List of Iraqi women artists explained

This is a list of women artists who were born in Iraq or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.

A

• Najiba Ahmad (born 1954), poet
• Kajal Ahmad (born 1967 Kirkuk), Kurdish-Iraqi poet
• Firyal Al-Adhamy (born 1950), painter
• Reem Alasadi (active since 2000), fashion designer
• Rheim Alkadhi (born 1973), interdisciplinary artist
• Jananne Al-Ani (born 1966), artist, photographer, filmmaker, researcher
• Layla Al-Attar (fl. 1965–1993), painter
• Sama Alshaibi (born 1973), contemporary artist
• Halla Ayla (born 1957), photographer, painter

C

• Wasma'a Khalid Chorbachi (born 1944), Iraqi-American ceramist, calligrapher, painter

E

• Enheduanna, poet 23rd century BC, thought to be the earliest poet

F

• Lisa Fattah (1941–1992), German-Iraqi painter, married to influential sculptor, Ismail Fatah Al Turk

H

• Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), Iraqi-British architect

K

• Hayv Kahraman (born 1981), painter and sculptor
• Toba Khedoori (born 1964), Iraqi-Australian mixed-media artist (twin sister of Rachel Khedoori)
• Rachel Khedoori (born 1964), Iraqi-Australian artist (twin sister of Toba Khedoori)

M

• Hanaa Malallah (born 1958), Iraqi mixed-media artist

O

• Madiha Omar (1908–2005), pioneer of Hurufiyya movement

R

• Nuha al-Radi (born 1941), diarist, ceramist, painter

S

• Hana Sadiq (active since 1980s), fashion designer
• Kholood Saif (born 1942), artist and sculptor
• Salima Salih (born 1942), short story writer, translator and artist
• Naziha Salim (1927–2008), painter, sculptor
• Tamara Salman (active since 2004), fashion designer
• Lorna Selim (1928–2012), British-Iraqi painter, wife of Jawad Saleem influential Iraqi sculptor
• Vian Sora (born 1976), Iraqi-American painter

T

• Aatqall Taúaa (active since 1970s), digital artist

Z

• Zeena Zaki (born 1974), fashion designer
• Haifa Zangana (born 1950), writer, artist, political activist

See also

• Iraqi art
• List of Iraqi artists