Walid Karesly

Date & Place of Birth 1944; Palmyra, Syria

Nationality Syrian

Academic Training

Institution: Moscow University

Title: History of Contemporary Art in Syria

Date of Submission:1980

(Due to special circumstances, the defense of the dissertation did not take place.)

M. S. in Electronics

Institution: Soviet Leningrad Academy

Date of Graduation: 1966

Art Experience

training

Personal experimentation with painting under the supervision of his mother, Iqbal Naji Karesly, a well-known painter.

1974-75 Course in Painting and Engraving under the artist Rivas Yashvilli, Professor at the Academy of Arts in Soviet Georgia.
 

EXHIBITIONS

1967 Graphics exhibition, Leningrad Academy

1968 Graphics exhibition, Leningrad Academy

1975 Personal exhibition, Moscow University

1981 Personal exhibition, The Arab Cultural Center, Damascus

1981 Joint exhibition with Iraqi sculptor Wahhab Al-Dawoodi, The Arab Cultural Center, Damascus

1986 Joint exhibition with Iraqi sculptor Wahhab Al-Dawoodi, The Arab Cultural Center, Damascus

1987 Personal exhibition, Orient Club, Damascus

1988 The Exhibition of Ten, Ishtar Gallery, Damascus

1989 Personal exhibition, Soviet Cultural Center, Damascus

Personal exhibition, Wafaa Gallery, Damascus1991

1991Personal exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Center, Damascus

1991Graphicsl exhibition, Soviet Cultural Center, Damascus

1992Personal exhibition, Damascus Gallery, Damascus

1993Personal exhibition, Arabesque Gallery, Damascus

1994Collective exhibition, U. S. Cultural Center, Damascus

Two joint Exhibitions, Arabesque Gallery, Damascus

1994 Personal exhibition, Baladna Gallery, Amman, Jordan

1995Personal exhibition, Shora Gallery, Damascus

1996Exhibition, The Damascus Festival of Culture and Arts, Maktab 'Anbar, Damascus

1997Personal exhibition, Naseer Shora Gallery, Damascus

1998Personal exhibition, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

1998Personal exhibition, Damascus Gallery, Damascus

2000Personal exhibition, Naseer Shora Gallery, Damascus

1986-present Has participated in many collective exhibitions including portrait exhibition, Salute to Old Damascus, Al-Karamah, in galleries in Damascus and Lattakia, as well as the Annual Exhibition of Syrian Artists.

Other Activities

Has been active in the fields of illustrations for books and children literature, posters, cartoon drawings, and book cover design.
 

MUSICAL ExPERIENCE

1961-63 Member of the Blue Stars band, which he formed in 1961. The band had several performances on Syrian television

1963-69 Formed an international musical band in Leningrad. It performed various Arab, Latin-American and European folk compositions

1989 Composed the soundtrack music and songs for the play Shihaddah Zilyazal, performed by the Troupe of the Worker Union of Damascus

1993 Composed the soundtrack music and songs for the children play Sa'di, performed by the Chamber Drama Group, Damascus

1990- present Has composed a number of tunes, songs and background music

Damascus, Syria

Tel.: (963-11) 513-1047, 511-4844

Email: walid-k@scs-net.org