Ismail
Shammout
 

Tamam
Aref Al-Akhal

1930  Born in the city of Lydda, Palestine. 
1948 
Forced to abandon his birthplace and take refuge in a refugee camp in"Khan-Younes", Gaza Strip.
1950 
Enrolled in the College of Fine Arts in Cairo.
1953 
Set up his first exhibition in Gaza.
1954 
Opened his major exhibition in Cairo, with the participation of the Palestinian artist Miss Tamam Aref Al-Akhal. The exhibition was sponsored and inaugurated by Egyptian President Jamal Abdul-Nasser.
1954
  Joined the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
1959 
Married his artist colleague, Tamam Al-Akhal.
1969 
Elected as first Secretary General, Union of Palestinian Artists.
1971
  Elected as first Secretary General, Union of Arab Artists.
1994 
Settled in Amman, Jordan.


  1935  Born in the city of Jaffa, Palestine
1948 
Forced to abandon her birthplace and take refuge in a refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon.
1953
  Enrolled in the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo.
1954
  Took part in the exhibition of her colleague Ismail Shammout in Cairo.
1959
  Married her artist colleague Ismail Shammout, shared with him the Exhibitions held in various countries of the world.
1994
  Engaged full-time in art and is resident with her husband in Amman.