Burhan Zahra'i

calligraphy, painting, sculpture, jewellery, Qatar / Canada

Burhan Zahra'i was born in 1963 in Qatar and he moved to Canada in 1986.
He has a Bachelors degree in Sculpture from Concordia University, Quebec, Canada. Since the age of 12 he has practiced the art of calligraphy, teaching himself from books, newspapers, and from reproductions of calligraphy by famous calligraphers of the Arab world.

He has done numerious private commissions. A major work of his was a calligraphic rendering of the Kitabi-Aqdas by Bahaś'llah, at the request of the Universal House of Justice. The transcription of the Aqdas was printed as the first authorised publication of the Book.

He has done numerious private commissions.
A major work of his was a calligraphic rendering of the Kitabi-Aqdas by Bahaś'llah, at the request of the Universal House of Justice. The transcription of the Aqdas was printed as the first authorised publication of the Book.

Burhan Zahrai has had many calligraphy shows in Canada.

His style is classic and traditional. Recently he started making digital work in color, using photoshop.


Burhan sells reproductions or originals of his calligraphy and his calligraphic jewellery via his website:
www.splendidart.com