Mohammad Al Shammary

Artist, born Baghdad, Iraq, 1962, he is a self-taught artist and member of the UNESCO International Association for Plastic Arts (AIAP), the Iraqi Artists' Association. His works were exhibited in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe - including the Ninth Cairo International biennial (2003-4); the Frankfurt book fair (2004 and 2005); 'Imagining the book' International biennial, Alexandria Library, Egypt (2005) and the Sultan gallery, Kuwait (2007). He received an award from the Festival of Mediterranean People, Bisceglie, Italy (2004) and the Prize of Arab Pioneers from the Arab Pioneers Festival under the patronage of the Arab League (2003). His work comprises book art, paintings and sculptures.