alaa altaii's Page

My Role

Artist

My Discipline(s)

Visual Arts, Film & Video, Digital Arts, Design

About Me And My Work

I am a Master of Art in Fine Arts with diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects from Vancouver Film School with 20 years of experience as a photo-realism and caricature artist, with a very sensitive eye for light and color.
I have done several painting and political cartoons exhibitions all over the world and over the years

Places I Would Like To Visit

2D / 3D Animation Matte Painting

Compositing Concept Artist

Education
Vancouver Film School 3D Animation & Visual effects, Vancouver, BC Deploma
Rosemount College of Computer Graphic, Montreal, QC Deploma
Academy of Fine Arts – University Of Baghdad Baghdad, Iraq Master Degree
Skills
Professional artist in Realism style

Software Skills
Maya Photoshop
SoftImage XSI Nuke
Illustrator Zbrush
After Effects Premiere


Professional Experience
Panting & drawing and cartoons
International Art Exhibitions:
Personal Exhibition at Gallery Matte Vancouver, BC 2009
Personal Exhibition at Gallery Matte Vancouver, BC 2008
Personal Exhibition at Al-Unesco Gallery Beirut, Lebanon 2002
personal Exhibition at Iraq Museum Gallery Baghdad, Iraq 1998
Personal Exhibition at king center Gallery Amman, Jordan 1997
Personal Exhibition at Altahreer Gallery Baghdad, Iraq 1987
Jobs as a Cartoonist:

Hawa magazine, Beruit, Lebanon, 1997-2002
Al Hadath Magazine & Al Rae Newspaper, Aman, Jordon, 1994-1996
Al Distor Newspaper& Shihan Magazine, Aman, Jordon, 1992-1994
Al jamhoria Newspaper, Baghdad, Iraq, 1989-1991
Al Nahar Newspaper Montreal, Canada, 2003
Prize: Exhibition of Art Student in Poland 1987

Art Forms And Cultures I Would Like To Engage With

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My Creative Influences & Favorite Artists

All of them

My Artistic Affiliations

Memberships Member of Iraqi Artists Society. Member of Artists in canada Society_Canada Member of College of Art Association _USA Member of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists _USA Member of National Association for the Visual Arts_Australia Member of Visual Researcher’s Society of Canada Member of Society of Canadian Artist_Canada Member of Society of Visual Effects B.C Canada Member of National Association of the Visual Arts_Australia Member of The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists_Canada Member of International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies _Australia Member of CAROUN phtography group_Canada Member of CARFAC BC canada Member of Portrait Society of Canada Member of Portrait Society of America Member of Political Cartoons Gallery UK Member of National Cartoon Society USA

My Web link

http://www.alaa.ca