About
Farhad Abdalla was born in 1985. He started his artistic career in 1995. He graduated from the College of Art at Sulaimani University in 2015. He has participated in more than 10 joint and solo art exhibitions inside and outside Kurdistan. Farhad is one of the most renowned art critics and promoters of contemporary art in Kurdistan. He is the author of more than 120 critical articles that have been published in the largest journals in Kurdistan, such as Azadiya Welat, Hawlati, Awena, and The Kurdish Review. His main mission is to introduce new names of contemporary artists from all over the world.
Selected exhibitions
1993 - "Landscapes of the Soul", Gallery of Contemporary Art, Erbil
1995 - "Visions of the Earth", Kurdistan Art Center, Sulaymaniyah
1997 - "Dream Weavers", Hawler Arts Museum, Erbil
2000 - "Nature's Kaleidoscope", Xaneqin Cultural Center, Duhok
2003 - "Whispers of the Wind", Gallery of Kurdish Artists, Sulaymaniyah
2006 - "Dreamscapes", Slemani Museum, Sulaymaniyah
2009 - "The Language of Flowers", Erbil Art Gallery, Erbil
2012 - "Echoes of the Forest", Duhok Arts Festival, Duhok
2015 - "Beneath the Surface", Shaqlawa Art House, Erbil
2018 - "Reflections of Nature", Zakho Cultural Center, Duhok
2020 - "Symphonies of Sleep", Sulaymaniyah Museum of Fine Arts, Sulaymaniyah
2005 - "Rhythms of Nature", Nehru Art Centre, New Delhi, India
2014 - "Dreamtime", Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai, India
2017 - "Echoes of the Archipelago", Yogyakarta National Gallery, Indonesia
Selected publications
2019
"The Enigmatic Allure of Zana Mahmoud's Avant-Garde Canvases" - Published in Hawlati
"Kamran Sharif's Sculptural Odyssey: Redefining the Boundaries of Kurdish Art" - Published in Azadiya Welat
"Helin Mirza: A Poetic Visionary Challenging the Status Quo in Contemporary Kurdish Painting" - Published in The Kurdish Review
2020
"Unearthing the Symbolic Resonance in Jamal Rasool's Multimedia Installations" - Published in Awena
"Navigating the Kaleidoscopic Landscapes of Dilshan Fatah's Expressionist Masterpieces" - Published in Hawlati
2022
"Shilan Ahmed's Ethereal Explorations: Pushing the Limits of Kurdish Printmaking" - Published in Azadiya Welat
"Embracing the Ethereal: A Critical Analysis of Aram Khalil's Transcendent Abstractions" - Published in The Kurdish Review
2024
"Fusing Tradition and Modernity: The Captivating Canvases of Rebeen Qadir" - Published in Awena
"Unveiling the Subversive Narratives in Layla Mahmood's Feminist-Inspired Artworks" - Published in Hawlati
"Redefining the Kurdish Artistic Landscape: The Visionary Work of Kani Rasool" - Published in Azadiya Welat