Artist, Graphic Designer, Lecturer and Academic Researcher Associate Professor in Graphic Arts and Design

Dr. Arafat Al-Naim

Personal Data• Nationality:Jordanian• Language:Arabic,EnglishandBulgarian

Education• Ph.D.inGraphicArtsandPrintmaking,

NationalAcademyofArts,Sofia,Bulgaria,2002

• MFAinGraphicArts–Printmaking,NationalAcademyofArts,Sofia,Bulgaria,1997

• MST–MasterofScienceinArtTeaching,NationalAcademyofArts,Sofia,Bulgaria,1997

• BFA–GraphicArts–Printmaking,NationalAcademyofArts,Sofia,Bulgaria,1995

• DiplomainPainting,NationalInstituteofMusicandFineArts,Amman,Jordan,1988

Areas of special interest and accomplishments• GraphicArts,Printmaking,visualart&

communication,Typography,Advertising,Layout,CorporateIdentity,DesignTheory&Practice,ArtCritic,ComputerGraphicsandResearch.

BIOGRAPHY

Administrative Experience• ChairmanofGraphicArts&DesignDep./

ZarqaUniversity,Jordan,2010untilnow.• DeanofFacultyofArtandDesign,Applied

ScienceUniversity,Jordan,2009-2010.• ChairmanofGraphicDesignDep.Applied

ScienceUniversity,Jordan,2007-2009

Academic Experience• AssociateProf.ofGraphicArts&Design

Dep./ZarqaUniversity,Jordan,2010untilnow

• AssistanceProf.ofGraphicArts&Design,FacultyofArtandDesign,AppliedScienceUniversity,Jordan,2005-2010

• AssistanceProf.ofGraphicArts&Design,PhiladelphiaUniversity,Jordan,2004-2005

• RegularvisitinglecturerinGraphicArtsandDesign,PhiladelphiaUniversity,Jordan,since2007

• RegularvisitinglecturerinGraphicArtsandDesign,UniversityofJordan,since2007

• RegularvisitinglecturerinGraphicArts,AppliedScienceUniversity,Jordan,2004-2005

• Lecturer&InstructorinGraphicArtandPrintmaking,GraphicArtsDepartment,NationalFineArtAcademy,Sofia,Bulgaria.1998-2002

External Examining2007-2010 UniversityofJordan 2010 PetraUniversity,Jordan2008-2010 UniversityofNicosia,Cyprus2010-Present CyprusUniversityof

Technology,Lemesos,Cyprus2004-2007 NationalArtAcademy,Sofia,

Bulgaria

Research Supervision and ExaminationExamination 2MasterThesis

Peer Esteem • EditorialBoardInternationalDesign

BehaviorsMagazine• Refereeofacademicresearch/Dirassat

Magazine/UniversityofJordan;JordanianJournalofArts,MinistryofHigherEducation,andothers

• SelectedRefereedResearch,ConferencesProceedingPublicationsandRefereedArtand Design

Catalogue Publications:• SemioticsofTheVisual–Textand

ImageinContemporaryArabArt,1stInternationalConferenceonSemiotics&VisualCommunication,CyprusUniversityofTechnology,25-27November2011,Lemesos,Cyprus.

• NotesonDeconstructingtheVisual,InternationalDesignSymposium,Cyprus

UniversityofTechnology,30June2011• GraphicDesignEducationinJordan,4th

InternationalConferenceonTypographyandVisualCommunication,UniversityofNicosia,Cyprus,2010.

• ArabicLogotypefromCalligraphytoTypography,3rdInternationalConferenceonTypographyandVisualCommunication–fromverbaltographic,Thessaloniki,Greece,2007

• TransformationofTheImageofJerusaleminVisualArts,InternationalconferenceonJerusaleminarts,JordanianPlasticArtAssociation,2009,Amman,Jordan

• FearinArtandFearofArt,10thPhiladelphiaInternationalConference,PhiladelphiaUniversity,Jordan,2006

• TheImpactofPhotomontageontheContemporaryGraphicDesign,11thInternationalConference,PhiladelphiaUniversity,Jordan,2007

• IconsofLoveandHeatinContemporaryGraphicDesign,13thInternationalConference,PhiladelphiaUniversity,Jordan,2008

• ContemporaryArtinKurdistan–Iraq,alecturerpresentedintheJordanianPlasticArtAssociationwithintheexhibitionofartworksofartistsfromKurdistan.

• “PreserveOzoneLayerItProtectsUs”,The3edUnitedDesignsBiannualinternationalDesignExhibition,Amman,p.107,Zara

Center&ASPU,2007• “ChangeaLight,ChangetheWorld!”,The

4thUnitedDesignsBiannual,InternationalDesignExhibition,p.126,CaliforniaStateUniversityNorthridge,USA,2009

• ColorfulDaeguInternationalPosterExhibition,2006,Daegu,RepublicofKorea

• Stone•Plate•Grease•Water—InternationalContemporaryLithographyExhibition(TheMuseumofModernArtforWales,12March–12May2007;BanksideGallery,London14August–27August2007;TheNaughtonGalleryatQueensUniversityBelfast4September–29September2007;LlantarnamGrangeArtsCentre,8March–26April2008,http://www.spgw.co.uk/

• “TheColonelBird”,thefifthinternationaltriennialofstageposter,Sofia,2007,(http://www.triennial.orbitel.bg/fifth/particip/jordan/Arafat%20Al%20NAIM-pict.htm)

• PoliticalposterTriennial,Mons,Belgium,2010-2011

• Shadowonthewall,NordArt2010,Germany.

• DeadSea;OldCity,NordArt2011,Germany

• D’AUTRESMONDES–Exhibition,France,2011-2012

Teaching Experience• GraduationProject• Typography• EditorialDesign• CorporateIdentity• Printmaking–Traditional&Digital• EnvironmentalDesign• Advertising&PosterDesign• Packaging• ProductionforGraphicDesign• WebDesign• ComputerGraphics• HistoryofGraphicDesign

Other Experiences• CoordinatorofInternationalcommitteeof

graphicdesigneducation/ICTVC.• MemberofinternationalJuryofinternational

ArtandDesign,Bulgaria,Cyprus,Kuwait,Australia,USAandGreece.

• Freelancedesignerandarttutor• Part-timearttutorinPrivateSchools-

Sofia,Bulgaria,1997-2002• Volunteerinthefiledofchildren’sart–The

JordanianSavetheChildrenFound1985-1990

• ArteditorinSawtal-TalabanewspaperandAnbba’al-Jameha–UniversityofJordan,1985-1988

• GraphicDesigner–BenefitDesignStudio,Sofia,Bulgaria,1997-2003

Affiliations• InternationalAffairsOfficer/Jordanian

PlasticArtsAssociation,since2009.• MemberofInternationalLabofSemiotics

andVisualCommunication,CyprusUniversityofTechnology,2011

• 2010–PresentmemberofCUTRankingandPromotionCommitteeofSpecialists,CyprusUniversityofTechnologya,Cyprus.

• 2011–MemberoftheScientificCommitteeofthe1stInternationalConferenceonSemioticsandVisualCommunication(ICSVC),Limassol,Cyprus.

• 2010–MemberoftheScientificCommitteeofthe4thInternationalConferenceonTypographyandVisualCommunication(ICTVC),Nicosia,Cyprus.http://www.ictvc.org/en/committees

• 2008–PresentmemberofUNicRankingandPromotionCommitteeofSpecialists,UniversityofNicosia,Cyprus.

• 2007–presentInitiatorandCuratorofInternationalPrintProject–MiddleEastNorthwestGraphicDialogue,OregonUSA,2007,http://www.icograda.org/web/feature-current.shtmlNorthwest–MiddleEastGraphicDialogue,Amman,Jordan,2008;Nicosia–PortlandPrintProjectOregonUSA,2008;Portland–NicosiaPrintProject,Nicosia,Cyprus,2008,http://issuu.com/megrafik/docs/pnpp

• InitiatorandcuratorofTheASUInternational

DesignForum–SymposioDesignJordan,2006http://www.xing.com/net/mbs/w-o-r-d-s-31409/symposiodesign-amman-06-west-east-graphic-dialogue-by-dr-arafat-al-naim-2273422/

• EditorialBoardMemberofInternationalDesignResearchJournal“DesignBehaviors”,SouthKorea,2007

• Co–directorofthe3rdUnitedDesignsBiannual,internationalDesignExhibition,Amman,ZaraCenter&ASPU,2006

• MemberofICOGRADA(EducationNetwork)since2005.

Other Publications• Innerspace,CatalogueEssay,2010• Triptycha,CatalogueEssay,2007• Eniaptycha,CatalogueEssay,2009,http://

issuu.com/megrafik/docs/rhea_bailey_-_eniaptycha

• BulgarianPrintmakingArtistsWoodcuts,http://www.1000woodcuts.com/invitedartists/bulgaria/bulgariawoodcuts.html,lessedraMiniprintAnnual2003,http://www.worldprintmakers.com/english/lessend.htm

Awards• The“RHEABALLY”ArtAwardoftheIBC,

Cambridge,UK,2008

Contact DetailsTel:+962777929019;+962787492923ar_alnaim@yahoo.com;megrafik@gmail.com

Dr.ArafatAl-Naim,P.O.Box:6708,Amman11118,Jordan

Slected Works

WaterShortageandPollution70X100cm

MiddleEastPeaceProcess70X100.