Biography
Thaier Helal is an artist and faculty member in the College of Fine Art and Design at the University of Sharjah. His work has been exhibited in numerous locations both in the UAE and internationally. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Grand Gold Award at the Contemporary Painting Biennial, Tehran (2005) and the Award for Painting at the Sharjah International Biennial (1997). Helal graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus before relocating to Sharjah in the 1990s, where he currently lives and works.