Iraqi Artist zainab abdulkarim

Zainab Abdulkarim

Plastic Artist & Designer -- Qualifications & Professional Development:-

- Born in Iraq / Baghdad.
- Graduated from the Fine Arts Institute, Baghdad, 1992.
- Graduated from the Baghdad University College Fine Arts, Baghdad, 1995.
- Obtained a Diploma in Painting Restoration from the Faculty of Restoration in Ltomcl/Czech College, 2006.
- Certificate for participation in the four week program; Human Rights in Australia, 2008.

Professional Memberships and Associations:-
 - Member of the association of Norwegian visual artists (N B K) Norway.
- Member of the Artist Association in Telemark (B I T) Norway.
- Member of the Iraqi Formalism Society for Artist Association.
- Member of the Organization of Friendship Al Czech- Arabic.
- Member of the Independent Iraqi Women Assembly.
Member of the Iraqi Women Issues of Freedom and Equality.
- Foundation Member of the Iraqi-Spain Establishment.
- Member of the Iraqi Artist Union.
- One of the establishers of the Iraqi art encyclopedia, transmit from ministry of culture on the enter-net, performed to collect the encyclopedia Archive.

Personal Exhibitions:-

- First Personal exhibition, 1990.
- Experimental Art Gallery, 1992.
- Transferring State, 1995.
- Fourth Personal exhibition, 1999.
- Fifth Personal exhibition at the French Culture Centre, Baghdad, 2008.

Collaborations, Exhibitions and Activities - Iraq:-

Lecturer, Fine Arts Institute, Baghdad, 2003-4.
Manager, Alwasti Gallery (The Ministry of Culture), 2004-8.
One of the establishers of the Iraqi art encyclopedia. Designer cover, 'Non Magazine', 2005-7.
Painting scenario about children in the Algmhoria Weekly newspaper .
Joint exhibition with a major Artist Nori-ALrawi and major great sculptor Abd Al-JABAR Albnnaa and the artist Zaid Adndn- French culture center Hewar gallery, 2007.
Two Exhibitions in the Czech Embassy in Iraq, 2007.

Collaborations, Exhibitions and Activities - International:-

- Sketching exhibition, 1993, Finland.
- Poland graphic exhibition, 1992.
- Participant at the Iraqi Modern Art Exhibition; Pakistan, Jordan and Lebanon, 2001.
- Participant at the inaugural Association For Art and Culture, Paris, 2001.
- Exhibition of contemporary Iraqi art, Jordan, 2001.
- Exhibition of contemporary Iraqi art in Beirut, 2001.
- Baghdad 3rd International Festival of Plastic (arts for mankind).
- Participated in the exhibition of contemporary sculpture, Iraq. The first exhibition of Iraqi sculpture after the war.
- Participated in the culture Iraqi Jordanian week 2003.
- Gallery in the Netherlands organized by the Iraqi forum --Dutch culture and the arts in 2004.
- Exhibition in Japan, 2007.
- Organized and participated in a charity exhibition for international human rights' week hosted by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, 2007.
- Joint exhibition in the south of Italy, 2007.
- Joint exhibition in (The Samoranty library) in Rome 2007.
- Joint exhibition in (Ibsenhuset, ) in Norga 2009.
- Joint exhibition in (The Samoranty library) in Rome 2010.
- Joint exhibition in (Telemarkkunstnersenter) in Norga 2010.
Awards & Prizes:-

- Received an encroaching creative prize for youth in 2000 from the Iraqi Ministry of Culture.
- Received second prize in the 13th Babylon Festival, 2001.
- Award for the poster in the Art Makes Future Exhibition, (Title of Poster: 'Together under the Wing of Peace') 2003.
- Received an award in the contest, 'Women Issues of Freedom and Equality' organized by ministry of culture in cooperation with Unifem. Published in the 2005 calendar.
- Received an award in a competition to design a magazine cover to express women's issues in freedom and equality, 2005.

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