Mamoun Sakkal, Internationally recognized artist, reinterprets his Arab and Islamic heritage in modern works of art.

Mamoun Sakkal is a native of Syria. He studied painting and printmaking in the Plastic Arts Institute of Aleppo, Syria, and has degrees in architecture from the University of Aleppo and the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Mr. Sakkal started painting at a very early age, and was trained in the European traditions. After emigrating to the United States in 1978, he spent more time studying and understanding the visual heritage of his native culture, and slowly shifted his views of art from European to Arab-Islamic.

He started experiments in using calligraphy as painting in the mid nineteen sixties, and produced abstract water colors utilizing his personal interpretation of the Arabic letter forms. He now uses a computer to produce calligraphic designs based on classical letter forms. Mr. Sakkal also produced the first computer clip art collection of Arabic calligraphic designs in 1992. It is still a best-seller due to the classic quality of its images.

In his latest artwork, he is combining Arabic calligraphy with architectural fragments of buildings dating back to the Middle Ages, mainly from his original hometown, Aleppo.

Mr. Sakkal has received numerous awards for his art and graphic design work. Most recently he won first place award for Kufi style in the prestigious Third International Calligraphy Competition in Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to art, Mr. Sakkal practices architecture, interior design, and graphic design form his Bothell studio, and lectures on Islamic art at the University of Washington.

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GALLERY ONE COLLECTION

 

Allah Jameel/God is Beautiful

 

Bismillah /In The Name of God

Unity

 

Growth

Shahada

Wahdah/Alone

 

Steps and Shadows

 

Turn Your Face


GALLERY TWO COLLECTION

 



Love, Peace

 

 

Allah #1



The Crack

 

A Different Path

Steps and Shadows #2

Arab Cities

Allahu Qadeer

GALLERY THREE COLLECTION

 

Window of Hope

Light and Words



The Stranger's Town


Blessed Holiday

 

Peace, Love



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