Born
Born 1981 in Baghdad, Iraq
Education
2006, Web Design, University of Umea, Sweden
2005, Graphic Design, Accademia di Arte e Design di Firenze, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Waraq, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
TBA, Third Line Gallery, Dubai
Seven Gates, Green Cardamom Gallery, London
Art Cologne with The Third Line Gallery
Art Dubai with The Third Line Gallery
Hong Kong International Art Fair with Frey Norris Gallery
2009
Marionettes, The Third Line Gallery, Doha, Qatar
Volta NY art fair with Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York
Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
Art Dubai with The Third Line Gallery
Art Miami with Frey Norris Gallery
2008
Hayv Kahraman and I-Ling Eleen Lin, Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York
2007
Celebrating Women in the Arts, Diyarbakir, Turkey
2003
Thoughts on Canvas, Hudiksvall's Museum, Hudiksvall, Sweden
Group Exhibitions
2010
Women Painters From Five Continents, Osart Gallery, Milano
Group exhibition, Osart Gallery, Milano
2009
Taswir, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
Echo: Eight San Francisco Artists Respond to Surrealist Masterworks, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Balla - Drama, We Dream of Language Without History, Paradise Row, London, England
Taswir—Pictorial mapping of Islam and Modernity, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany
Balla-Drama, Paradise Row Gallery, London, U.K.
Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Unveiled; New Art From the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K.
2008
Local Produce, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2007
Life Drawing, The Third Line Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E.
International Women's Day, Erbil, Iraq
2006
Demons, Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
2005
Alumni Show, Accademia di Arte e Design, Florence, Italy
Publications
Shabout Nada, "New Vision: Arab Art and the Twenty-First Century", Transglobe publishing ltd, May 2009
Selected Press
ARTslant, Interview with Hayv Kahraman, December 20, 2009
Canvas Magazine, Inner Travels, November 1, 2009
ARTnews, Critic's Pick: Hayv Kahraman, October 1, 2009
Karen Rosenberg, "Toplessness and Taxidermy —Volta NY", The New York Times, March 6, 2009
Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, "Package Deal", The National, February 27, 2009
Michael Glover, "Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East", The Independent, February 2, 2009
Joanna Pitman, "Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East at Saatchi Gallery", The Sunday Times, January 27, 2009
Collections
The Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar
The Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, USA
The American Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Dr. Lamees Gargash, Commissioner, Venice Biennale (UAE pavilion)
Dr. Farjam, Dubai
Born 1981 in Baghdad, Iraq
Education
2006, Web Design, University of Umea, Sweden
2005, Graphic Design, Accademia di Arte e Design di Firenze, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Waraq, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
TBA, Third Line Gallery, Dubai
Seven Gates, Green Cardamom Gallery, London
Art Cologne with The Third Line Gallery
Art Dubai with The Third Line Gallery
Hong Kong International Art Fair with Frey Norris Gallery
2009
Marionettes, The Third Line Gallery, Doha, Qatar
Volta NY art fair with Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York
Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
Art Dubai with The Third Line Gallery
Art Miami with Frey Norris Gallery
2008
Hayv Kahraman and I-Ling Eleen Lin, Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York
2007
Celebrating Women in the Arts, Diyarbakir, Turkey
2003
Thoughts on Canvas, Hudiksvall's Museum, Hudiksvall, Sweden
Group Exhibitions
2010
Women Painters From Five Continents, Osart Gallery, Milano
Group exhibition, Osart Gallery, Milano
2009
Taswir, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
Echo: Eight San Francisco Artists Respond to Surrealist Masterworks, Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Balla - Drama, We Dream of Language Without History, Paradise Row, London, England
Taswir—Pictorial mapping of Islam and Modernity, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany
Balla-Drama, Paradise Row Gallery, London, U.K.
Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Unveiled; New Art From the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London, U.K.
2008
Local Produce, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2007
Life Drawing, The Third Line Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E.
International Women's Day, Erbil, Iraq
2006
Demons, Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
2005
Alumni Show, Accademia di Arte e Design, Florence, Italy
Publications
Shabout Nada, "New Vision: Arab Art and the Twenty-First Century", Transglobe publishing ltd, May 2009
Selected Press
ARTslant, Interview with Hayv Kahraman, December 20, 2009
Canvas Magazine, Inner Travels, November 1, 2009
ARTnews, Critic's Pick: Hayv Kahraman, October 1, 2009
Karen Rosenberg, "Toplessness and Taxidermy —Volta NY", The New York Times, March 6, 2009
Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, "Package Deal", The National, February 27, 2009
Michael Glover, "Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East", The Independent, February 2, 2009
Joanna Pitman, "Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East at Saatchi Gallery", The Sunday Times, January 27, 2009
Collections
The Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar
The Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, USA
The American Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Dr. Lamees Gargash, Commissioner, Venice Biennale (UAE pavilion)
Dr. Farjam, Dubai
