Ikram Kabbaj, sculptor, was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1960. From 1978 to 1987, she trained first at the Casablanca School of Fine Arts, and later at the Paris Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
Ikram Kabbaj lives and works in Morocco. Since 1989, she has been exploring materials and shapes which she shows in various exhibitions in Morocco and overseas, and through her particiipation in several Sculpture Symposiums and Biennales. .
Advocating in favour of integrating sculpture in public spaces, Ikram has been a true activist and continuously shares her convictions with policy and decision -makers in the fields of Art, urban planning, environment and city development across Morocco, with positive impact, as demonstrated in the organization of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th International Sculpture Symposiums, respectively in El Jadida (2000), Tangier (2001), Fez (2002) and Essaouira (2003) Taroudannt,(2011) Assilah 2018 with Six outdoor sculpture parcs, and a total of 52 sculptures.
SYMPOSIUMS & BIENNALES :
2019 chili international sculpture symposium
2019 changchun sculpture park chine
2019 minqin china sculpture desert
2018 international sculpture symposium thonghe china
2018 Symposium de Sculpture Assilah
2018 Symposium de Sculpture Bahrein
2015 Symposium de sculpture Reana Del Rojale – Povince of Udine, Italy
2014 Symposium de sculpture ST georges Quebec
2011 Symposium de sculpture Taroudannt
2011 Symposium de sculpture Vatillieu France
Symposium de sculpture Bruxelles Belgique
2008 Symposium Damas Syrie
2007 Grinnell college Iowa U.S.A
2006 Symposium international de sculpture pierre Kuwait
Symposium international de sculpture marbre Ho An Vietnam
Symposium international de sculpture granite Aswan Egypte
2005 Symposium international de sculpture marbre Istanbul Turquie
Symposium méditerranéen de sculpture pierre Vera Espagne
Symposium international de sculpture pierre Dubai EAU
2004 Vermont art studio U.S.A
2003 : 10ème Symposium International de Sculpture. Rachana. Liban.
- First Summer Biennale granite. Lulea. Suède.
4ème édition du Symposium International de Sculpture. Essaouira. Maroc
2002 : 3ème édition du Symposium International de Sculpture. Fès. Maroc.
2001 : 2ème édition du Symposium International de Sculpture. Tanger. Maroc.
2000 : 1ère édition du Symposium International de Sculpture. El Jadida. Maroc.
1998 : Symposium de sculpture sur pierre, Rachana. Liban.
1995 :
Biennal de Kwangju. Corée du Sud
- Symposium International du Yorkshire. Grande Bretagne.
- Biennale de Sharjah. Emirats Arabes Unis.
MAIN EXHIBITIONS :
2016 Atelier 21 galerie Casablanca
2007 Faulconer gallery Grinnell IOWA USA
2007 galerie venise cadre Casablanca
2006 Bank SGMB Casablanca
2004 exposition de sculptures jardin de la wilaya Casablanca
2003 : Expo Mar’a, salle de la Reine Fabiola, Anvers, Belgique
2001 : Rhodes. Grèce
2000 : Galerie Nationale Bab Rouah. Rabat, Maroc
1999 : Couvent des Cordeliers. Paris, France
1997 : Institut Français. Marrakech, Maroc
1997 : Galerie Nationale Bab Rouah. Rabat, Maroc
1995 : Galerie Croix Baragnon. Toulouse, France
1994 : Hôtel de la monnaie. Paris, France
1993 : Galerie Meltem. Casablanca, Maroc
1989 : Rue piétonnière du Maârif. Casablanca, Maroc