Focus on Hayv Kahraman

As part of 'Still I Rise', the feminist exhibition at the Arnolfini gallery, I've fallen in love with a few wonderful female artists.

Here is one:

Hayv Kahraman was born in Baghdad, Iraq 1981, now lives and works in Los Angeles.

In her biography, she describes: "A vocabulary of narrative, memory and dynamics of non-fixity found in diasporic cultures are the essence of her visual language and the product of her experience as an Iraqi refugee/come émigré. The body as object and subject have a central role in her painting practice as she compositely embodies the artist herself and a collective."

Here is an amazingly inspiring interview:

Hayv Kahraman and "The Land of the Waqwaq"

Hayv Kahraman was in residence at Shangri La Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, from March 16-31, 2019. 

During her residency, she was joined by her mother, Sizar Barzendji. In this interview, Kahraman and her mother discuss the inspiration behind her work created while in residence at Shangri La. 

Her exhibition, "To the Land of the Waqwaq," will be on view at the museum from March 29, 2019 - August 4, 3019. A concurrent exhibition of additional work by Kahraman, "Superfluous Bodies," is on view at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

And a more biographical interview:

Hayv Kahraman - at Art Dubai

The Third Line Gallery artist’s practice pulls on her personal experiences of migration to Europe (and then the United States), and reflects on the placelessness and experiences of the diaspora. The body as object and subject have a central role in her work with female figures featuring heavily in her paintings, reflecting on controversial issues of gender and the female identity.  

Art Dubai Portraits is a film series that provides a short perspective into the lives and workspaces of artists that are connected to the fair through its programming or participating galleries. The Art Dubai Portraits are produced in collaboration with Forward James Filmmakers.

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