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Born and schooled in Germany, Martin Giesen studied art history at Heidelberg University.   After interning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and completing a PhD, Giesen entered into a career of university teaching.   He has taught in Lebanon (AUB 1973-85), Saudi Arabia, Canada (1986-97), and most recently in the United Arab Emirates, where he was founding dean of the School of Architecture & Design at the American University of Sharjah.   For some 40 years, Giesen has produced and exhibited watercolor paintings documenting the impact of development on the human...more
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The Queen In Dubai

Sharjah, Sh - March 4th, 2011

Artists from the United Arab Emirates have created works that illustrate, reflect or respond to Arab proverbs.Some twenty art works have been selected for the exhibition "As The Saying Goes" which will open at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Tashkeel Gallery in Nad el Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Martin Giesen has contributed "QEII in Dubai". At the height of the Dubai boom, this legendary cruise ship from the Cunard Line was relocated to Dubai to serve as a floating hotel. Martin Giesen made slight artistic arrangements to bring Her Majesty’s ship into better view at her Port Rashid berth near Shindagha Heritage Village.