From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sara Shamma
Sara Shamma
Sara Shamma • 2004: Fourth Prize at the BP portrait Award at the
سارة شما National Portrait Gallery, London, UK.
• 2001: First prize (the golden medal) in Lattakia
Born November 26, 1975 (1975-11-26)
Damascus, Syria biennial, Lattakia Syria.
• 2000: Second Prize in the Spanish cultural center art
Nationality Syrian competition, Damascus, Syria.
Field Painting • 2000: second prize in the British council art
competition, Damascus Syria.
Training Adham Ismail Fine Arts Institute • 1998: second prize in the youth exhibition, organized
Damascus, Syria.
by the fine arts syndicate, Damascus, Syria.
Sara Shamma (Arabic: ( )سارة شماborn November 26, 1975)
is a Syrian artist and painter. External links
Shamma was born in Damascus, Syria. She began
• Sara Shamma official website
painting in 1979 at the age of four. From 1982 to 1985 she
• Sara Shamma’s interview with Forward Magazine
took drawing courses for children at the Adham Ismaiil
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Fine Arts Institute.
group.php?gid=2393630278
She went on to study at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Da-
Persondata
mascus University and graduated in 1998, and went on to
teach at the Adham Ismaiil Fine Arts Institute from 1997 Name Shamma, Sara
to 2000. Alternative names
Sara is now one of the leading painters in Syria also a
Short description
well known painter in the world.
She has been a full time artist since 1994. Date of birth November 26, 1975
Place of birth Damascus, Syria
Awards Date of death
Place of death
• 2004: Honored by The presidential palace Damascus,
Syria.
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• Living people
• Syrian painters
• People from Damascus
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