1. Abed Abdi is a Palestinian painter, graphic designer, sculptor and art lecturer.
11 Facts About Abed Abdi
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Abed Abdi held his first exhibition in Tel Aviv in 1962.
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Abed Abdi then pursued academic studies at the Fine Arts Academy in Dresden.
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Abed Abdi's professors were Lea Grundig, Gerhard Bondzin and Gerhard Kettner.
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Abed Abdi has exhibited in Qatar, Israel, Belgium and Bulgaria.
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Abed Abdi has participated in over 45 group exhibitions, among them the joint Palestinian-Israeli exhibition "It's possible" which toured the US and Germany between 1988 and 1990.
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Abed Abdi's work appeared in the "Solidarity with the Palestinian People" exhibit in Tokyo, Berlin, Brussels, Belgrade and Athens.
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Abed Abdi organized and participated in exhibitions with Israeli and Palestinian artists in Tel-Aviv, Haifa and West Jerusalem in the period between 1980 and 1987 defending the freedom of expression and creativity.
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Abed Abdi is an active member of the Haifa branch of the Israeli Association of Painters and Sculptures, as well as the Jewish-Arab Center of Beit Hagefen.
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Abed Abdi founded the Ibda' society for the promotion of visual arts in the Arab Israeli sector and Ara belle - Visual Arts Workshop in Haifa, for the promotion of the visual arts and intercultural dialogue through the arts.
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Abed Abdi has been teaching fine arts in the Arab Pedagogical College in Haifa since 1985.