Bakr Shaykhun is a Saudi plastic artist, born in Indonesia in 1946. He is an artist who is underrated in his production and profound in his presentation. He has held many art exhibitions, and he has published a book (Plastic Tales).

education
He obtained a diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1980
He obtained a diploma from the Institute of Art Education in Riyadh in 1969.
Art galleries and works
Quartet exhibition with Arab artists in Jeddah in 1971.
Western Region Clubs Exhibition in Taif in 1972.
Ibiza International Exhibition in Spain in 1972.
Group exhibitions in Rome, Pescara, and Florence in 1975.
A personal exhibition in Jeddah in 1982.
A personal exhibition in Sharjah in 1989.
Personal exhibition in Jeddah in 1418 AH.
Cairo International Biennale 2001.
Sharjah International Biennial in 2001 and 2002.
Participated in the exhibition of contemporary Saudi creations in 2010.
(Rita 2) is a work he produced in 1977 for a model he drew in his own way, making her the lady of the playing card (the deck) by reflecting and repeating the model.
In 1984 AD, the artist Bakr presented his work (The Riyal).
Among his important works is the work (The Inverted Ladder), which he produced in the year 2000 AD.
(popcorn machine).
(The chair and the egg).
Among his works: (The Chamber of Respiration, Calendar Papers 1/2/3/4, Symphony of One Tone, Glories of Ya Arabs, Clip from a Daily Newspaper, Video Art, Why We Danced That Day, Flash Technique, The Shoe and the Broken Screen, The Black Castle - Woman and Inscriptions Three female faces.
Awards
First prize for the western region clubs competition in Taif, 1972.
First Prize of the International Exhibition of Foreign Artists in Italy 1975.
Acquisition Award at the Pescara Future Exhibition in Italy 1978.
The Golden Sail Award, Al-Sennatin Exhibition, Kuwait, 1983.