Draft:Nazir Ismail

Nazir Ismail (February 17, 1948 - October 12, 2016) was a Syrian visual artist from the capital city of Damascus. He held more than 62 solo exhibitions in various Syrian cities such as Aleppo, Homs, and Arab cities like Cairo, Dubai, Sharjah, and Doha. Additionally, he participated in exhibitions to reclaim his older works from 1969 to 1996 at the Goethe Institute in Damascus, as well as in hundreds of group exhibitions worldwide

Nazir Ismail received several artistic awards, including: the third prize for young artists in 1971 in Damascus, the Intergraphic Prize in Berlin in 1980, and the third prize at the Sharjah Biennial in 1996. Many consider him one of the most important Arab visual artists, with portraiture being a central theme in their artistic projects

The National Center for Visual Arts in Damascus held an honorary exhibition titled ‘Salute to the Spirits of Artists Marwan Qassab Bashi, Nazir Nabaa, and Nazir Ismail.’ This exhibition aims to preserve Syria’s visual cultural heritage and features a selection of established visual artists alongside a significant number of young artists with notable experiences in the Syrian art scene.