Krayem Maria Awad (born 1948) is a Vienna-based painter, sculptor and poet of Syrian origin. He was born in Basir, and later moved to Austria, where he studied from 1968 telecommunications engineering at the Vienna Technical College, and was also enrolled at the Vienna School of Economics. He also attended the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. In the 1970-1980s, he received international recognition for his numerous aquarelle work. In 1977 he joined the art cooperative "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kunst", offering courses in printing graphics and ceramics, and teaching at a summer art school in Vienna.