Born 1944 in Jerusalem
Lives and works in Amman, Jordan
Founder and president of the Khalid Shoman Foundation - Darat al Funun, in Amman, Jordan
Studied law in Beirut and Paris and arts at the Fahrelnissa Zeid Royal Institute of Fine Arts, Jordan.
Awarded the decoration of Knight of the Arts and Culture by the French Ministry of Culture in 2005

Solo Exhibitions (Selection)

2004
"Of Time and Light", Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan

1999
"De Temps et de Sable", La teinturerie, Paris, France

1998
"Of Time and Sand", Emmagoss Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

1995
"Petra III", French Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan

1993
"The Legend of Petra II", Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan

1988
"The Legend of Petra I", Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan

Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2005
7th Sharjah Biennial, UAE

2003
"Breaking the Veil", a touring exhibition in several countries, organised by the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts

1997
"Artists from Jordan", Salle St. Jean, Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France
"Contemporary Palestinian Artists", Institut du monde arabe, Paris, France

1994
"Contemporary Art from Jordan, Conglomerations", Academia d’Egitto a Roma, Italy

1994 - 95
"Forces of Change: Artists from the Arab World", a touring exhibition in the U.S.A.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago
The Wolfson Gallery, Miami Dade Community College, Miami
The Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta
The Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek

1993
6th Asian Art Biennial, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1991
"Contemporary Art from Jordan", McIntosh Gallery, Ontario, Canada
"South of the World", Galleria Civica for Contemporary Arts, Marsala, Sicily, Italy

1989
"Contemporary Art from the Islamic world", Barbican Centre, London, UK

1981 - 87
Salon d’Automne, Paris, France

Public Collections

The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan
Institut du monde arabe, Paris, France