Dr. Salman Alhajri is an Omani visual artist, graphic designer, and researcher who teaches at Sultan Qaboos University. He holds a PhD in art and graphic design from Loughborough University in the UK and has won numerous awards for his artwork both locally in Oman and internationally. His work focuses on abstract, expressive, and digital art as well as Arabic calligraphy and represents Omani culture, heritage, and people.

1. Dr. Salman Alhajri
Dr. SalmanAlhajri isaninternational artist,graphicdesignerandresearcherinthe fieldof visual arts.
Academicallyhe isanassistantprofessorof GraphicDesign,atthe Departmentof ArtEducationat
SultanQaboosUniversity, Oman.In2005 Alhajri graduatedfromthe Universityof Technology,Sydney
withMsDesign.In2013 he graduatedwitha PhD fromSchool of The Arts of Loughborough
University, UK.In2014, he wona bronze awardof design inthe world'slargestdesigncompetitionin
Italy“A' DesignAward& Competition”. Alhajriparticipatedinmanylocal andinternationalexhibitions
and conferences.He tookapart in presentinglecturesinartsanddesignconferencesin Chicago,
London,Glasgow,Kobe (Japan),Croatia,Rome,Kuwait,Bahrain,Ammanandmanyothers.Nationally,
Alhajri isa memberinthe Omani Societyof Fine Artsandthe Youth Studioaswell asa memberinmany
technical,scientificandacademic Internationale institutions.He presentedhisownartisticstyle,
experiences,philosophywithacontemporaryvisionthat isdistinguishedbyitssimplicity,color
harmony,composition andthe influential ability.Hisworkisdistinguishedalso bythe diversityof the
arts practicesincluding abstract,expressive,digital art,andArabic calligraphy.Hisdesignsandartworks
representOmani culture,peopleandheritage inseveral of forms.Hisartworkscollectedbyseveral
governmental andprivet institutions,andindividualsincluding,MuscatInternational Airport,Qasr Al
Alam,The SultanQaboosCultural Center,atSultanQaboos University, The SultanQaboos
Mosque inSohar, DofferMunicipalitySalalah,andPrince Charles,andmanymore.
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Salman Alhajri
 Visual artist, graphicdesignerandresearcherinthe fieldof visual arts

2.  Born in1978
 AssistantProfessorof Artand Graphic Design,Departmentof ArtEducation atSultanQaboos
University, Muscat, Oman
Academic Qualifications:
 2013 PhD inart and graphic design Education fromLoughborough University, UK
 2005 Master of Designfromthe University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
 2001 Bachelorof Education (ArtEducation) Departmentof ArtEducation, SultanQaboos
University
The most recognizedawards:
 December2017- wonthe 1st award in the 12th annual exhibition of ArabicCalligraphyand
ScriptCalligraphy, of Omani Society of Fine Arts.
 November2016- wonthe 2nd awardin the 1st annual exhibition GraphicDesignof Omani
Society of Fine Arts.
October2016- wonthe jury award inthe 24th annual exhibition of Omani Society of Fine Arts.
 October2015 wonthe prize of the committee inapiece of artwork in the fieldof graphicdesign,
inthe ninthexhibition of small artworksinthe Omani Society of Fine Arts.
 2014– Bronze A' DesignAwardWinnerforArts, Crafts and Ready-Made DesignCategory in
2013-2014, Italy.
 2013 – Won the FirstGraphic DesignAwardinthe 8th Calligraphy &ScriptCalligraphy Annual
Exhibition 2013.
 2013 – Won the FirstPrize inthe graphicdesign division of the Small Artwork Exhibition
competition, Omani Society forFine Arts.
 2009 – Won a competition asafinalistinthe 14th International Biennial PrintExhibition, ROC,
organised byNational TaiwanMuseumof Fine Arts.
 2009 – Won a competition asafinalistinthe International AestheticaCreativeWorks
Competition ArtCategory, organised byAestheticaMagazine, UK.
 2008 – Won a competition forbestresearch posteronthe Creative Interdisciplinarity inArt&
DesignResearchConference, Loughborough University, UK.
 2008 – madalyaof participatingatthe 21st Annual Festival of PlasticArt(Mahras) Tunisia.
 2000 – 1st Prize at the 13th Gatheringof ArabicScout Rovers inKuwait.
 Many of participatingandappreciations certificates fromdifferentOmani institutions.
Local exhibitions
 1 Feb- 15 March, display 11 of my original artworksatBastah Majan Coffee Shop, Muscat.

3.  6-13 December, the 12th annual exhibition of ArabicCalligraphy andScriptCalligraphy, of
Omani Society of Fine Arts.
 20 November- 20 January, 2018 the 25th Annual GrandArt Exhibition of OSFA, The Omani
National museum.
 2017 – October23rd to 25th, Group Exhibition of International Conference:UrbanPrimacy and
Traditional UrbanFabric inSultanate of Oman, SultanQaboos University, Oman.
 2017 – August06th - 10th, The 4rd SoloExhibition "DigitalArts"atSALALAHTOURISM FESTIVAL,
Salalah, DhofarGovernorate, Oman.
 2017 – July 24th - 26th, groupArt Exhibition, Paintforpeace’ ,OmanInternational Exhibition
Centre of Sohar, 2017, Oman.
 2017 – February, groupArtExhibition, Irtiqa’ ,MuscatFestival 2017, Oman.
 2016 – December, groupArtExhibition, Leqa’ , Tunisian Embassy InMuscat, Oman.
 2016 –The 1st annual exhibition of GraphicDesignof OSFA.
 2016 – November, The 24thAnnual Exhibition of OSFA, Muscat
 2016 – November, groupArtExhibition, Draw forPeace, IndiaEmbassy InMuscat, Oman.
 2016 – November, groupArtExhibition, Islamandthe world, SultanQaboos HigherCentre for
Culture andScience
 2016 – September,The 11thAnnual ArabicCalligraphy Exhibition 2016, (OSFA), Muscat.
 2016 – May, The 2nd soloexhibition of SalmanAlhajri (Closertothe Dream) BaitAl Zubair,
Muscat.
 2016 – March, group Art Exhibition, modernartssalon, Cultural Club, Muscat.
 2015 – 9th Small Artworks Exhibition (OSFA),Muscat.
 2015 – September, The 2ndsoloexhibition of SalmanAlhajri, SultanQaboos University, Muscat.
 2014 – November, The 22ndAnnual Exhibition of OSFA, Muscat.
 2014 – The 8th Small Artworks Exhibition (OSFA), Muscat, from21 to 27 Oct.
 2013 – The 17th Youth Exhibition of fine arts, (OSFA), Muscat.
 2013 – The 8th Calligraphy &ScriptCalligraphy AnnualExhibition 2013, (OSFA), Muscat.
 2013 – Small Artworks Exhibition (OSFA), Muscat.
 2013 – Group exhibition (Majan), The Cultural Club, Muscat.
 2012 – Wall Painting2012 of Ghalya’sMusemof Modern Art, Matrah, Muscat.
 2008 – The 3rd Annual Exhibition of ArabicCalligraphy (OSFA).
 2006 – The 10th Annual YouthExhibition (Ibda'aWa'ed) (OSFA).
 2006 – The 1st Annual Exhibition of ArabicCalligraphy (OSFA).
 2006 – Group Exhibition of ArtEducation Teachers, Al Mudaybi, AshSharqiyahNorth
Governorate.
 2000 – The art exhibition associatedwithThe Celebration of the FirstVisitof HisMajesty to
SultanQaboosUniversity.
 2000 – Group exhibition, 'Lineaments fromOmani nature', SultanQaboosUniversity, Muscat,
The 6th SalalahFestival, Salalah, Oman.
 2000 – Group exhibition associated withthe 4thand 5th Annual Muscat BookFairs.

4.  1997 – Group exhibition, IbraTechnical College, Ibra.
 1996 – The 9th Annual Exhibition of Omani Artists, Sur.
 1996 – Group of ArtistsExhibition, AshSharqiyahGovernorate (Ibra, Sur, Jaalan).
 1994 – The 1st Exhibition of Bidiya’s Artists, BidiyaSportsandCultural Club.
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