2000
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts
Yarmouk University
Artist Biography
Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Al-Khatib
Jordanian visual artist and academic exploring memory, place, and visual identity.
Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Al-Khatib is a Jordanian visual artist and academic born in 1978. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from Yarmouk University in 2000, his Master’s degree in Visual Arts from Yarmouk University in 2011, and his PhD in Philosophy of Arts from the University of Jordan in 2020. He is affiliated with the College of Arts and Design at the University of Jordan, where his work spans drawing, painting, art history, and art criticism.
His artistic practice moves between painting, mural work, and visual research into memory, place, and identity. Through landscapes, urban memory, national symbols, and Arab cultural references, his work contributes to the contemporary Jordanian art scene. Since 2005, he has participated in numerous local and international exhibitions and has received several awards, including the Jamal Badran Award from the Palestine International Foundation in 2018. He currently serves as President of the Jordanian Plastic Artists Association.
Artistic Practice
A practice across art, teaching, and research
Jordanian visual artist.
Academic and lecturer in drawing, painting, art history, and art criticism.
Assistant Professor at the College of Arts and Design, Department of Visual Arts, University of Jordan.
Researcher in philosophy of arts and visual arts.
Academic Practice
Academic qualifications
2011
Master’s Degree in Visual Arts
Yarmouk University
2020
PhD in Philosophy of Arts
University of Jordan
Exhibitions & Participation
Exhibitions and participations available in the archive
2014
Jerusalem in Amman
Orfali Gallery, Amman
منذ 2005
Group exhibitions of the Jordanian Plastic Artists Association
Jordan
2007
Artists from the Arab World
Japan
2007
Contemporary Jordanian Art
Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain
2008-2009
Art participations in India and Palestine
India, Palestine
2007
Fosool
Gallery Al-Mashreq, Amman
2007
Makan Insan
Not documented
2008
Ard
Orfali Gallery
Public Projects
Murals and projects connected to public place
2016
Great Arab Revolt Panorama Mural
A major national mural project documenting the panorama of the Great Arab Revolt, executed with thousands of glass pieces and reflecting the presence of national memory in the artist’s mural practice.
Not documented
University of Jordan / Jordanian State Centennial Mural
According to the provided information, the project relates to the University of Jordan anniversary and the centennial of the Jordanian state. Official documentation or approved images should be added before final publication.
Archive & Documentation
Documentation of an artistic and academic practice
The archive includes documented works and archive images pending final documentation, with each record marked without adding unverified details.
Cultural Participation
Leadership roles and cultural participation
2021-2023 / 2024-2026
President of the Jordanian Plastic Artists Association
2023-
Head of the Artworks Classification Committee for the Royal Hashemite Court art holdings
2022-2026
Member of the higher committee and cultural committee of Jerash Festival
Countries of Participation
Countries of participation and travel
- Greece
- Italy
- Yemen
- Syria
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- Egypt
- Sudan