1969 Born in Tartous, Syria.

1996 Diploma of Fine Arts in Damascus (Syria) Section paint (Class Honours).
2008 Master’s degree in Plastic Arts New Media University of Paris VIII (Honors)

     He began painting in childhood. At the age of 12 his vision began to decline and by the age of 15 he was nearly blind. During the next four years he became discouraged by the quality of his paintings due to his failing sight. At the ages of 18 and 19 his eyes were operated on in Russia and thanks to a transplant in both eyes he regained his sight.

His experience in sculpture and video at times takes him further away from painting and at others, closer. His pictorial vision of the human being is based on a body in rapid motion, which often appears as a savage human or a startled animal remains consistent. Manhal Issa lives in Paris, he continues creating in these three art forms.

DIPLOMES

2008 - Master II en Arts plastique nouveau média Université Paris VIII (mention bien)
2006 - Master I en Arts plastique nouveau média Université Paris VIII
2003 - Diplôme d’études supérieures des beaux-arts de Versailles, Section sculpture (mention très bien)
1996 - Diplôme d’études supérieures des Beaux-arts de Damas (Syrie) Section peinture (Mention très bien)

EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES

2009 - Galerie Tajalliyat Damas; Galerie Europia Paris.
2007 - Galerie LCA Angers; Galerie Europa Paris.
2005 - Tour St- Aubin, Angers.
2003 - Galerie Regards plus Paris.
2001 - Tour ST- Aubin, Angers.
2000 - Salle de Verre de Beyrouth (Liban).
1997 - Centre culturel Française de Damas.
1995 - Galerie Alssayde, Damas.

EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES
2009 Damas, rétrospective des arts plastique en Syrie IV
2008 - Paris, Damas : Regards croisés Institut du monde arabe.
2007 - Art en capital, Grand Palais Paris.
2006 - Galerie Europia, Paris.
2004 - Galerie Regards plus, Paris; Salon de printemps Angers, invité d’honneur.
2003 - Galerie Regards plus, Paris; Salon de printemps, Angers; Salon de Saumur, La celle Saint-Cloud.
2002 - 1er du GRAND PRIX LIONS DE PEINTURE (convention nationale Nice).
2002 - 1er prix du 9ème salon international du cheval de Saumur.
2001 - 1er prix de peinture, salon de printemps du Lions’ club d’Angers.

PARTICIPATION
2008 - Création sonore cityson.info : audio guide sur des œuvres d’arts publiques.
2007 - Projection video « World Curating » Forum de discussion, Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris.
1997- 1999 - Réalisation du “Panorama de la Syrie”avec un groupe Coréen.