List of Iraqi women artists
This is a list of women artists who were born in Iraq or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
A[]
- Najiba Ahmad (born 1954), poet
- Kajal Ahmad (born 1967 Kirkuk), Kurdish-Iraqi poet
- Firyal Al-Adhamy (born 1950), painter
- Reem Alasadi (active since 2000), fashion designer
- Rheim Alkadhi (born 1973), interdisciplinary artist
- Jananne Al-Ani (born 1966), artist, photographer, filmmaker, researcher
- Layla Al-Attar (fl. 1965–1993), painter
- Sama Alshaibi (born 1973), contemporary artist
- Halla Ayla (born 1957), photographer, painter
C[]
- Wasma'a Khalid Chorbachi (born 1944), Iraqi-American ceramist, calligrapher, painter
E[]
- Enheduanna, poet 23rd century BC, thought to be the earliest poet
F[]
- Lisa Fattah (1941–1992), German-Iraqi painter, married to influential sculptor, Ismail Fatah Al Turk
H[]
- Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), Iraqi-British architect
- Wihad al-Halem[1]
J[]
K[]
- Hayv Kahraman (born 1981) painter and sculptor
- Toba Khedoori (born 1964), Iraqi-Australian mixed-media artist (twin sister of Rachel Khedoori)
- Rachel Khedoori (born 1964), Iraqi-Australian artist (twin sister of Toba Khedoori)
M[]
- Hanaa Malallah (born 1958), Iraqi mixed-media artist
O[]
- Madiha Omar (1908–2005), pioneer of Hurufiyya movement
R[]
- Nuha al-Radi (born 1941), diarist, ceramist, painter
S[]
- Hana Sadiq (active since 1980s), fashion designer
- Salima Salih (born 1942), short story writer, translator and artist
- Naziha Salim (1927–2008), painter, sculptor
- Tamara Salman (active since 2004), fashion designer
- Maheen al-Sarraf [5]
- Sihan al-Saudi [6]
- Lorna Selim (1928–2012) British-Iraqi painter, wife of Jawad Saleem influential Iraqi sculptor
- Vian Sora (born 1976), Iraqi-American painter
T[]
- Aatqall Taúaa (active since 1970s), digital artist
Z[]
- Zeena Zaki (born 1974), fashion designer
- Haifa Zangana (born 1950), writer, artist, political activist
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hammon, N.T., "Women Artists in Arab Countries," Al-Raid Journal, vol. 8, nos 44-45, 1988
- ^ Hammon, N.T., "Women Artists in Arab Countries," Al-Raid Journal, vol. 8, nos 44-45, 1988
- ^ Hammon, N.T., "Women Artists in Arab Countries," Al-Raid Journal, vol. 8, nos 44-45, 1988
- ^ Rose, J., Women in Dark Times, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014, p. 216
- ^ Hammon, N.T., "Women Artists in Arab Countries," Al-Raid Journal, vol. 8, nos 44-45, 1988
- ^ Hammon, N.T., "Women Artists in Arab Countries," Al-Raid Journal, vol. 8, nos 44-45, 1988
Categories:
- Iraqi women artists
- Lists of women artists by nationality
- Lists of Iraqi women
- Lists of Iraqi people by occupation