ANEES MAANI Born in Jordan, 1973, based in Spain.
My sculpture explores the evolution of forms in nature and in human culture.
I've had seven solo exhibitions in Jordan, The Netherlands, Malaysia and Spain, participated in many international group exhibitions, sculpture symposia, workshops and art residencies.
PUBLIC COLECTIONS:
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
National Art Gallery, Malaysia
Penang State Museum, Malaysia
Bahrain National Museum
University Malaya, Malaysia
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts / Ayla Oasis, Aqaba
Minicipality of Amsterdam
EXHIBITIONS:
2023 Partides 23 Art Festival, Cambrils, Spain.
2023 Session 25 of “Parlem Contemporani”, Convent de les Arts, Alcover, Spain.
2021 Untitled, solo exhibition at Center d’Art La Rectoria, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Barcelona, Spain.
2020 “Cita Prèvia. Obra (des)confinada”, group exhibition at Centre d'Art la Rectoria, Catalonia, Spain.
2019 INTRO, solo exhibition at Cal Massó, Reus, Spain.
2019 "3 Elements" 3 artists group exhibition at Penang State Museum, Malaysia.
2018 Open house group exhibition, Kuwait.
2018 "Barehands Raw", group exhibition after a Barehands residency in Malaysia, at Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 Art Expo Malaysia 2017, Jordanian Embassy Booth, Malaysia.
2017 "Lines", solo exhibition at Chandan Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 Barehands group exhibition at The National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2016 "Seeds", solo exhibition at Run Amok Gallery, Georgetown, Malaysia.
2016 Shah Alam Biennale, Malaysia.
2016 "Visual Redux" a group exhibition at Hin Bus Depot, Georgetown, Malaysia.
2016 "Bare Hands" a group exhibition at Ashia Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan.
2016 "Another calmness" a group exhibition at Chinkokuji temple, Fukuoka, Japan.
2016 "Full contact" a group exhibition at Tetra Art Space, Fukuoka, Japan.
2015 Barehands group exhibition at Yayasan Pusat Kebudayaan, Bandung, Indonesia.
2014 "Kayu",Third solo exhibition, Artelier gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2014 "Bold impressions", group exhibition, Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2014 World Wood Day sculpture exhibition "Homeland", Xianyou, China.
2013 Second solo exhibition, Kunsttraject, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2013 "70 year of Jordanian contemporary art" the National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2012 Featured artist, "Artist of the month" at the National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2012 "TRENDSETTING III", Group exhibition of uniquely designed functional and decorative items & artworks, Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2011 "Floor to ceiling", Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2011 “We Have Woven the Motherlands with Nets of Iron”, Jiza train station, Amman, Jordan.
2010 Sunny art fair, central sculpture, Amman, Jordan.
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, Goteborg, Sweden.
2008 First solo exhibition, Zara center, Amman, Jordan.
2008 "Reunion of love" group exhibition at Zara Gallery, Grand Hyatt Amman, Jordan.
2006 "A Celebration of Jordanian Contemporary Art", 4walls gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2006 Amman International Theater Festival’s Jordanian Artists exhibition, Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan.
2006 "Jordan – Malaysia, artistic harmony", gallery Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2003 "Hues", National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
1998 "Annual Group Exhibition", organized by the Jordanian Plastic Artists Association, Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan.
WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES:
2023 “Shatana Sculpture Residency”, Shatana, Jordan.
2019 Art Residency at Centre d'Art la Rectoria, Catalonia, Spain.
2019 Kakalaskali Art residency in Skagafjordur, Northern Iceland.
2018 Barehands residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2018 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
2017 Barehands art residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, California, U.S.A.
2016 7th International Sculpture Symposium, organized by the National Gallery in Aqaba, Jordan.
2016 "Bare hands", an art residency in Fukuoka, Japan.
2016 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, Baktapu, Nepal.
2015 "Bare hands", an art residency in Bandung, Indonesia.
2015 Art residency at Bakawali art and craft center, Besut, Malaysia.
2015 Two stone sculptures added to the pre-existing three at the National Gallery's park, Amman, Jordan.
2015 Amman Art residency, at Anees Maani's studio, Amman, Jordan.
2015 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, Eskishehir, Turkey.
2014 Art Residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2014 6th International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
2014 World Wood Day, Xianyou, China.
2012 5th International Sculpture Symposium, Bahrain.
2010 5th International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2010 Residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2008 4th International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2008 Hoy International Artists Workshop, a Triangle Arts Trust workshop, Hoy, Scotland.
2007 Shatana International Artists Workshop, a Triangle Arts Trust workshop organized by Makan, Jordan.
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, Malaysia.
2003 16th International Festival of Plastic Arts in Mahres, Tunisia.
EDUCATION:
1996 – 1998 Apprenticeship in sculpture, under the supervision of Nazih Oweis, Amman, Jordan.
1992 – 1994 Studied Architecture at the Building Academy, Volgograd, Russia.
WORK AND OTHER PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2007 - present Props maker, Art Director and other positions in the art departments of films.
2006 - present Designer and founder of Bits of Petra Souvenirs.
My sculpture explores the evolution of forms in nature and in human culture.
I've had seven solo exhibitions in Jordan, The Netherlands, Malaysia and Spain, participated in many international group exhibitions, sculpture symposia, workshops and art residencies.
PUBLIC COLECTIONS:
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
National Art Gallery, Malaysia
Penang State Museum, Malaysia
Bahrain National Museum
University Malaya, Malaysia
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts / Ayla Oasis, Aqaba
Minicipality of Amsterdam
EXHIBITIONS:
2023 Partides 23 Art Festival, Cambrils, Spain.
2023 Session 25 of “Parlem Contemporani”, Convent de les Arts, Alcover, Spain.
2021 Untitled, solo exhibition at Center d’Art La Rectoria, Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Barcelona, Spain.
2020 “Cita Prèvia. Obra (des)confinada”, group exhibition at Centre d'Art la Rectoria, Catalonia, Spain.
2019 INTRO, solo exhibition at Cal Massó, Reus, Spain.
2019 "3 Elements" 3 artists group exhibition at Penang State Museum, Malaysia.
2018 Open house group exhibition, Kuwait.
2018 "Barehands Raw", group exhibition after a Barehands residency in Malaysia, at Wei Ling Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 Art Expo Malaysia 2017, Jordanian Embassy Booth, Malaysia.
2017 "Lines", solo exhibition at Chandan Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 Barehands group exhibition at The National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2016 "Seeds", solo exhibition at Run Amok Gallery, Georgetown, Malaysia.
2016 Shah Alam Biennale, Malaysia.
2016 "Visual Redux" a group exhibition at Hin Bus Depot, Georgetown, Malaysia.
2016 "Bare Hands" a group exhibition at Ashia Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan.
2016 "Another calmness" a group exhibition at Chinkokuji temple, Fukuoka, Japan.
2016 "Full contact" a group exhibition at Tetra Art Space, Fukuoka, Japan.
2015 Barehands group exhibition at Yayasan Pusat Kebudayaan, Bandung, Indonesia.
2014 "Kayu",Third solo exhibition, Artelier gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2014 "Bold impressions", group exhibition, Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2014 World Wood Day sculpture exhibition "Homeland", Xianyou, China.
2013 Second solo exhibition, Kunsttraject, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2013 "70 year of Jordanian contemporary art" the National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2012 Featured artist, "Artist of the month" at the National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2012 "TRENDSETTING III", Group exhibition of uniquely designed functional and decorative items & artworks, Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2011 "Floor to ceiling", Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2011 “We Have Woven the Motherlands with Nets of Iron”, Jiza train station, Amman, Jordan.
2010 Sunny art fair, central sculpture, Amman, Jordan.
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, Goteborg, Sweden.
2008 First solo exhibition, Zara center, Amman, Jordan.
2008 "Reunion of love" group exhibition at Zara Gallery, Grand Hyatt Amman, Jordan.
2006 "A Celebration of Jordanian Contemporary Art", 4walls gallery, Amman, Jordan.
2006 Amman International Theater Festival’s Jordanian Artists exhibition, Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan.
2006 "Jordan – Malaysia, artistic harmony", gallery Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2003 "Hues", National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
1998 "Annual Group Exhibition", organized by the Jordanian Plastic Artists Association, Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan.
WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES:
2023 “Shatana Sculpture Residency”, Shatana, Jordan.
2019 Art Residency at Centre d'Art la Rectoria, Catalonia, Spain.
2019 Kakalaskali Art residency in Skagafjordur, Northern Iceland.
2018 Barehands residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2018 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
2017 Barehands art residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2017 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, California, U.S.A.
2016 7th International Sculpture Symposium, organized by the National Gallery in Aqaba, Jordan.
2016 "Bare hands", an art residency in Fukuoka, Japan.
2016 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, Baktapu, Nepal.
2015 "Bare hands", an art residency in Bandung, Indonesia.
2015 Art residency at Bakawali art and craft center, Besut, Malaysia.
2015 Two stone sculptures added to the pre-existing three at the National Gallery's park, Amman, Jordan.
2015 Amman Art residency, at Anees Maani's studio, Amman, Jordan.
2015 World Wood Day, the collaborative project, Eskishehir, Turkey.
2014 Art Residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2014 6th International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
2014 World Wood Day, Xianyou, China.
2012 5th International Sculpture Symposium, Bahrain.
2010 5th International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2010 Residency at Akal Di Ulu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2008 4th International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan.
2008 Hoy International Artists Workshop, a Triangle Arts Trust workshop, Hoy, Scotland.
2007 Shatana International Artists Workshop, a Triangle Arts Trust workshop organized by Makan, Jordan.
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, Malaysia.
2003 16th International Festival of Plastic Arts in Mahres, Tunisia.
EDUCATION:
1996 – 1998 Apprenticeship in sculpture, under the supervision of Nazih Oweis, Amman, Jordan.
1992 – 1994 Studied Architecture at the Building Academy, Volgograd, Russia.
WORK AND OTHER PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2007 - present Props maker, Art Director and other positions in the art departments of films.
2006 - present Designer and founder of Bits of Petra Souvenirs.
