Roland Khoury
| Roland Khoury | |
|---|---|
 Roland Khoury, c. 2010 | |
| Born |
Roland Khoury 1930 Antioch, Syria |
| Died |
1988 (aged 57–58) Aleppo, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Education | Academy of fine arts in Rome |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing |
| Notable work | Italy – Syria – Lebanon |
| Movement | Realism |
| Patron(s) | The Suggestive Realism |
Roland Khoury (Arabic: رولان خوري) (1930—1988) was a Syrian painter.
Biography
Khoury was born in Antioch in 1930. He moved to Aleppo where he finished his college in 1950, afterwards worked as a teacher in Syria until 1955, left to Italy to study painting at Accademia di belle arti di Roma in 1956 from which he graduated on 1960.
- In 1962 he won the first prize of San Vito Romano's (Provincial Agency for Tourism in Rome) Contest & Exhibition in Italy.
- In 1963 he represented Syria at the International exhibition which took place in "Galleria d'Arte d'Urso" Siena – Italy.
- In 1964 he got the {G .B. Salvi e Piccola Europa} diplomas from the Italian Sassoferrato's city as well as the silver medal.
- In 1964 he participated in the most important Italy's exhibitions, Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition, in which effect he wrote a manifesto about the Contemporary art which contest explained his point of view regarding the modern movements of arts. This manifesto found a big acceptance and popularity in both Arabic and European medias and had been published in the Syrian press then printed as a booklet with name The Suggestive Realism. In the same year this booklet has been translated to many other languages and published in Italy and in some other European countries.
- In 1965 he left Italy to make a wall-painting to the hall of winter sports in Aleppo (Youths Patronage) of 400 meter square and returned in 1969 to Italy to stay until 1970.
- In 1970 he returned home and then left to Lebanon to have an artistic activity there for two years, afterwards he moved to Rome in 1975 where he got the {PREMIO CRONACA 75} awards of Art, Culture & Media.
Exhibitions
Collective Exhibitions
- At "Palazzo delle Esposizioni" in Rome on 1962.
- Awarded the 1st Prize ex-aequo at "VIII S. Vito Romano Contest" on 8 November 1962.
- Represented Syria at the International Art Exhibition in "Galleria d'Arte d'Urso" on June 1963.
- In Fiuggi on August 1963.
- At "Galleria Stagni" on 2 January 1964.
- Participation in the "XXXII International Biennial for Contemporary Art" in Venice on 20 June 1964.
- Awarded silver medal in the competition of "G.B. Salvi e Piccola Europa" in Sassoferrato on 1964.
- At "Palazzo delle Esposizioni" in "Rome" 21 March 1968.
- In Fiumicino on 13 August 1977.
- At the Syrian Embassy in Rome on 29 October 1977.
- Participation in the Spring exhibition at the National Museum of Aleppo on 5 May 1985.
- At "OUMAIA Gallery for Art and Culture" in Aleppo on 1987.
Personal Exhibitions
- At the Cultural Center of Aleppo on February 1961.
- At the Cultural Center of Homs on April 1961.
- In Damascus on July 1961.
- At "Galleria Giotto" in Rome on July 1962.
- At "Galleria Stagni" in Rome on 18 October 1963.
- In Damascus on 29 August 1964.
- In Aleppo on 9 October 1964.
- At "Galleria Il Cavalletto" in Rome on 8 February 1969
- In Aleppo on 10 December 1970.
- At The Town Hall of Dhour El Choueir in Beirut on 28 August 1972.
- In Beirut on 2 November 1972.
- At the "People's Hall for Fine Arts" in Damascus on 1 October 1974.
- At the National Museum of Aleppo on 9 December 1974.
- At the Gallery "Il Sigillo" in Rome on 7 June 1975.
- At the French Cultural Center in Damascus on 15 June 1982.
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