Hayv Kahraman
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Hayv Kahraman is an Iraq
i artist and painter. Her works reflect the controversial issues of gender, honor killings and war, all issues that plague her home country of Iraq
. Hayv currently lives and works in Phoenix, AZ, United States.
, Iraq
in 1981, and moved to Sweden
at the age of 11. She began oil painting
at the age of 12 and later had several successful exhibitions in Sweden.
Kahraman soon after moved to Italy
and graduated from the Accademia di arte e design di Firenze
in Florence
with graphic design
in 2005, on the same year she also won first place in a poster competition from Carnival of Ivrea in Ivrea
, Italy. In 2006, she went on to study web design
at the University of Umeå in Umeå
, Sweden
.
Kahraman's artwork depict the effects of war, and how they affect women. Her wide stylistic references range from Japanese and Arabic calligraphy art nouveau, Persian miniature and Greek iconography.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i artist and painter. Her works reflect the controversial issues of gender, honor killings and war, all issues that plague her home country of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. Hayv currently lives and works in Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Biography
Born in BaghdadBaghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
in 1981, and moved to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
at the age of 11. She began oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
at the age of 12 and later had several successful exhibitions in Sweden.
Kahraman soon after moved to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and graduated from the Accademia di arte e design di Firenze
Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze
The Accademia di Belle Arti is an art academy in Florence, Italy and it is now the operative branch of the still existing Accademia delle Arti del Disegno that was the first academy of drawing in Europe.-History:The Accademia delle Arti del Disegno The Accademia di Belle Arti ("Academy of Fine...
in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
with graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
in 2005, on the same year she also won first place in a poster competition from Carnival of Ivrea in Ivrea
Ivrea
Ivrea is a town and comune of the province of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley , it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that, in prehistoric times, formed a great lake...
, Italy. In 2006, she went on to study web design
Web design
Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
at the University of Umeå in Umeå
Umeå
- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Kahraman's artwork depict the effects of war, and how they affect women. Her wide stylistic references range from Japanese and Arabic calligraphy art nouveau, Persian miniature and Greek iconography.
Solo and Group Exhibitions
- 2009 - Marionettes, The Third Line, Doha
- - Life Drawing, The Third Line, Dubai
- - New Works, Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York, New York
- - Solo presentation by Thierry Goldberg Projects at Volta, New York
- - The 9th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
- - Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- 2008 - I-Ling Eleen Lin & Hayv Kahraman, Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York, NY
- - Local Produce, The Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, U.S.A
- 2007 - Life Drawing, The Third Line, Dubai, United Arab Emirate
- 2007 - International Women’s Day, Erbil, Iraq
- 2007 - Celebrating Women in the Arts, Diyarbakir, Turkey (solo)
- 2006 - Daemons, Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, U.S.A
- 2005 - Accademia di Arte e Design, Florence, Italy
- 2003 - Thoughts on Canvas, Hudiksvall’s Museum, Hudiksvall, Sweden (solo)