Saad Al-Obaid
(1945 - 2020) A Saudi visual artist dedicated to art since 1999 AD.
Born in Riyadh. He is one of the pioneers of plastic art in Saudi Arabia, and he is the head of the Fine Forum Group. He held the position of Chairman of the Fine Arts Committee at the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts in Riyadh between 1985 AD and 1995 AD.
education
He obtained a diploma from the Teachers Institute in 1962 AD (1382 AH).
He obtained a diploma in television painting in Paris in 1976.
the job
He held the position of Chairman of the Fine Arts Committee at the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts in Riyadh between 1985 AD and 1995 AD.
He prepared and supervised the plastic pavilion in Riyadh exhibitions and the exhibition (The Kingdom Between Yesterday and Today) in the cities of Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Riyadh, London, Paris and Cairo in the years 1985-1986.
He worked as a supervisor for the studio of the Youth Club in Riyadh from 1967 AD to 1975 AD.
He worked as a painter and supervised the drawing and calligraphy department in Saudi TV between 1970 AD and 1999 AD.
He worked as a teacher of art education until 1976.
Founding member of Alwan Fine Arts Group in Riyadh.
Member of the Plastic Artists House in Jeddah.
Exhibitions and participations
Al-Obaid opened his personal studio in Riyadh in 2008. He held nine personal exhibitions in Riyadh, Qatif and Jeddah in the years (1971 AD - 1975 AD - 1977 AD - 1979 AD - 2004 AD - 2007 AD - 2008 AD - 2009 AD - 2013 AD).
He participated in the Arab Fine Arts Forum in the cities of Riyadh, Qatif, Hail, Unaizah, Dawadmi and Quneitra in Morocco.
He supervised many art exhibitions and forums, including the (Saudi Fine Arts Forum), which was held in Jubail in 2017, with the participation of 120 male and female plastic artists with 180 artistic paintings that are dominated by modernity and experimentation with various materials.
Honoring
The Fine Arts Committee honored him at the National Festival for Heritage and Culture in 2008.
He was honored by the Jeddah Atelier of Fine Arts in 2009, in appreciation of his great efforts in serving and enriching the Saudi plastic movement.
Honored at the "Thalutiyat Al-Mousa" in Riyadh in 2017.
The Saudi Society for Fine Arts (JSFIT) honored him in 2018 at the opening of the exhibition (Allegiance and Loyalty) in appreciation of his artistic career and his role in enriching plastic art in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
his death
The artist, Saad Abdullah Al-Obaid, died on September 29, 2020, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts, and a group of Saudi plastic artists and intellectuals mourned him on their accounts on social networking sites and in local newspapers.