Personal Information
Name
Naima Karim
Address
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Utrecht, The Netherlands
naima.karim@gmail.com
Nationality
Bangladeshi, Dutch
Date of Birth
15.10.1976
Education
2022 Ithra Creative Solutions Program Entrepreneur Development Track
2021 Ithra Creative Solutions Program Masterclasses VR, AR, MR, XR
2005 Artemis Mode Academie, Diploma Couture
2004 Artemis Mode Academie, Diploma Fashion Design
2003 Artemis Mode Academie, Diploma Pattern Making
1997 University of Dhaka, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Exhibitions
2024 GenAI Convention, Germany
2024 Pordenine Docs Fest, Italy
2024 Dhahran Art Group Annual Exhibition, Saudi Arabia
2023 Forum Groningen, The Netherlands
2023 DOKUart, Croatia
2023 ACM Siggraph, Los Angeles
2023 MozFest, Virtual and MozFest House, Amsterdam
2023 16th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival, Serbia
2023 9th Saudi Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
2023 3rd Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale, Shenzhen, China
2023 Leap23, Saudi Arabia
2022 Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh
2022 Red Sea Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
2022 Gamers 8 and Saudi Esport Festival Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2022 Creative Solutions Program immersive prototype experience in February, Ithra, Saudi Arabia
2021 Dhahran Art Group annual exhibition, Saudi Arabia
2020 second Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale in December, Shenzhen, China
2019 8th Beijing International Oil Painting Biennale Beijing, China
2018 First Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale in December 26th-Feb 20th, Shenzhen, China
2018 Red Cube Public Museum Nov 30th-Dec 20th, Shenzhen, China
2018 Carousel du Louvre, October Salon, France
2018 Duo Exhibition, Dhahran Art Gallery, Saudi Arabia
2018 Dialogues, Romanov Place, Moscow, Russia
2018 La Tête d’or, Brussels
2018 Carousel du Louvre, April Salon, France
2018 Jood Charity Group Exhibition, Saudi Arabia
2018 World Art Dubai, Dubai
2018 RT Desert Sky Exhibition, Saudi Arabia
2017 Solo Exhibition, Dhahran Art Gallery, Saudi Arabia
Collections
Dafen Art Museum Collection
Shangri-La Jeddah (Original works and also some prints)
Aramco Executive Offices
Works are held in private collections in Saudi Arabia, the UK, UAE, the US, Canada, Italy, The Netherlands, Singapore, France, Bangladesh, and India.
Awards
2022 Nominated for non-fiction immersive award, IDFA DocLab Festival, Amsterdam
2022 Nominated for the Crystal Owl Awards by Steropsia Europe, Brussels
2022 Nominated for the VR Social Impact Award of the Year by AIXR, UK
2021 winner of the immersive project at Creative Solutions Program, Ithra, Saudi Arabia
2019 1st prize Oil painting, Dhahran Art Group exhibition
2018 2nd prize Acrylic painting, Dhahran Art Group exhibition
2018 1st Prize Oil Painting, RT Desert Sky Exhibition, Saudi Arabia
Jury
2023 Special Program 360, 53rd Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Germany
2022 VR Awards, Red Sea Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
Teaching
2018 - Present Private art teacher, Aramco Camp Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2013 - 2018 Private art teacher, Aramco Camp Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia
2013 - 2018 Painting instructor, Abqaiq Art Group, Saudi Arabia
Curatorial Projects
2014 - 2023 Annual Children’s Art Exhibition Abqaiq and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Annual art exhibition, Abqaiq Art Group, Saudi Arabia
2016 Community Exhibition, themed “Sleeping Beauty,” Saudi Arabia