Paris: Thirty Bahraini artists showcased their works at the prestigious international art fair, La Biennale Paris.
The participants included 21 selected artists and 11 beautifully curated collectible wood pieces of the Bahrain Room project.
Bahrain is taking part as the ‘invited country’ at the 60-year-old art festival, which opened yesterday and will conclude on Tuesday.
The Bahrain Room exhibits include two wall art installations and furniture collectible pieces highlighting the traditional handicraft techniques of Bahrain.
Twenty-one contemporary Bahraini artists have been selected to exhibit their works at the top expo. They are: Abdulla Buhijji, Abdul Rahim Sharif, Ahmed Anan, Aysha Al Moayyed, Hamed Al Bosta, Hala Kaiksow, Somaya Abdulghani, Jaafar Al Haddad, Balqees Fakhro, Ghada Khunji, Hesham Sharif, Ishaq Madan, Jamal Abdulrahim, Khalid Al Jabri, Lulwa Al Khalifa, Maryam Al Amin, Maryam Al Noaimi, Marwa Al Khalifa, Nabeela Al Khayer, Noof Alrefaei and Omar Al Rashed.
The nine craftspeople who will represent the successful Artisans Across Borders programme are Bani Jamra weaver Abdulhusain Yusuf Mohamed Hasan; four experts in wood carving, A Wahab Taqi, Ali Mohammed, Najeeb Herz Rashed Al Shomali and Alawi Furnitures, ceramics artisan Ghada AlKhuzaei; metal engraving artisan Noora Fraidoon; gypsum artist Jaffar A Hussain Yaqoob Yousif and copper nail work artist Abdul-Rasool Kadhem Ahmed.
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