Hayv Kahraman

Hayv Kahraman
Born Hayv Kahraman
1981
Baghdad, Iraq
Nationality Iraqi American
Known for Painting, Drawing, Sculpture[1]

Hayv Kahraman (born 1981) is an Iraqi 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 San Francisco, United States.[2]

Life and career

Born in Baghdad, 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.[3]

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[4] and Greek iconography.

Solo and Group Exhibitions

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