Faraj Abbo (1921-1984)

فرج عبو (1921-1984)

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November 21, 1924 Born in the province of Mosul in Iraq to a Chaldean Christian family.
1936 Painted and sculpted some works in some of Mosul's old churches, such as St. Isaiah Church.
1939 Finished his studies at the Central High School in Baghdad.
1941 Joined the Friends of Art Association.
From the beginning of the forties until 1945, he studied the art of painting in Baquba at Hilla High School.
1947 Sent on a fellowship to Egypt to study.
1950 Completed his studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts in the Painting Department in Cairo and graduated from it. He exhibited ten oil paintings for his master’s graduate project, where he received an honorary degree and first prize. He participated in the Ibn Sina Festival exhibition at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad.
1950-1952 Worked as a drawing art teacher at Al-Adhamiya High School
1952-1954 Dispatched to Italy to complete his studies, and he completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, received an honor degree, and returned to Baghdad.
1952 Joined the Baghdad Modern Art Group and participated in the Group's third exhibition.
1953 Appointed as a teacher at the Institute of Fine Arts and then a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, and he continued his profession of teaching fine arts and drawing until his retirement.
1955 Participated in the Iraqi exhibition in India.
1956 Participated in a joint exhibition with Iraqi artists.
1957 Participated in the Iraqi contemporary art exhibition in Baghdad.
1959 Traveled to Azerbaijan and drew in its capital, Baku, its most important port on the Caspian Sea. Then, he traveled to Ukraine and drew in its capital, Kyiv, a number of its historical and cultural monuments.
1960 Married a woman of Armenian origin, whose name was Shakya Mofsissian. They had three children (including Firas and Shatha).
1963 Held his fifth solo exhibition at Orosdiback’s hall.
1972 Participated in the Iraqi contemporary art exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad.
1973 Participated in the fifteenth exhibition of the Fine Artists Association at their hall in Baghdad.
1982 Participated in the second Al-Wasiti festival in Baghdad.
1983 A retrospective exhibition was held for him at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad.
He set up his studio in his new home in the New Baghdad area and gathered many of his remaining works. He preserved his photos and records, meticulously collecting and documenting his artistic career.
1984 Passed away after suffering from a terminal illness at the age of sixty-three years.
1985 His work was exhibited in the Retrospective Iraqi Exhibition (Art Day Festival) at the hall of the National Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad.
1989 An exhibition was held for him at the Pioneer Artists Museum, Baghdad.
May 11, 2009 A retrospective exhibition was held for him at Waqif Art Center in Doha, Qatar.
Member of the Iraqi Fine Artists Association.

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- 21 نوفمبر 1921 ولد الفنان فرج عبو في محافظة الموصل في العراق لأسرة كلدانية مسيحية.

- 1936 رسم ونحت بعض الأعمال في بعض كنائس الموصل مثل كنيسة مار أشعيا.

- 1939 أكمل دراسته في الإعدادية المركزية في بغداد.

- 1941 انضم إلى جمعية أصدقاء الفن.

- في بداية الأربعينيات ولغاية عام 1945 درَّسَ فن الرسم في بعقوبة في ثانوية الحلة.

- 1947 - 1950 أوفد في زمالة دراسية إلى مصر للدراسة، وأكمل دراسته في كلية الفنون الجميلة في قسم التصوير في القاهرة وتخرج منها واشترك في معرض مهرجان ابن سينا في معهد الفنون الجميلة في بغداد.

- 1950 – 1952 عمل مدرساً لفن الرسم في ثانوية الأعظمية.

- 1952 - 1954 أوفد إلى إيطاليا لإكمال دراسته في أكاديمية الفنون الجميلة في روما وحصل على درجة الشرف وعاد إلى بغداد.

- 1953 عُين مدرساً في معهد الفنون الجميلة وبعدها أستاذًا في أكاديمية الفنون الجميلة واستمر في مهنة تدريس الفنون التشكيلية والرسم تحديدًا إلى تقاعده.

- 1952 انضم إلى جماعة بغداد للفن الحديث واشترك في المعرض الثالث للجماعة.

- 1955 اشترك في المعرض العراقي في الهند.

- 1956 اشترك في معرض مشترك مع فنانين عراقيين.

- 1957 اشترك في المعرض الفني العراقي المعاصر في بغداد.

- 1959 سافر إلى أذربيجان ورسم في عاصمتها باكو ميناءها الأهم على بحر قزوين، وإلى أوكرانيا ورسم عاصمتها كييف وعدداً من معالمهما التاريخية والثقافية.

- 1960 تزوج من سيدة أرمنية الأصل اسمها "شاكية موفسيسيان" ولديهم ثلاثة أولاد (منهم فراس وشذى).

- 1963 أقام معرضه الشخصي الخامس على قاعة أورزدي باك.

- 1972 اشترك في معرض الفن العراقي المعاصر على قاعة المتحف الوطني للفن الحديث في بغداد.

- 1973 اشترك في معرض جمعية الفنانين التشكيليين الخامس عشر على قاعة جمعية الفنانين التشكيليين في بغداد.