Education
2007 – MFA, Painting / Time & Space Arts, AFA Helsinki
2000 – BA, Painting, AFA, Baghdad
1994 – BA, Industrial Management, Al Mansour Univ., Baghdad
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026
– Art Basel Qatar, Galerie Tanit, Doha
2025
– Galerie Tanit, Beirut
2024
– Forum Box Gallery, Helsinki
2023
– Ithra Art Prize (Winner), Dhahran, SA
2022
– Mathaf – (Façade), Doha
– Flow Festival, Helsinki
2019
– Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture, Beirut
– Galerie Tanit, Beirut
2018
– Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
2016
– SAW Gallery, Ottawa, CA
– Fotogalleriet & Oslo Central Station, Oslo
2014
– MUU Media Gallery, Helsinki
– Flow Festival, Helsinki
– The Sultan Gallery, Kuwait, KW
2015
– Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, Dubai, AE
2013
– Forum Box Gallery, Helsinki
– Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, AE
– Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, Dubai, AE
– Turku Art Museum, Turku, FI
2012
– Espace Croisé, Roubaix, FR
– Kunsthalle Winterthur, Winterthur, CH
– Arter – Space for Art, Istanbul, TR
2011
– Darat al Funun, Amman, JO
– Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, FR
– Galeri Zilberman, Istanbul, TR
– Le Wharf – Centre d’Art Contemporain, Normandy, FR
2010
– KIASMA – Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, FI
– DA2 – Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca, ES
– Location One Gallery, New York, US
2009
– Finnish Institute, Stockholm, SE
2008
– MAC VAL Musuem, Paris, FR
– White Box Gallery, New York
– SPACE – Contemporary Art Gallery, Bratislava, SK
– MUU Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2007
– Montalvo Arts Center, California, US
2006
– Kluuvi Gallery, Helsinki, FI
– Huuto Gallery, Helsinki, FI
2004
– Kaapelitehdas – Corridor Gallery, Helsinki, FI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
– Museum for the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo
– Art Jameel, Jeddah, SA
2025
– Nika Project Space, Dubai, AE
2024
– ATHR Gallery, Riyadh, SA
– Common Grounds Festival, Riyadh, SA
– SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin
– Cairo Video Festival, Cairo, EG
– ISAW. New York
2023
– Turku Art Museum, Turku, FI
– The Nordic House, Reykjavík, IS
– B7L9. Art Center , Tunis, TN
2022
– HKW. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
– Rencontres Internationales, Paris, FR
2021
– SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin
– National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, TW
2020
– LOOP Barcelona, Barcelona, ES
– IVAM. Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Valencia, ES
2019
– SeMA. Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
– Dar El-Nimer, Arts and Culture, Beirut
– EMMA. Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, FI
– Museum of Contemporary Art Yinchuan, Yinchuan, CN
2018
– ICAE2018, Sound Lines of Contemporary Art, Yerevan, AM
– MAXXI. National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome
– Darat al Funun, Amman, JO
2017
– 7th Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art, Moscow
– NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
– FOR-SITE Foundation, San Francisco
– BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
– Kunstverein Tiergarten | Galerie Nord, Berlin
– Gallery University Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, ZA
– Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin
– Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris
2016
– Amman Design Week, Amman, JO
– Centro Cultural Matucana 100, Santiago, CL
– Vanhaerents Art Collection, Brussels
– Art Basel Hong Kong, Short Film Program
– Art Dubai Cinema, Dubai, AE
2015
– 56th Venice Biennale, Palazzo Franchetti, Venice
– 56th Venice Biennale, Iranian Pavilion, Venice
– 5th Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou
– Bardo National Museum – JAOU Tunis
– BWA SOKÓŁ. Contemporary Art Gallery, Nowy Sącz, PL
– Aga Khan Museum, Toronto
– International Performance Art Festival, Chicago
– KIASMA. Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
– Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, AE
– Lajevardi Foundation, Tehran, IR
2014
– Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, DK
– GMA. Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, KR
– NGV. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
– Fondation Boghossian, Villa Empain, Brussels
– Al Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem
– Le Centquatre-Paris, Paris
– The Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston
– New Museum, New York
– MACRO. Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome
2013
– Hauser & Wirth Gallery, London
– TANAS. Art Space, Berlin
– Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
– SAM. Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
– MOA. Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Vancouver
– Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, UK
– Chi K11, Shanghai, CN
2012
– Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin
– Havremagasinet Art Museum, Boden, SE
– Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
– Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, AT
– Arter–Space for Art, Istanbul
– Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Winterthur, CH
2011
– 54th Venice Biennale, Iraq Pavilion, Venice
– 10th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, AE
– Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, NO
– Center for Contemporary Arts, Celje, SI
– MOCA. Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
– Vejle Art Museum, Vejle, DK
– Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Center, St. Petersburg
– Institut du monde arabe, Paris
2010
– 17th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney
– MATHAF. Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha
2009
– Regis Center for Art, Minneapolis, US
– Overgaden–Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
– Møn44, Møn Island, DK
– MAP. Mobile Art Production, Stockholm
– Riga Exhibition Hall, Riga, LV
– Mawazine Festival, Rabat, MA
– KIASMA. Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
– Impakt Festival, Utrecht, NL
2008
– 11th Cairo Biennial, Cairo
– Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris
– MoMA. Museum of Modern Art (Screening), New York
– Hôtel Royal Monceau, Demolition Event, Paris
– Domaine Pommery, Reims, FR
– European Museum of Peace, Schlaining, AT
– Grand Palais, Traversées, Paris
– CRAC Alsace, Altkirch
– Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, US
2007
– 52nd Venice Biennale, Nordic Pavilion, Venice
– Gothenburg Biennial, Gothenburg
– Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
– Museum of Photography, Helsinki
– Tampere Film Festival, Tampere, FI
2006
– MOCA. Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei
– October Salon 47, Belgrade
– Fridericianum Kunsthalle, Kassel
– Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2005
– 5th Istanbul Biennial (Workshop), Istanbul
– Helsinki Art Museum (MFA Graduation Exhibition), Helsinki
Selected Awards
2023
– Ithra Art Prize, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, SA
2022
– Alumni of the year, University of the Arts Helsinki
2015
– Finland Prize for Visual Arts, Helsinki
2011
– Ars Fennica nominee, Helsinki
2007
– AVEK – Promotion Centre for AV, Prize, Helsinki
2005
– LUKSUZ Film Festival, Audience Award, Slovenia
2002
– First Prize, Contest of Young Iraqi Painters, Baghdad
1999
– Third Prize, Contest of New Iraqi Sculptures, Baghdad
Commissions
2022
– QM. Qatar Museums, Art22, Doha
2019
– Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Beirut
2018
– Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
– QM. Qatar Museums, Doha
2014
– QM. Qatar Museums, Doha
2011
– Sharjah Art Foundation, AE
2010
– QM. Qatar Museums, Doha
2008
– MAC VAL Museum, Paris
Selected Awards & Grants
2025–2030
– TAIKE. Arts Promotion Centre, (5-year grant), FI
2024
– SKR. Finnish Cultural Foundation, FI
2022–2024
– SKR. Finnish Cultural Foundation, (2-year grant), FI
2021
– Saastamoinen Foundation, Espoo, FI
– AVEK. Promotion Centre for AV, Helsinki
– TAIKE. Arts Promotion Centre, Helsinki
2017
– AVEK. Promotion Centre for AV, FI
2012–2017
– TAIKE. Arts Promotion Centre, (5-year grant), FI
2011
– AVEK. Promotion Centre for AV, FI
2011–2013
– SKR. Finnish Cultural Foundation, (3-year grant), FI
2010
– Swedish Cultural Foundation, FI
– AVEK. Promotion Centre for AV, FI
2008
– Alfred Kordelin Foundation, FI
2007
– FRAME. Finnish Fund, FI
– SKR. Finnish Cultural Foundation, FI
2006
– SKR. Finnish Cultural Foundation, FI
– AVEK. Promotion Centre for AV, FI
2004
– KUVA. Academy of Fine Arts, FI
2003
– TAIKE. Arts Promotion Centre, FI
Selected Lectures, Talks & Panels
2023
– Commencement Speech, Uniarts Helsinki, FI
2022
– Keynote Speaker, Aalto University, Espoo, FI
2020
– Jury Member, (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy), Beirut
2019
– Panelist, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, KR
– Panelist, Mathaf. Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha
– Artist Talk, Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
– Artist Talk, Darat al Funun, Amman, JO
2017
– Panelist, 7th Moscow Biennial, Moscow
– Artist Presentation, House of World Cultures, Berlin
2016
– Guest Artist, UNESCO, Helsinki, FI
– Guest Lecturer, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
– Visiting Professor, KUVA – Uniarts Helsinki, FI
2014
– Artist Talk, Aalto University, Espoo, FI
2013
– Artist Talk, Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, CA
– Artist Talk, The Mosaic Rooms, London
2010
– Visiting Artist, Oregon State University, US