Firyal Al-Adhamy Explained
Firyal Al Adhamy Al-Adhamy (born 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a Bahrain-based[1] British Iraqi artist.
Life and career
Born in Baghdad in 1950, she began her artistic endeavours as a hobby, crafting jewellery, costumes, textiles and woodwork, all inspired by Iraq's ancient cultural history. Later, when some of her jewellery was acquired by museums, she began to see her work as a potential career.[2]
Although she graduated from the University of Baghdad, she did not study arts[3] and is a self-taught artist.[4]
She aims to faithfully reproduce ancient objects, thereby preserving Iraq's heritage.[5] Firyal's latest collection, Postcards from Mesopotamia, is inspired by her reaction to the tragic looting of the Museum of Baghdad in 2003.[6]
She has participated in both solo and group exhibitions, in London and in the Persian Gulf.[7]
Work
She has written one novel,[8] and has also published a book with a collection of her poetry and paintings.[9] Much of her work is inspired by poetry. Her later paintings incorporates Arabic script, over which she has mastery demonstrates a sincerity to Arab civilization especially the Babylonian and Sumerian civilizations.[10] Her artworks have inspired the poetry of several Arabic poets including Laoy Taha[11] and Mahmoud Darwish.[12]
Solo exhibitions
- 1988 – The Gallery, Intercontinental Hotel, Bahrain. Organized by the Ministry of Information
- 1990 – Kufa Gallery, London, UK organized by Ross Issa
- 1993- The Artist Studio, London, UK
- 1997- The Artist Studio, London, UK
- 2006- Darlelbareh Gallery, Manama, Bahrain
- 2008- Green Art Gallery Dubai "Postcards from Mesopotamia"
- 2009- The Memory of the place Gallery " When the Word Turns into Fragrant Ray of Light " Manama Bahrain
Joint exhibitions
- 1987 – Bahrain Art Society Annual Exhibition, Bahrain
- 1988 – Alfan Gallery, Bahrain
- 1988 – Bahrain Art Society Annual Exhibition, Bahrain
- 1989 – Print making annual Exhibition London UK
- 1991 – Iraqi Artist Society Exhibition at Gallery 4, London, UK
- 1991 – Iraqi Artists at Kufa Gallery, London, UK
- 1992 – Arab Women Artists by the General Union of Palestinian Women
- 1992 – Iraqi Artist Society at Camden Town Lock, London, UK
- 1992 – Iraqi Women's Festival of Culture, Kufa Gallery, London, UK
- 1993 – Iraqi Artists Society at Gallery 4, London, UK
- 1993 – Group of International Artists, London, UK. Organized by Eastern Art Report
- 1993 – Group Exhibition, Imperial College, London, UK
- 1994 – Group Exhibition, Aramco, Inmaa Gallery, Saudi Arabia
- 1995 – Arab Fine Art Exhibition, London, UK. Organized by Arab-British Chambers of Commerce
- 1995 – “The World’s Women On-line Electronic Ballet” - Internet exhibition at the UN conference, Beijing, China
- 1995 – Arab Women Artists in London, Saidy Gallery, London, UK
- 1996 – Women Artists of the Islamic World, Islington Museum Gallery, London, UK
- 1997 – Group Exhibition at Saudi Arabian Art Gallery
- 1998 – Working for hotels’ project in the Persian Gulf
- 1998 – Group Exhibition “Selection from Arab Contemporary Art”, Bahrain
- 2001 – “Dialogue of the present” Groups of 18 Arab women artists was toured exhibition from January 1999 to January 2001, covering Bath, Plymouth, London (SOAS, Brunei Gallery) and Brighton University, UK
- 2008-09 Iraq Speaks to the Present, British Museum, UK[13]
- 2009 - "Babylon Myth and Reality" British Museum London 2008-2009
See also
References
Book: Lloyd. Fran. Contemporary Arab Women's Art: Dialogues of the present. 1999. WAL Women's Art Library. London. 1860645992.
Notes and References
- http://www.arab-banker.com/dir/2003/pdf/2003-Art.pdf Art & Culture: Art and Iraq war
- "Darwish: An Altar of Poetry" 28 May, 2103,Online:
- Web site: Firyal Al-Adhamy . 2009-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090425230334/http://www.birdsofwar.org/page8.htm . 2009-04-25 . dead .
- "Firyal al-Adhamy", [Biographical Notes], Iraq Speaks to the Present, [Exhibition Catalogue], British Museum, 2008-09 Pdf
- "Firyal al-Adhamy", [Biographical Notes], Iraq Speaks to the Present, [Exhibition Catalogue], British Museum, 2008-09 Pdf
- "Fireworks by Dr Rehana Khusro", Gulf News, 14 February 2008, Online:
- "Firyal al-Adhamy", [Biographical Notes], Iraq Speaks to the Present, [Exhibition Catalogue], British Museum, 2008-09 Pdf
- Sharp, M.D., Popular Contemporary Writers, Volume 1, Marshall Cavendish, 2006, p. 79
- Al-Adhamy, F., Do Not Unveil My Colours, A Homeland Sleeps There 2014,
- "The Iraqi Artist Firyal Al-Adhamy and the Poet Loay Taha" [Interview] Arab Woman Platform, n.d., Online
- "The Iraqi Artist Firyal Al-Adhamy and the Poet Loay Taha:m Arab Woman Magazine, The Iraqi Artist Firyal Al-Adhamy and the Poet Loay Taha
- "Darwish: An Altar of Poetry" 28 May 2103, Online
- British Museum, Mesopotamian Inscription, Online
