Khaled Akil

Khaled Akil
Khaled Akil
Education	Bachelor Degree from Faculty of Law and Political sciences,
Alma mater	Beirut Arab University
Occupation	Mixed Media Artist
Website	khaledakil.com

Khaled Akil born 1986 in Aleppo is a Syrian artist based in Istanbul.^[1]^[2] Akil is a self-taught artist who works with different art mediums. He is best known for his photography series Pokémon Go in Syria^[3]

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Khaled Akil was born in Aleppo, Syria,^[4] to a family with a long history of artistic and political influence. His father is the renowned painter Youssef Akil.^[5] His great maternal grandfather is the Syrian author and historical figure Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi.

ِAkil's first exhibition was held in 2009, when at the time he was completing his bachelor's degree in Law.^[1] His experience in law, politics and human rights played a major role in his artistic development and projections.^[6]

In 2012, he held a solo exhibition “The Legend of Death”^[7] in Istanbul, where he resides today^[3] due to the escalation of the war in Syria.^[8]

2018 Brown University, Rhode Island, U.S.^[9]
2017 Stanford University, California, U.S.^[10]^[11]^[12]
2013 Chalabi Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey^[13]^[14]
2012 Lahd Gallery, London, UK^[15]^[16]^[17]
2011 Karma Art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria
2010 Mustafa Ali Art Foundation. Damascus, Syria
2009 Sarmad Art Gallery, Aleppo, Syria

2019 Kashash, Bozar Art Museum, Brussels, Belgium^[18]
2018 Anti Trump Show, Creative Debuts, London, U.K.^[19]
Uprooted, World Bank, Washington D.C, U.S.^[20]
Contemporary Photography from the Arab World, American University Museum in Washington, Katzen Arts Center, D.C., USA.^[21]
2016 Flight, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, Vermont, U.S.^[22]
Anna&Mark art fair San Jose, California.^[23]
Catharsis, Gaya Art Gallery, Sidi Bou Said.^[24]
2015 International Discoveries V, FotoFest, Houston, Texas, United States.^[25]
Woman Through The Eyes- Tajallyat Art Gallery, Beirut.
In-Quest, Gaya Art Gallery, Sidi Bou Said.
Voices from the Middle East, Art in Exile Festival, Washington, D.C.^[26]
2009 From Aleppo with Love, Le Pont Gallery, Aleppo, Syria

[1]
Akil, Khaled (18 December 2015). "Lives". The New York Times Magazine.
[2]
"Khaled AKil-Biography". Fotofest.org. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
[3]
"You Need to Be Looking at 'Pokémon Go in Syria'". The Creator Project.Vice.
[4]
"Artist Khaled Akil imagines Pokémon Go in ravaged Syria". Al Jazeera.
[5]
"Biography". janetradyfineart.com.
[6]
"PHOTOGRAPHY. BEHIND SYRIA'S WAR". freearabs.com.
[7]
"FAREWELL IS NOT GOOD-BYE". mantlethought.org.
[8]
"Your Middle East's managing editor caught up with celebrated Syrian artist Khaled Akil who currently resides in Istanbul". yourmiddleeast.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015.
[9]
"Art at Watson Presents "Requiem for Syria," an exhibition by Khaled Akil".
[10]
"Syrian Khaled Akil, whose work is being exhibited in California, joins artists protesting discriminatory travel ban". Al Jazeera.
[11]
"Syrian Artist Khaled Akil: 'Art Flies With No Visa'". kqed.org.
[12]
"Syrian Artist's Photographs Offer a Prayer for Peace". Stanford Global Studies. 21 September 2018.
[13]
"Chalabi Art Gallery hosts Syrian artist Khaled Akil". culturedworld.com.
[14]
""Legend of Death" - Khaled Akil". lebriz.com.
[15]
"Syrian artist's Hampstead exhibition explores nation in conflict". James Podesta. ham and high newspaper. 27 February 2012.
[16]
"20 top exhibitions in 2012". islamicartsmagazine.com.
[17]
"Photography exhibition 'Khaled Akil: The Unmentioned' at London's Lahd Gallery". islamicartsmagazine.com.
[18]
"Moussem Cities Damascus 01-28.02.2019 Brussels + Beirut 14-15.01".
[19]
"Anti Trump show creative debut". Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
[20]
"Uprooted, World Bank".
[21]
"Tribe: Contemporary Photography from the Arab World".
[22]
"'Flight' takes off". stowetoday.com.
[23]
"Anne & Mark's Art Party". artpartysj.com.
[24]
"CATHARSIS // Group show". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
[25]
"2015 Exhibitions". fotofest.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
[26]
"Art in Exile Festival: "Voices from the Middle East"". goethe.de.

[NYTIMES-1] [1]
Akil, Khaled (18 December 2015). "Lives". The New York Times Magazine.

[2] [2]
"Khaled AKil-Biography". Fotofest.org. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[Vice-3] [3]
"You Need to Be Looking at 'Pokémon Go in Syria'". The Creator Project.Vice.

[AJ-4] [4]
"Artist Khaled Akil imagines Pokémon Go in ravaged Syria". Al Jazeera.

[5] [5]
"Biography". janetradyfineart.com.

[6] [6]
"PHOTOGRAPHY. BEHIND SYRIA'S WAR". freearabs.com.

[7] [7]
"FAREWELL IS NOT GOOD-BYE". mantlethought.org.

[8] [8]
"Your Middle East's managing editor caught up with celebrated Syrian artist Khaled Akil who currently resides in Istanbul". yourmiddleeast.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015.

[9] [9]
"Art at Watson Presents "Requiem for Syria," an exhibition by Khaled Akil".

[10] [10]
"Syrian Khaled Akil, whose work is being exhibited in California, joins artists protesting discriminatory travel ban". Al Jazeera.

[11] [11]
"Syrian Artist Khaled Akil: 'Art Flies With No Visa'". kqed.org.

[12] [12]
"Syrian Artist's Photographs Offer a Prayer for Peace". Stanford Global Studies. 21 September 2018.

[13] [13]
"Chalabi Art Gallery hosts Syrian artist Khaled Akil". culturedworld.com.

[14] [14]
""Legend of Death" - Khaled Akil". lebriz.com.

[15] [15]
"Syrian artist's Hampstead exhibition explores nation in conflict". James Podesta. ham and high newspaper. 27 February 2012.

[16] [16]
"20 top exhibitions in 2012". islamicartsmagazine.com.

[17] [17]
"Photography exhibition 'Khaled Akil: The Unmentioned' at London's Lahd Gallery". islamicartsmagazine.com.

[18] [18]
"Moussem Cities Damascus 01-28.02.2019 Brussels + Beirut 14-15.01".

[19] [19]
"Anti Trump show creative debut". Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

[20] [20]
"Uprooted, World Bank".

[21] [21]
"Tribe: Contemporary Photography from the Arab World".

[22] [22]
"'Flight' takes off". stowetoday.com.

[23] [23]
"Anne & Mark's Art Party". artpartysj.com.

[24] [24]
"CATHARSIS // Group show". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

[25] [25]
"2015 Exhibitions". fotofest.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[26] [26]
"Art in Exile Festival: "Voices from the Middle East"". goethe.de.

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