Artists
Afshan Daneshvar
Afshan Daneshvar is a Dubai-based, Iranian visual artist. Mentored in Persian calligraphy by her father, she has used it in her practice since 2004. Her meditative work is based on repetition, inspire...
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Residency Updates
Breaking new grounds, shaking new hands
While still trying to acquaint themselves with the fascinating culture of Japan, they have been making friends around Kobe, learning new skills and sharing their own with other people.
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Artists
Lujain Abulfaraj
Saudi-born Lujain Abulfaraj is the co-founder and designer of Twothirds Design Studio based in Dubai, and co-founder and design director of WTD Magazine. She is a graduate of Visual Communications fro...
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Workshops
Graffiti Workshop for Beginners
Participants will look at other famous graffiti artists, the study of calligraphy in graffiti and the technical aspects to make a their work look professional, including using shadows and brightening ...
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Exhibition Updates
Closing Night Event with Wissam Shawkat
On the closing night of his exhibition Monumental 11/11 at Tashkeel, calligrapher Wissam Shawkat will give a talk/presentation and a tour of his exhibition, discussing the processes through which his ...
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Workshops
Arabic Calligraphy: Al Wissam Style
Delivered in four sessions, these workshops will be a combination of theoretical presentations and practical experience, providing an introduction to the new developed modern style of Arabic calligrap...
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Exhibitions
Monumental 11/11
Tashkeel is pleased to announce Wissam Shawkat’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, Monumental 11/11, opening on 11 November 2015.
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Workshops
Arabic Calligraphy Workshop
Delivered in four sessions, these workshops will be a combination of theoretical presentations and practical experience, providing an introduction to the new developed modern style of Arabic calligrap...
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Artists
Wissam Shawkat
Born in Basra in 1974, Wissam Shawkat is an award-winning artist and designer based in Dubai, with a focus on Arabic calligraphy and typography. His work departs from classic calligraphy, yet maintain...
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Artists
Fathima Mohiuddin
Fats Patrol (Fathima) is an Indian-Canadian artist born and raised in the Middle East. Her work is a study of symbols and semiotics and our drive to make sense of the world through mythology, folklore...
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Artists
Bader Al Awadhi
2008 4th National Gallery of Fine Arts 2008 Exhibition of Emirates Fine Arts Society 2008 Charity Exhibition for Thalasimya children 2008 Kuwait Scientific Club Exhibition2008 Urban Renaissance Exhib...
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Workshops
Advanced Arabic Type Design 2015
This workshop concentrates on advanced instruction for designers and is designed for those who have already taken previous Khatt Foundation Type Design workshops at Tashkeel, or designers that have ex...
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Workshops
Arabic Type Design for Beginners 2015
The programme for the fifth Khatt Foundation Type Design Workshop at Tashkeel will cover the complex process of Arabic typeface design: from the creative inception phase, to drawing the letterforms, a...
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Residency Updates
Taking calligraphy to another dimension, Selections Magazine Issue #29
Calligraffiti artist eL Seed's first solo exhibition paid homage to his older pieces through reinvention
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Workshops
Calligraphy Advanced Class
The workshop is targeting intermediate calligraphers and typographers who want to develop their skills to the next level. it will cover the techniques, materials and methods that are used to compose a...
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Residencies
Artist-in-Residence: eL Seed
eL Seed joined the Guest Artist Programme in November 2013. His restless energy and unstoppable enthusiasm saw him complete projects in Kuwait, Tunisia, Paris and Brazil, in addition to working on col...
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Residency Updates
Declaration - first solo exhibition in the Middle East
Utilizing monumental surfaces as his canvas, eL Seed's work has been created and seen on numerous structures and building façades around the world, marking his bold and beautiful take on Arabic text a...
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Artists
Majid Alyousef
Majid Alyousef is an artist, calligrapher and designer based in Dubai and has been practicing Arabic calligraphy for over 30 years. His work is a marriage of intricate craftsmanship and experimental c...
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Modular Arabic Typeface (Part 2)
In the second part of Modular Arabic Typeface, participants will build on the modular alphabet created in the first workshop and develop a full typeface with all the contextual variants of each letter...
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Workshops
Modular Arabic Lettering (Part 1)
The workshop will focus on learning the basic rules of Arabic letters and type such as structure, proportions, shape and families.
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