Nazar Yahya

Nazar Yahya is an Iraqi artist living in Houston, Texas. Nazar currently works on installations and inkjet on cotton paper projects.

Early life and education Nazar Yahya, born in Baghdad, Iraq, began exhibiting in Baghdad in the late 1970s. He earned his B.F.A. at the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad in 1986. From 1986 to 1991, Nazar worked as a map painter in the Army’s rear lines. During the 1990s and throughout the invasion, Dafatir as a vehicle of expression intensified in Iraq.

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Major exhibitions Nazar’s work has been exhibited in the Middle East: Beirut, Bahrain, Amman, Dubai, Qatar; Europe: London, Norway; Bangladesh; and the United States: Texas.

Select list of notable works Card of Illumination

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