Yuhana Nashmi

Yuhana Nashmi (; Mandaic: , ; also known as Sheikh Alaa Nashmi or Ala’a Nashmi; ) is an Iraqi-Australian visual artist and ceramicist.

Early life Nashmi was born in Baghdad, Iraq. His malwasha (baptismal name) is Ram bar Sharat Semat . In Iraq, he was initiated as a tarmida. He immigrated to Australia in the early 2000s after living in Amman, Jordan from 1998–2000.

In 2018, Nashmi created Sh-ken-ta, an exhibition of a shkinta (reed house used for Mandaean priestly rituals), as a site-specific installation at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.

In 2020, Nashmi published the book 100 Souls 100 Stories 100 Tiles, a collection of 100 ceramic tiles made by members of the Mandaean community in Australia. The tiles have been exhibited at the Campbelltown Arts Centre.

Nashmi also exhibited artwork at the Georges River in 2022. As of 2023, he currently works in art psychotherapy and ceramics tutoring, and runs NeshmART Studio in the Sydney metropolitan area.

Personal life Nashmi has a Labrador Retriever named Neshma (; pronounced []), who also works as a therapy dog.