Obaid Suroor

Born in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, 1955.

A member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, Obaid Suroor is in charge of the Society’s Atelier in Ras Al Khaimah. He has exhibited his paintings in numerous exhibitions, including all exhibitions of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, organized within the UAE and abroad, the Exhibitions Center, Ras Al Khaimah (2002, 2003), “The UAE in the Eyes of its Artists”, The Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi (1998), the Jarash Festival (1996), the Bangladesh Biennial (1995), the 5th Cairo International Biennial (1994), the third GCC Regular Exhibition (1994), the Cairo Biennial (1988), the first and second Al Banoosh Exhibitions (1983-1984), the Fine Arts Bazaar, Sharjah Expo (1984), the Sharjah Biennial (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001), and exhibitions n Algeria and Saudi Arabia. He received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Cairo University in 1979.