Anees Maani
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ANEES MAANI

Born 1973, Amman.

anees @ go2petra . com

P.O. Box: 9238, 11191, Amman, Jordan.

   
Full-time Sculptor.
   

Use of various mediums: Plaster, ceramic, wood, stone, metals.

 
EXHIBITIONS:
   
2009 "Prints and sculptures by six Jordanian Artists" Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
   
2009 "7x7 Young artists" Cairo Amman Bank gallery, Amman, Jordan.
   
2009 "Dance of vision II" Jordanian - Swedish group exhibition, Roda Sten gallery, Sweden.
   
2008 First solo exhibition, Zara center, Amman.
   
2008 "Reunion of love" group exhibition at Zara Gallery, Grand Hyatt Amman.
   
2006 "A Celebration of Jordanian Contemporary Art", 4walls gallery, Amman, Jordan.
   
2006 Amman International Theater Festival’s Jordanian Artists exhibition, Royal Cultural Center, Amman.
   
2006 “Jordan – Malaysia, artistic harmony”, gallery Shah Alam, K. L., Malaysia.
   
2003 “Hues,” National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman.
   
1998 “Annual Group Exhibition,” organized by the Jordanian Plastic Artists Association, Royal Cultural Center, Amman.
   
WORKSHOPS:
2010 5rd International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
   
   
2010 Residency at Akal Di Ulu, KL, Malaysia.
   
2008 4th International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
   
2008 Hoy International Artists Workshop, Hoy, Scotland, a Triangle Arts Trust workshop.
   
2007
Shatana International Artists Workshop, Jordan, a Triangle Arts Trust workshop organized by Makan.
   
2006 3rd International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
   
2006 Residency in University Technology Mara, Kelentan – Malaysia, production of sculptures using tropical wood and a group exhibition in Shah Alam gallery.
   
2003 16th International Festival of Plastic Arts in Mahres, Tunisia.
   
EDUCATION:
   
1996 – 1998 Apprenticeship in sculpture, under the supervision of Nazih Oweis, Amman, Jordan.
   
  Nazih Oweis
   
1992 – 1994 Studied Architecture at the Building Academy, Volgograd, Russia.
   
WORK AND OTHER PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:
   
2009 Co-author and photographer of the book: Petra Bedouin Guide.
   
2007 - present Props maker, props buyer, assistant art director and art director for films and T. V. commercials, films include: Redacted, The Hurt Locker, the shooting of Thomas Hurndall, The stoning of Soraya M.
   
2008 Photographs in the book: Megalithic Jordan.
   
2006 - present Part of Field Guide to Jordan team.
   
2007 - present Designer and founder of Bits of Petra Souvenirs.