Born in 1982 in Tunis, Thameur Mejri trained as a painter at the Institute of Fine Arts in Tunis and now lives and works in Nabeul, Tunisia. He currently teaches at the Higher Institute of the Arts & Crafts in Kairouan while completing a PhD in Sciences and Technology of Arts and continuing to exhibit in Tunisia and internationally. His recent solo exhibitions include “Male (God) scarecrow” (2010) at Artyshow gallery in La Marsa, “Disaster pieces” (2012) at Elmarsa Gallery in Tunis, and “Before You Split the Ground” (2017) at Jack Bell Gallery in London. Produced in collaboration with his brother film director Kays Mejri, his video piece ''The Plague'' won the Prize for the best experimental short film in 2007 at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF). He has also participated in several group shows and international art fairs in the UAE, France, UK, Morocco and the United States. His works are part of several private and public collections including Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah and Sindika Dokolo Collection, Luanda.
2017 -1:54 Contemporary Art Fair, London, UK
- Solo exhibition “Heretic Spaces”, Elmarsa Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- Solo exhibition “Before you split the ground”, Jack Bell Gallery, London, UK
2016 -Group exhibition “Yesterday is tomorrow's memory: a group show of work from North Africa”, Elmarsa Gallery
-Group exhibition “Place de la gare”, Ghaya Art Gallery, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
-Group exhibition “Effervescence’’, Institute of Islamic Cultures, Paris, France
2015 -Group exhibition “You Love Me, You Love Me Not”, Galeria Municipal Almeida Garrett in Porto,
Portugal, from the Sindika Dokolo Collection, Luanda
-Group exhibition “Coup de crayon”, Ghaya Art Gallery, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
2012 -Solo exhibition “Disaster Pieces”, Elmarsa Gallery, Tunisia
-Group exhibition “Intervalles”, Elmarsa Gallery, Tunisia
2011 -Solo exhibition “Narcissism vs Cannibalism’’, emerging artists Signature sector at Abu Dhabi Art
2011, UAE. Represented by Elmarsa Gallery
-Group exhibition “Untitled”, Elmarsa Gallery, Tunisia
-Participation in the 8th edition of the Printemps des Arts Plastiques de La Marsa, Palais Abdellyah, Tunisia
2010 -Solo exhibition “mâle (Dieu) épouvantail” Artyshow gallery, La Marsa, Tunisia
-Group exhibition“Collection” at Kanvas Art gallery in Soukra, Tunisia
-Annual Exhibition of the Tunisian visual artists Association
-Solo exhibition entitled “male (God) Scarecrow'' at the Artyshow gallery, La Marsa, Tunisia
2009 -Presentation of his experimental short films “Silicon” and “The Gift” at Artnow Film Festival, Damas, Syria
-Participation in the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF), NY
session, with his experimental short film “Silicon”
-Group exhibition at Point Rouge Gallery, Montreal, Canada
-7th edition of the Printemps des Arts Plastiques de la Marsa, Palais Abdellyah, Tunisia
-Presentation of his experimental short film “Prelude” at the Festival de l’Image et Art Video
(FIAV''09) at the International Cultural Centre in Sicily, Italy
-Annual Exhibition of the visual artists association, Tunis, Tunisia
2008 -Filmclick Online Festival with his experimental short film “The Gift”
-Art video show “le cinéma libre” with his experimental short film “Silicon” at L'espace El Téatro, Tunis, Tunisia
-Group exhibition “Collection”, Kanvas gallery, La Soukra, Tunisia
-6th edition of the Printemps des Arts Plastiques de La Marsa, Palais Abdellyah, Tunisia
2007 -New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) with his experimental short
film “The Plague”, at the LA session, LA, USA
-New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) with his 2nd experimental
short film “The Gift” at the NY session, NY, USA
-Group exhibition at The Infusion Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles, USA
2006 -Image Video Art Festival (FIAV''06) with his experimental short movie “The Plague” at the
international cultural centre of Hammamet, Tunisia
-International Film Festival of Kelibia with his experimental short movie “The Plague”, Kelibia,
Tunisia
2005 -Institute of Fine Arts of Tunis (ISBAT), Tunisia
-Galerie Ali Guermessi, Tunis, Tunisia
-Production of a wall fresco for the British Council in Tunis, Tunisia
AWARDS
Best experimental short film - The Plague – at the New York International Independent Film and Video
Festival (NYIIFVF), March 2007 Awards, Los Angeles, USA
COLLECTIONS
Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah
The Sindika Dokolo Collection, Luanda
Private Collections in Paris, London, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, NY, Johannesburg
