Damascus, April 30 (SANA) The Syrian Fine Artists Union mourned visual artist Abdul Rahman Mhanna, who died on Wednesday at his home in Jaramana at the age of 76.
The union described Mhanna as one of Syria’s leading visual artists, noting his lasting contribution to art and his dedication to cultural expression.
Born in Aleppo in 1950, he studied at the Center for Fine Arts in Aleppo and later at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus, specializing in advertising.
Mhanna’s career spanned decades, working in painting, photography and graphic arts. His style combined expressionism and surrealism, often drawing on Syrian life, with a focus on human figures, nature and architecture.
He held more than 30 solo exhibitions in Syria and abroad and participated in numerous international exhibitions. He first gained recognition with a solo show in Aleppo in 1970 and won first prize at the Syrian Art Centers Exhibition in 1969.
His works are held in national collections at the Ministry of Culture and the National Museum in Damascus.
Despite losing much of his archive after his museum in Yarmouk refugee camp was looted by (ISIS), he continued creating art, remaining committed to artistic expression.
Mhanna leaves behind a significant cultural legacy in Syrian and Arab visual arts.
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