Name: Essam Abdullah Asiri
Born: Buraidah, Saudia Arabia 1971 .
Qualification: Bachelor of Art Education, Umm Al-Qura University 1994, Master of Art
Education 2007, Study of Design Research, Britain, Brunel University West London 2012,
PhD in Art Education, King Saud University 2018.
Current work: Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Art – Art & Design College,
University of Jeddah, artist, designer and certified trainer in discovering and nurturing the
talented.
Contact: Saudi Arabia / Jeddah Mobile: 00966556693777
Email: alaasiri@uj.edu.sa essam100100@hotmail.com/
Memberships, Positions and Experience:
• Head of the Experts Bureau for Visual Arts and Industrial Designs, research and
training consultations.
• Teaching assistant, then lecturer, then head of the Art Education Department
1995-2009
• Founder of the Total Quality Unit 2004, member, deputy and then head of the
University Development Center until 2009 .
• Member of a committee involved in developing curricula and study plans for art
departments since 2004 .
• Supervisor and pioneer of artistic activity at Teachers College, then College of
Education, King Abdulaziz University from 1999-2009 .
• Teaching the following specialized courses: Drawing, plastic photography, color
studies, design principles and elements, Islamic decoration, Arabic calligraphy, art
appreciation and criticism, art history, design heritage, art education theories,
curricula and methods of teaching and art education principles, applied research,
fees Children, art education for people with special needs and art therapy .
• Member of the House of Fine Artists in Jeddah, 2006 .
• Founding member of the Saudi Arabic Calligraphy Group 1997, founding member
of the Saudi Society for Art Education 2006, member of the Saudi Cultural and
Artistic Club in several British and Saudi cities.
• Artistic participations and prizes: articles, lectures, symposiums, forums,
specialized sessions, workshops, courses, art exhibitions, judging art awards and
scientific research.
• won the third prize in the Tourist Mosques Exhibition 2007, Holdings Prize for the
Urban Heritage Award at the Tourism Ministry 2015 .
• Holding of several personalities, public and private parties, and private museums .
• Research: Several research and studies in visual arts and industrial designs, and
translations of research into Arabic, authored by the piercing eye 2021 .