| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other Name | Mohamed Al Mansoori |
| Profession | Artist |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Grey |
| Career | |
| Awards | • 1999: First Prize for Sculpture, Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, UAE • 2001: First Prize for Sculpture, Sharjah International Art Biennial, Sharjah, UAE |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | March 1962 |
| Age (as of 2025) | 63 Years |
| Birthplace | Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirate |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Emirati |
| Hometown | Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirate |
| School | Abu Dhabi Police School, Abu Dhabi |
| College/University | • Al Ain University, United Arab Emirates • Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Educational Qualification | BA in Psychology (1982-1986) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
| Social Media | |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Umm Ahmed |
| Children | Son- Ahmed Ibrahim Daughter- Mariam Al Mansoori |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection | • Honda N-One • Porsche  • Kia Picanto  |
| Bike Collection | Harley-Davidson Softail  |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
- Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim grew up in a coastal town in East Sharjah.
- While he was in school, he started developing an interest in art.
- Since his childhood, he loved gardening, which later became an inspiration for his artwork.
- At the age of 8, he shifted to Kuwait, where he attended various drawing workshops.
- He then met the Emirati artist Hassan Shar, who encouraged him to join the Emirates Fine Arts Society.
- His artwork mainly includes paintings and sculptures of mountains.
- Initially, he worked as a police officer.
- He once shared that he was inspired by the American artist Robert Smithson. He has a keen interest in building weathered monoliths or abstracted figures.
- He was among the first few Emirati contemporary artists in the 1980s. Some of the other artists were Hassan Sharif and Abdullah Al Saadi.
- His abstract paintings consist of symbols, geometric outlines, and dots.
- His artistic work Flying Carpet 6 is an aerial view of a carpet which is connected to circular cells.
- In 1986, he became a member of the Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah, UAE.
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim during his younger days
- Mohammed’s work has been displayed in various group exhibitions at Annual exhibitions, Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah, UAE (1986), Sharjah International Art Biennial 4, UAE (1999), Sharjah International Art Biennial 6, UAE (2003), MATERIALIZE, Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai, UAE (2019), and Desert X, Al Ula, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2020).
- Mohammed’s institutional exhibitions are Exhibition for the Emirates Fine Art Society in the Soviet Union, Moscow (1990), Sittard Art Centre, the Netherlands (1995), Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (1998), and Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah (2005).
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim’s artwork
- Some of his solo exhibitions were at Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE (1991), Turab, Cuadro Art, Dubai, UAE (2015), Elements, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE (2018), Memory Drum, Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai, UAE (2020), and Elevation, Special Projects, Abu Dhabi Art, with Lawrie Shabibi, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2023).
- His famous collections are Art Jameel Collection in Dubai, Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah, Art Jameel Collection in Dubai, Kunstcentrum Sittard in Sittard, The British Museum in London, and Le Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim with his artwork
- He started Art Atelier in the Khorfakkan Art Center, Department of Culture & Information, Sharjah, UAE in 1997.
- While growing up, he started developing an interest in rock art. In 2007, he started wrapping stones in copper wires and created Falling Stones Garden in Al Ula in Saudi Arabia as part of Desert X.
- He participated in the Artists and the Cultural Foundation: The Early Years, Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation in 2018.
- In 2018, his artwork Elements was presented at the Sharjah Art Foundation, curated by Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi.
- Some of his public work include Untitled, commissioned by Aldar Properties PJSC in partnership with Abu Dhabi Art (2019), Falling Stones Garden, commissioned by the Royal Commission for Al Ula and Desert X, Al Ula, Saudi Arabia (2020), Al Ain Oasis, commissioned by Abu Dhabi Art for Artist Commissions in Cultural Sites, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2023), and Union of Artists, in collaboration with Afra Al Dhaheri (2024).
- In 2020, he made an outdoor installation of 320 neon, rock-shaped sculptures for Desert X Alula.
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim’s artwork in Desert X Alula
- He represented his country at the Venice Biennale in 2022, where he installed his artwork Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim: Between Sunrise and Sunset.
- In his leisure time, he enjoys travelling to different places.
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim during his trip
- He is an avid animal lover and owns two pet cats named Shagoori and Lily.
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim with his pet cat
- Some of his work has been acquired by various international collections like the R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Sharjah Art Foundation in Sharjah, the Sharjah Art Museum in Sharjah, and Le Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
- He is a bike enthusiast and has been a part of the Fujairah Chapter Harley Owners Group bikers’ group for a few years.
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim with his biker group
- In his younger days, he used to smoke dozens of Camel cigarettes.
- His artwork has been published in various books and magazines.
Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim’s book
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