Untitled

Artist: Khuzaima Alwani
Title: Untitled
Year: 1995
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120 × 90 cm
Courtesy: Ali and Rafia Malas Private Collection

Khuzaima Alwani

Khuzaima Alwani was born in Syria in 1935. He studied abroad at the Academia di Belle Arti in Florence and furthered his studies in Paris. His work often incorporates mythical creatures and monsters to personify the violence and destruction of war. Today, he teaches at the Fine Arts University of Damascus and his paintings are in the collections of Barjeel Art Foundation and The Jalanbo Collection.

● Patron

Ali and Rafia Malas

Rafia Koudmani Malas is considered an expert on Syrian contemporary art. With a vast personal collection of artworks dating from the 1960s, her love of art started when Ali, her husband, purchased their first collection piece in 1992. She holds a Master’s degree in curation from the Zurich University of the Art, and was a speaker at Sultan Al Qasimi’s Majlis. Rafia owned a gallery in Damascus, which unfortunately shut down in 2011.