About Artist
Mahmoud Obaidi was born in Baghdad in 1966. Obaidi left Iraq for Canada, where he obtained his MFA at the University of Guelph in 1991. He also completed diplomas in new media and film from Toronto University and Los Angeles University, respectively.
His work has been exhibited extensively, including at the Qatar Museum’s gallery and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art (Doha, Qatar); Saatchi Gallery (London, UK); the National Museum of Bahrain (Manama); Institut du monde arabe (Paris, France); the National Gallery of Fine Arts (Amman, Jordan); Station Museum of Contemporary Art (Houston, TX, US); and the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul (Quebec, Canada), among others.
His work is also part of the permanent collection of a number of significant museums, foundations, and private collections.
Conditions
The following conditions of sale describe the relationship between the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA and the buyers, prospective buyers, and bidders for the Keyword: Palestine II Art Exhibition and Auction which will begin on March 2nd, 2020, and end on December 31st, 2020. By using this website to buy, bid, or inquire about any artwork, you agree to be bound by these conditions.
When you place a bid on any artwork, you are accepting personal liability for the purchase price, any applicable taxes, any and all shipping and packing costs, and all other applicable charges. Any artwork bought by residents of the District of Columbia will be subjected to a 6% sales tax on the market value of the artwork. All U.S. resident buyers can claim tax deductions on amounts that exceed the market value of the artwork. Market value of artwork is their starting value.
Bid winners can pick up the artwork they bought from the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA or have the Institute arrange for shipment, however, reiterating, that the buyer is responsible for all packing and shipment costs.
There will be ten (10) bidding cycles. Each cycle will close on the last day of the month at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (USA) at which time the highest bidder for the art will be notified of their winning bid.
Please note that all bids are final once submitted and may not be cancelled or modified by you, except with our express written consent under circumstances that we consider appropriate at our sole discretion. Please also note that all sales are final.