TAMMAM AZZAM
Born: 1980, Syria
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Education
2001 BA, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Solo Exhibitions
2025
- Aftermath, Yvonne Hohner Contemporary, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Aftermath, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany
2024
- Diary, Ayyam Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
2023
- Temporary Title, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany
- Fragile States (of Being), duo exhibition with Fahar Al-Salih, Yvonne Hohner Contemporary, Karlsruhe, Germany
2022
- Kunstverein Achim, Achim, Germany
- Fragments, duo exhibition with Jonas Englert, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany
2021
- Bilder ohne Namen / Untitled Pictures, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany
2020
- Collagen, Kunstverein Biberach, Biberach, Germany
- Dämmerung und Morgenlicht, Rudolf Stolz Museum, Tyrol, Italy
2019
- Forgotten Cities, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, USA
- Tammam Azzam 2007–2017, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- Tammam Azzam, Kunstverein Iserlohn, Villa Wessel, Iserlohn, Germany
2018
- Tammam Azzam, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany
2017
- Paper, City Museum of Oldenburg, Germany
2016
- The Road, Ayyam Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
2013
- I, The Syrian, Ayyam Gallery, London, UK
- I, The Syrian, Ayyam Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2012
- Syria, Ayyam Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
2011
- Dirty Laundry, Ayyam Gallery, DIFC, Dubai, UAE
2010
- Metallica, Ayyam Gallery, Damascus, Syria
2006
- Centre Culturel Français, Damascus, Syria
2004
- Atassi Gallery, Damascus, Syria
2001
- Aquarails, Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Damascus, Syria
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2025
- Art Without Borders, group exhibition, Haus Kunst Mitte, Berlin, Germany
2023
- BRÜCHE group exhibition, Haus Kunst Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- Ernst Bloch Zentrum, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2020
- Naked Cities , Art-Lab Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2019
- où est la maison de mon ami ?, Maison des Arts – Centre d’art contemporain de Malakoff, France
- Art in Spite of (t) Exclusion, Diakonie Deutschland, Braunschweig, Germany
- Tribe: Contemporary Photography from the Arab World, American University, Washington D.C., USA
2018
- Pueblos en Resistencia, Bienal del Sur, Venezuela
- Shelters of Babylon, KINLIX Festival, Maribor, Slovenia
2017
- Away from Home, Künstlerforum Bonn, Germany
- On Target, European Capital of Culture – Pafos 2017, Cyprus
- Sanctuary, For-Site Foundation, San Francisco, USA
2016
- Home Land Security, For-Site Foundation, San Francisco, USA (Curator: Cheryl Haines
- Homeland – Identity in Transition, Künstlerverein Walkmühle, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Contemporary Ruins, Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, USA
2015
- Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare, UK, Curator: Banksy
- FUU – Street Art Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- View From Inside: Contemporary Arab Photography, Video and Mixed Media Art, Abu Dhabi Festival, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Curators: Wendy Watriss and Karin Adrian von Roques)
2014
- Crisis of History Part 2: Fight History, Framer Framed in de Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- KunstStoff Syrien, Forum Factory, Berlin, Germany
- Et pourtant ils créent ! (Syrie : la foi dans l‘art)/Despite it all they make art!
(Syria: Having faith in the Arts), Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris, France
Art Fairs
2025
- Abu Dhabi Art, Galerie Kornfeld
2023
- Lianzhou International Photography Festival, Guangdong, China
- ARCO Madrid, Spain, Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
- Asia now, Paris, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
- Asia now, Paris, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai
2024
- Abu Dhabi Art, Galerie Kornfeld
- Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Kornfeld, Karlsruhe, Germany
2023
- Contemporary Istanbul, Yvonne Hohner Contemporary, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Art Karlsruhe, Galerie Kornfeld, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Art Dubai, Ayyam Gallery
2022
- Art Busan, Busan, South Korea, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
- KIAF Seúl, South Korea, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
- Art Dubai, Galerie Kornfeld
2020
- Two-artist presentation with Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, The Armory Show, New - York, USA (with Haines Gallery, San Francisco
2019
Art Dubai, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
2018
- Art Dubai, solo presentation, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- Untitled Miami, Haines Gallery
2017
- The Armory Show, with Haines Gallery, San Francisco, New York, USA
- Untitled Miami, Haines Gallery
2014
- Dak’Art – Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar, Senegal
- FotoFest Biennial, Houston, USA
- Alexandria Biennale, Egypt
- 30th Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, Slovenia
- FotoFest Biennial , Houston
Residencies & Fellowships
2016
- Fellowship Placement, Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst, Germany
2015
- Residency, Vancouver Biennale / Quest University, Canada
2003
- Residency & Workshop, Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan, with Marwan Kassab-Bashi
Collections
Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE
Dubai Collection, Dubai, UAE
The Salsali Collection, Dubai, UAE
The Samawi Collection, Dubai, UAE
Publications
2011
- Tammam Azzam, Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, UAE, Edited by Maymanah Farhat
2021
- Tammam Azzam, Bilder ohne Namen | Untitled Pictures, published by HIRMER Publisher, essays by Avinoam Shalem, Mamuka Bliadze, and Regine Müller.