Arafat Al-Naim, PhD

BFA, MFA, PhD in graphic arts and MST in art teaching.

Academic Leader, graphic artist, designer, and the moving spirit behind

international art and design projects.

Lectured and presented at international conferences and exhibitions in

the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Italy, North Ireland, Macedonia,

Germany, Bulgaria, USA, Canada, Cyprus, South Africa, Tunisia, the Netherlands,

Brazil, Japan, Egypt, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Jordan.

Graphic works of Dr. Arafat can be found in Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas

(USA), Portland Art Museum (USA), Museum of Modern Art Wales,

Machynlleth (UK), Wrexham Yale Memorial Gallery, Wrexham (UK), State

Museum Gyõr (Hungary), University of Wales Collection, Aberystwyth

(UK), Nord Art - Kunstwerk Carlshütte (Germany) and others.

Outstanding Contribution to Education (The Middle East Education Leadership

Awards 2016), Best Professor in Design (Asian Education Leadership

Awards 2014, 2017) and “Rhea Baily” Art Award (IBC,

Cambridge, UK, 2008) awards Dr. Arafat has received in recognition of his

contribution to global visual design, education and professional practice.

Dr. Al-Naim is the Dean of College of Design at American University in

the Emirates, Member of ICOGRADA (Education Network), Curator of the

International SYMPOSIODESIGN - Amman, Chair of International Design

Conference, and co-director of the United Designs Alliance.