Salman Alhajri is a visual artist, graphic designer, and researcher in art and design born in 1978 in Oman. He is an Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University. He has won numerous awards for his artwork in Oman and internationally. His art focuses on calligraphy, landscapes, and cultural themes of Oman using varied mediums and styles. He has exhibited his work extensively in Oman and abroad and holds a PhD in Art and Design from Loughborough University in the UK.

1. Salman Alhajri Part - One
• Visual artist, graphic designer and researcher in the field of visual arts
• Born in 1978
• Assistant Professor of Art and Graphic Design, Department of Art Education at Sultan Qaboos
University, Muscat, Oman
The most recognized awards:
• December 2017- won the 1st award in the 12th annual exhibition of Arabic Calligraphy and
Script Calligraphy, of Omani Society of Fine Arts.
• November 2016- won the 2nd award in the 1st annual exhibition Graphic Design of Omani
Society of Fine Arts.
October 2016- won the jury award in the 24th annual exhibition of Omani Society of Fine Arts.
• October 2015 won the prize of the committee in a piece of artwork in the field of graphic
design, in the ninth exhibition of small artworks in the Omani Society of Fine Arts.
• 2014– Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category in
2013-2014, Italy.
• 2013 – Won the First Graphic Design Award in the 8th Calligraphy & Script Calligraphy Annual
Exhibition 2013.
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2. • 2013 – Won the First Prize in the graphic design division of the Small Artwork Exhibition
competition, Omani Society for Fine Arts.
• 2009 – Won a competition as a finalist in the 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition, ROC,
organised by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
• 2009 – Won a competition as a finalist in the International Aesthetica Creative Works
Competition Art Category, organised by Aesthetica Magazine, UK.
• 2008 – Won a competition for best research poster on the Creative Interdisciplinarity in Art &
Design Research Conference, Loughborough University, UK.
• 2008 – madalya of participating at the 21st Annual Festival of Plastic Art (Mahras) Tunisia.
• 2000 – 1st Prize at the 13th Gathering of Arabic Scout Rovers in Kuwait.
• Many of participating and appreciations certificates from different Omani institutions.
Art schools and the fine art trends:
• Art field: free drawing, digital painting, oil painting, graphic design, photography.
• Trends: calligraphy, realism, expressive art, influential art, surrealism, abstract, and
constructive.
• Themes: landscape, Omani historical motives , the Omani environment, calligraphy, humanity
issues, portraits and calligraphy.
• Raw materials and tools used: Acrylic colors, silk screen printing, computer and graphics
programs, printers, tablets, smartphones, and various materials.
Academic Qualifications:
• 2013 PhD in art and graphic design Education from Loughborough University, UK
• 2005 Master of Design from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
• 2001 Bachelor of Education (Art Education) Department of Art Education, Sultan Qaboos
University
Local exhibitions
• 1 Feb - 15 March, display 11 of my original artworks at Bastah Majan Coffee Shop, Muscat.

3. • 6-13 December, the 12th annual exhibition of Arabic Calligraphy and Script Calligraphy, of
Omani Society of Fine Arts.
• 20 November - 20 January, 2018 the 25th Annual Grand Art Exhibition of OSFA, The Omani
National museum.
• 2017 – October 23rd to 25th, Group Exhibition of International Conference: Urban Primacy
and Traditional Urban Fabric in Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
• 2017 – August 06th - 10th, The 4rd Solo Exhibition "Digital Arts" at SALALAH TOURISM
FESTIVAL, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman.
• 2017 – July 24th - 26th, group Art Exhibition, Paint for peace’ , Oman International Exhibition
Centre of Sohar, 2017, Oman.
• 2017 – February, group Art Exhibition, Irtiqa’ , Muscat Festival 2017, Oman.
• 2016 – December, group Art Exhibition, Leqa’ , Tunisian Embassy In Muscat, Oman.
• 2016 –The 1st annual exhibition of Graphic Design of OSFA.
• 2016 – November, The 24th Annual Exhibition of OSFA, Muscat
• 2016 – November, group Art Exhibition, Draw for Peace, India Embassy In Muscat, Oman.
• 2016 – November, group Art Exhibition, Islamand the world, Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for
Culture and Science
• 2016 – September,The 11th Annual Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition 2016, (OSFA), Muscat.
• 2016 – May, The 2nd solo exhibition of Salman Alhajri (Closer to the Dream) Bait Al Zubair,
Muscat.
• 2016 – March, group Art Exhibition, modern arts salon, Cultural Club, Muscat.
• 2015 – 9th Small Artworks Exhibition (OSFA), Muscat.
• 2015 – September, The 2nd solo exhibition of Salman Alhajri, Sultan Qaboos University,
Muscat.
• 2014 – November, The 22nd Annual Exhibition of OSFA, Muscat.
• 2014 – The 8th Small Artworks Exhibition (OSFA), Muscat, from 21 to 27 Oct.
• 2013 – The 17th Youth Exhibition of fine arts, (OSFA), Muscat.

4. • 2013 – The 8th Calligraphy & Script Calligraphy Annual Exhibition 2013, (OSFA), Muscat.
• 2013 – Small Artworks Exhibition (OSFA), Muscat.
• 2013 – Group exhibition (Majan), The Cultural Club, Muscat.
• 2012 – Wall Painting 2012 of Ghalya’s Musem of Modern Art, Matrah, Muscat.
• 2008 – The 3rd Annual Exhibition of Arabic Calligraphy (OSFA).
• 2006 – The 10th Annual Youth Exhibition (Ibda'a Wa'ed) (OSFA).
• 2006 – The 1st Annual Exhibition of Arabic Calligraphy (OSFA).
• 2006 – Group Exhibition of Art Education Teachers, Al Mudaybi, Ash Sharqiyah North
Governorate.
• 2000 – The art exhibition associated with The Celebration of the First Visit of His Majesty to
Sultan Qaboos University.
• 2000 – Group exhibition, 'Lineaments from Omani nature', Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat,
The 6th Salalah Festival, Salalah, Oman.
• 2000 – Group exhibition associated with the 4th and 5th Annual Muscat Book Fairs.
• 1997 – Group exhibition, Ibra Technical College, Ibra.
• 1996 – The 9th Annual Exhibition of Omani Artists, Sur.
• 1996 – Group of Artists Exhibition, Ash Sharqiyah Governorate (Ibra, Sur, Jaalan).
• 1994 – The 1st Exhibition of Bidiya’s Artists, Bidiya Sports and Cultural Club.
International participation:
• 21 of June Until 21st of August 2019, participated at a group art exhibition entitled "Mid-
Summer Night's Dream" Fete, at Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA.
• 04- 21 March, 2019, The Solo exhibition, "Spirits of Letters", on the 4th of March 2019, at the
Cultural Village Foundation - Building 19, Hall 1, Katara, Doha, Qatar.
• 19th January, 2019, 5th Koonoz Fine Art Auction and Exhibition, Bvlgari Hotel, manged by
Sotheby's Auction, London 2019, under the patronage of Sheikha Rabaa Khalid Al Ahmed Al
Sabah.

5. • 16- 21 January, 2019, The Solo exhibition, "The Village" as part of The 25th Anniversary of
Qurain Cultural Festival, 2018 organised by Kuwait's National Council for Culture, Arts and
Letters (NCCAL) Ahmed Al-Adwani exhibition hall in Dahiat Abdullah Al-Salem, Kuwait.
• 19- 21 October, 2018, Art Shopping 2018 (Edition 23) (Carrousel Du Louvre) with The Zee Arts
Gallery, Dubai.
• 9- 15 January 2018, The 7th Annual Art Exhibition titled: "Horse & Desert Heritage", Al Najma
Club, Bahrain.
• 6-13 December, 2017 participated with 10 artworks in the Art exhibition that associated with
the art and design event, "Layers", College of Arts, University of Bahrain.
• 23 November 2017, participated with 4 digital (printed) in the occasion of the 47th
celebration of National Day at the Omani Council in Australia.
• Konoos Fine Art, Auction & Exhibition, At Lanes borough Hotel, 28 of September 2017,
operated by Bonhams.
• The 3rd Solo Exhibition "Shores of The Dreams" at Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Foundation, Dubai,
between 26th of April to 12 of May 2017.
• Many international exhibitions, workshops and seminars in: Algeria, Brunei, Iran, London,
Kuwait, Dubai, Tunisia and Sydney.