"Faisal Samra firmly asserts his willingness to stray from the beaten track of conventional art forms.
His curiosity, and intellectual nomadism lead him to effortlessly reconcile modernity, which he masters and knows in depth, with the traditional culture of his origins that he has no intention of denying."

• Saudi, born in Bahrain in 1956.
• Graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1980.
• Has worked as interior designer, senior graphic designer, and fine arts and graphics consultant.

Group Exhibitions

• National Museum of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan, 1999.
• Egee Art Gallery, London, UK, 1998.
• Award winner of the Liberty 98 Exhibition, United Nations, New York, USA, 1998.
• Sixty Arab Artists Exhibition, Darat Al funun, Amman, Jordan, 1997.
• Chosen among 50 artists worldwide to participate in the Dialogues of Peace Exhibition, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 1995.
• Various exhibitions in France, the United Kingdom, Korea and Iraq.

Solo Exhibitions

• Rochan Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Sponsored by Al Ma,souria Foundation) 2000.
• Galerie Epreuve d'Artistes, Beirut, Lebanon, 1999.
• Alrouwaq Gallery, Manama, Bahrain, 1999.
• Masafa Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 1998, 1996, 1995.
• Sultan Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 1997.
• Darat Al Funun, Amman, Jordan, 1996.
• Vision Gallery, Manama, Bahrain, 1996.
• Arts Center, Manama, Bahrain, 1996.
• Galerie Seltzer Lejeun, Paris, France, 1992.
• Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France, 1991.
• Rochan Gallery, London, UK, 1990.
• Galerie Etienne Dinet, Paris, France, 1989.
• Rochan Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1985.
• Cultural & Artists Association, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1974.

Projects & Public Collections

Public collections at various art galleries and institutions in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Dhahran, Al-Dammam), Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Mexico and France.