About Artist
Ashraf Raslan is a freelance artist born in Damietta, Egypt, in 1968. He graduated from the painting department of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria in 1993 and now lives and works in Cairo. He has participated in the Egyptian fine arts movement since 1994.
Raslan’s art practices include paintings, sculpture, graphics, and photography. He was awarded a full-time grant for artistic creation by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture for the years 2009–12.
Raslan has had four solo exhibitions in Egypt and participated in several workshops, art projects, and interactive public events. He has also participated in more than forty group exhibitions including shows in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and France.
His work has been publicly collected by the Egyptian Modern Art Museum (Cairo), the Egyptian Cultural Development Fund (Fine Art Sector), and the Egyptian Investment Authority.
His work is also in the private collections of institutions and individuals in Egypt and other countries such as the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Jordan.
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.