News
Official news, announcements and artwork releases
Upcoming
September 2023
Artist in Residence
From September 2023 to March 2024, Athar Jaber will be doing a fellowship at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi.
Past
1 July 2023
Summer Exhibition
Athar Jaber is invited to make two interventions in the city of Damme for Àmare, the itinerary exhibition around and between the iconic countryside of Bruges and Damme.
Visit
24 June 2022
Crosstalks
In occasion of the ceremony for the Award for Social Valorisation of the University of Brussels, Athar Jaber is invited to engage in a discussion with Ann Dooms, professor of Digital Mathematics.
15 May 2022
Open Studio
In occasion of Open Studios, a one-day studio route coordinated by MORPHO, which highlights the presence of visual artists in the city of Antwerp, Athar Jaber’s studio will be open to the public.
1 April 2022
Interview with Athar Jaber
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15 February 2022
Sculpture Triennial
Athar Jaber participates in Antwerp’s 15th Sculpture Triennial at Gallery Campo & Campo with 5 marble sculptures.
29 June 2021
PhD
Athar Jaber obtains his PhD in Visual Arts from the University of Antwerp.
Watch the full defence here.
8 May 2021
Bruges Triennale
Athar Jaber participates in Bruges Triennale with the new work Acheronta Movebo.
October 2020
Art in Isolation
Athar Jaber participates in Art in Isolation, an exhibition at MEI Institue in Washington D.C., that pays tribute to the experiences and reflections of artists from the Middle East and its diaspora during a period of global crisis.
3 April 2020
A Mask for Life
In collaboration with UNHCR, Athar Jaber created a limited edition of ten marble masks. The proceeds will be donated to the UNHCR to support refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
24 October 2019
6th Lubumbashi Biennial
Athar Jaber participates in the 6th Lubumbashi Biennial as an artist in residence and creates Katanga Libanga a permanent installation for the Lubumbashi National Museum.
8 May 2019
A Sculpture for Charity
Athar Jaber creates a sculpture for the Fundraising Gala auction of the Nadjmi Foundation, a charity organisation that treats children with cleft lips deformity in developing countries.
April 2019
A Cool Breeze
Athar Jaber exhibits in Prague in a group show with Elmgreen & Dragset, Ron Mueck, Yinka Shonibare, Stephan Balkenhol, Isa Genzken, Antony Gormley and Thomas Houseago among others. The exhibition at the Rudolfinum exposes new possibilities of spatial depiction of a figure in contemporary art.
April 2019
222 Artists
Athar Jaber features in the latest art and investment publication by Exibart highlighting 222 artists worth investing in.
November 2018
Solo Exhibition
“Offerings”, Athar Jaber’s first solo exhibition in the Americas opens at the National Museum of Havana, Cuba.
August 2017
Artwork commission
Athar Jaber to create new work for the Palestinian Museum’s inaugural exhibition ‘Jerusalem Lives’.
