Abdulraheem Salim

Born in Dubai, UAE, 1955.

A painter and sculptor, Abdulraheem Salim has had more than 10 solo exhibitions in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Egypt. His work has been exhibited in numerous international art events, including the annual exhibitions of the UAE Fine Arts Society (1981-2001); the Gulf Cooperation Council Art Exhibitions, Doha, Qatar (1983); the first and second Al Banoosh Exhibition (1983, 1984); the second National Arts Exhibition, Sharjah (1985); Negative-Positive, Al Ahli Club, Dubai (1983); the 5th Sharjah Biennial (2001); the Cairo Biennial (1988, 1992, 1995); the Bangladesh Benallie (1995); the first exhibition of the UAE Fine Arts Society in India (1990); Arabian Colors, Sharjah Museum of Art, Sharjah (1996); The UAE in the Eyes of its Artist, Abu Dhabi (1998); and The UAE Expo Hanover, Germany (2000). His many awards include the State Honor Award for Fine Arts, UAE (2008), the Jury’s Award at Cairo Biennial (1992), and the silver award at the 6th Bangladesh Biennial (1993). He received a bachelor’s degree in sculpture from the College of Fine Arts, Cairo University, in 1981.