HIJAR ISSA BIOGRAPHY:
Painting, Prints
Plastic artist, born in "Qamishli" in 1970. Graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1992. He constantly re-create his rural environment in his work, as the subject appears as a permanent extension of himself in most of his art work.
Hijar Issa has held more than one solo exhibition and has participated in many group exhibitions, both inside and outside Syria. During his stay in Germany, he held five exhibitions making his name known in Europe. Nowadays, most of his art is owned by the Ministry of Culture and private collections. He has also worked as an interior designer in more than forty Syrian films and series.
Member of the Syrian Plastic Artists Union, he participated in the youth exhibitions of the year (2000-2001-2002-2003). He won the third prize in photography from the 2002 exhibition.