In his abstract paintings, Waleed Al Qaisi uses bold colors, rich textures, creating chaotic composition, to evoke emotion and invite personal interpretation. There is beauty in the madness of his artwork’s abstraction, and in every glance, the painting offers a new narrative, waiting to be discovered, waiting to be understood.

Waleed Al Qaisi

Waleed R. Qaisi, born in Baghdad in 1963, completed his ceramics studies at the Institute of Fine Art Baghdad in 1985. He is currently based in Amman, after spending time teaching art in Doha. His art is characterized by the use of eclectic media and is replete with extraordinary shapes as well as an instinctive exploration of space and movement, often directly formed. His work has been exhibited internationally in numerous exhibitions, ceramics studios and museums and in 2016, he participated in the international ceramic mural Spotkajmy Sie, (Let’s Meet) in Wroclaw, Poland. Qaisi is also extensively published both alone and with other art critics and has had his works featured in international magazines. Qaisi’s art is displayed in museums around the world, including at the Haegeumgang Theme Museum in South Korea, the Fule International Art Museum in China, the Modern Art Museum in Morocco, the National Museum in Egypt, the Shigaraki Museum in Japan as well as the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. He is also a member of Switzerland’s International Academy of Ceramics.