artistic project for artists tounderstand each other more readily and appreciate the humanity in each other by the sharingof their work. This International Print Project is conceived as an ongoing exchange of work

between many countries and the United States with Dr. Al-Niam as the facilitator on the MiddleEastern end. Representing 13 countries and showing 43 pieces of work, this exhibition showsprints of artists fairly new to the medium and those who have been practicing the craft for a longtime. PAN welcomes this unusual chance to showcase work not seen before in our area and welook forward to exchanging the work of Northwest Artists with Jordan and other MiddleEastern Countries.

This exhibition is sponsored by PAN, the Applied Science University of Amman, Jordan and theMiddle Eastern Studies Department of Portland State University.

Please visit our website for current information, www.printartsnw.org

PAN is a 501 (c)(3) educational nonprofit. All Print Arts Northwest/Northwest Print Councilsprograms, exhibitions and artist and non artist memberships are open and accessible to allmembers of the public, regardless of race, sex, creed, national origin, disability or age.


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portland state university

The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at Portland State University is committed to providing

information and to promoting understanding of the people, cultures, languages, and religions ofthe Middle East in an open and objective atmosphere. As the only institution of highereducation in Oregon with a degree-based Middle East program, PSU offers courses in Arabic,Turkish, Hebrew, and Persian languages, and many other disciplines. PSU has a distinguishedfaculty with Middle East expertise and an extensive PSU Middle East library collection. MESCserves as an information center providing support to Northwest faculty and students on othercampuses, businesses, pre-collegiate educators, and the media. MESC provides an institutionalbridge between the PSU campus and greater community with its year-round outreach activitiesincluding: academic conferences, workshops for teachers, cultural events, expert speakers,

and access to a vast community lending library of printed materials, cultural items, andaudiovisual resources.

Dr. John Damis, DirectorDr. Jean Campbell, Assistant DirectorMiddle Eastern Studies CenterPortland State University


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Hussain Ali,Miranda V, 5 x 5 inchesBahrain


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Wafa Jawahery, Landscape, 5 x 6 inchesBahrain


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Eman Althany, 5 x 6 inchesEgypt


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Noor Mazen, Portrait, 11 x 15 inchesIraq


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Alaa Najar, 8 x 6 inchesJordan


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Mohammad Nimer, Self Portrait, 9 x 7 inchesJordan


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Ameen Jamal Abu-Saeed, Portrait, 9 x 10 inchesJordan


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Hamzah Mufid, Composition, 9 x 9 inchesJordan


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Anas Waleed, Landscape, 5 x 6 inchesJordan


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Lina Said, Cultivated Mountain, 6 x 6 inchesJordan


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Yara Barghouti,Mountains, 5 x 6 inchesJordan


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Zina Shihabi, People II, 6 x 6 inchesJordan


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Tamara Abd-Alhadi, Landscape, 5 x 5 inchesJordan


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Mahmoud Abu-Shawali, 5 x 5 inchesJordan


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Essam Janakat, Shadows, 5 x 5 inchesJordan

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Mohannad Barakat, Woman, 6 x 6 inchesJordan

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Tareq Almhasen, Self Portrait, 11 x 15 inchesJordan


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Rawan Jamel,Always Happy, 11 x 15 inchesJordan


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Sondos Ali, Sysha, 9 x 9 inchesJordan


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Mohammad Sabbagh, Portrait, 9 x 9 inchesJordan


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Mays Rizeq, 7 x 8 inchesJordan


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Mohammad Al-Abdallat, Self Portrait, 11 x 12 inchesJordan


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Fadel Shaat, 6 x 9 inchesJordan


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Turaya Sofan, 6 x 9 inchesJordan


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Shady Al-Hady, Self Portrait, 11 x 15 inchesJordan


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Ibrahem Ismail, Self Portrait, 11 x 16 inchesJordan


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Noor Almufleh, Woman, 8 x 14 inchesJordan

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Hana Abu-sofian, 13 x 19 inchesJordan

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Dr. Arafat Al-Niam, 26 x 19 inchesJordan

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Dr. Arafat Al-Niam, 18 x 26 inchesJordan

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Maiasa Al-Hakeem, 9 x 6 inchesKSA


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Yasmen Al-Saffar,Meshwar Yallow, 6 x 6 inchesKSA


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Mona Ahmad Salim,Mona, 6 x 9 inchesKuwait


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Abdallah Fawaz, Self Portrait, 15 x 23 inchesLebanon


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Nabhan Abdullatif, 7 x 7 inchesOman


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Rashid Hassan,Musk, 5 x 5 inchesUAE


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Jessica Berkley,A Sunny Winter Day, 6 x 5 inchesPalestine


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Mashal Tawfiq,Memories I, 6 x 6 inchesPalestine


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Mais Basheer,Mountain, 5 x 5 inchesSyria


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Remon Yousef, Self Portrait, 9 x 9 inchesSyria


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Adel Barqawi, Bird, 5 x 5 inchesQatar


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Husein Hayyoti, 9 x 7 inchesYemen


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