COLLECTION: SALMAN AL NAJEM

Salman Al Najem (b. 1992, Bahrain) identifies as a creative force and a self-expression of the divine. He uses common symbols and materials from contemporary life to disentangle Khaleeji societal complexities. A level of physicality and intensity exist in Salman’s paintings, created through the use of heavy physical gestures and industrial materials and paints. His works go through an aesthetic filter of colours, symbols and images derived from the culture he consumed as a child. While practicing authentic self-expression, Salman makes space for grace with chance to allow the divine to flow through him while producing his artwork. Salman holds an MA in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art and BA Interior & Spatial Design from University of the Arts London, LCC. 

Past Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2020, Suicide & Redemption, Artist’s home, Manama

2015, Solidification of Soul, Palazzo Serbelloni, Milan

2013, Salman, Bahraini Embassy, London

2013, SOON, Bab AlBahrain, Manama 
 

Group Exhibitions

2021, 47th Bahrain Annual Fine Art Exhibition, National Theatre, Manama

2020, The Great Lockdown, Bin Mattar House, Manama

2020, Proximity, Art Center, Manama

2020, 46th Bahrain Annual Fine Art Exhibition, National Theatre, Manama

2019, Al-Obour, Saudi Art Council, Jeddah

2018, Legacy and the Contemporary Memory, Grand Palais, Paris

2018, Art Week, Cuadro Gallery, Dubai

2017, Bab Art, Saatchi Gallery, London

2017, BLACKENED, Royal College of Art, London

2017, Bahrain Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Bahrain National Theatre, Manama

2016, Continents of Abstraction, Lychee One Gallery, London

2016, Untitled Group Show, RCA’s WIP, London

2014, Untitled Group Show, Loud Art, Khobar

2014, 40th Annual Bahraini Art Show, Manama 

2013, Untitled Group Show, Iraqi Cultural Centre, London 

2012, The Art of Giving, Mercedes-Benz Showroom, Manama

2011, Youth Exhibition, Al Riwaq Art Space, Manama

2010, Jumble, Al Riwaq Art Space, Manama