Nedim Kufi

Nedim Kufi (born in Baghdad, 1962) is an Iraqi-Dutch multi disciplinary visual artist.

Vita

Nedim Kufi was born in Baghdad, 1962. He has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad, at the [[European Ceramic Work Centre in the Netherlands and at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht (Graphic Design). Between 2004 and 2005 Kufi published 16 issues of an on-line culture diary Daftar, meaning an artist’s notebook in Arabic, containing essays, translated articles and other artistic projects. Nedim Kufi lives in the Netherlands.

Work

Nedim Kufi works with mixed media, from paper and flowers to earth and ceramics in order to develop a close relationship between the disciplines of printing and etching, sculpture and design. Kufi is attempting to create nonlinear fine art exposing his idea of perceiving the world. He combines the methods of printmaking, graphic design, painting, media and moviemaking. Through ongoing essay Kufi’s works appear to be as spontaneous and simple but at the same time Nedim Kufi is digging deep into the mind seeking new information to be considered as unique result. In his frequent use of grids in his artwork, Nedim Kufi draws on the Islamic tradition of repetition and patterning.

List of Exhibitions

• 2010 12th Cairo Biennale - International Cairo Biennale, Giza
• 2010 Abu Dhabi Artfair, Abu Dhabi (Group)
• 2010 "Globe" - Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi (Group)
• 2009 The Sultan Gallery | Kuwait (Solo)
• 2008 Emarat in Arab eyes | Dubai (Group)
• 2008 Station Museum of Contemporary Art| Houston (Group)
• 2008 Soap & Silence (La Fountain Gallery) Bahrain (Solo)^[1]
• 2008 Reading Room in South Project (Daftar Online) Melbourne-Australia (Group)
• 2007 In Focus | This Day | Video Art Manifestation | Tate Modern | London | UK (Group)
• 2007 RECOGNISE| Contemporary Art Platform | London | UK (Group)
• 2007 Lines Art Contemporary Gallery | Makhtota | Amman | Jordan (Solo)
• 2007 Rasheed street | Mediamatic | ELHEMA| Amsterdam | Netherlands (Group)^[2]
• 2007 Red zone, Green zone | GEMAK | Free Academy Den Haag | Netherlands (Group)
• 2007 KUF mold | Istanbul | Turkey (Group)
• 2007 Spicy Dutch | STADSMUSEUM Ijselstein | Netherlands (Group)
• 2007 THE IRAQI EQUATION, project of Catherine David in | BildMuseet | Umea | Sweden (Group)
• 2006 KW "Kunst werk"| IRAQI EQUATION, project of Catherine David Berlingermany (Group)
• 2006 Tapies foundation BarcelonaSpain (Group)
• 2006 BildMuseet "Umea" Sweden (Group)
• 2006 Espace SD Gallery, Attar in Beirut | Beirut | Lebanon (Solo)^[3]
• 2005 4walls Gallery, Attar from Baghdad | Amman | Jordan (Solo)
• 2005 Museum Nicolas I. SURSOCKXXVIe Salon D' AUTOMNE | Beirut |Lebanon (Group)
• 2005 Inter Gallery, Das Erbe, Miraath, with Talal Refit | Potsdam |Germany (Group)
• 2005 Darat Al funoon | Permanent Art Collection | Amman |Jordan (Group)
• 2004 (Extending Vision) Triangle Art Residency (DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York | USA (Group)
• 2004 Darat Al funoon | Permanent Art Collection | Amman |Jordan (Group)
• 2003 The Phatory Gallery | Garden of Eden | New York | USA (Group)
• 2003 Gallery 108, Earth and Ink | Boston | USA (Solo)^[4]
• 2003 Grafisch Atelier Utrecht, Utrecht | NL (Group)
• 2003 4walls Gallery | Amman | Jordan (Solo)
• 2003 Agial Art Gallery Postman(Beirut, Lebanon)(Solo)
• 2003 Institute de monde Arab an illustration book (Paris France)(Group)
• 2002 Gallery Kadans | Den Haag | NL (Group)
• 2002 Agial Art Gallery | Beirut | Lebanon (Solo)
• 2001 Strasbourg Art Fair|Strasbourg |France(Group)
• 2001 Cairo Biennale | Cairo |Egypt (Workshop)
• 2000 Gallery Atassi | Damascus |Syria (Group)
• 2000 Agial Art Gallery, From Amsterdam to Beirut | Lebanon (Solo)
• 1996 Asia Print Festival Asian week (Seoul, South Korea) (Group)
• 1996 EKWC | European Ceramic Work Centre (Den Bosch Netherlands)
• 1996 Competition Ceramic Price | Kampen | NL (Group)
• 1996 Mesopotamia Project Kasteeltuin | Geldrop | NL (Group)
• 1996 Lost Land Project New polder Land Museum | Lelystad | NL (Solo)
• 1986 Biennale Ljubljana for illustrators Yugoslavia (Book) (Group)
• 1996 Kunstmarkt Utrecht( Utrecht The Netherlands) (Group)
• 1996 Biennale Fredrikstad Norway (Group)
• 1995 Arab Museum of Contemporary Art Doha | Qatar (Group)

References

1. ^ "Artist relives his pain in paintings". Gulf Daily News. 8 October 2008. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=230934. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
2. ^ "El Hema Koopavond". Wereldjournalisten. 2 October 2007. http://www.wereldjournalisten.nl/artikel/2007/10/02/el_hema_koopavond/. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
3. ^ "The alchemy of Nedim Kufi". The Daily Star (Lebanon). 14 February 2006. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=22168#axzz1E2clVFpp. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
4. ^ "Rebuilding the damage; From painful past, Iraqi artist creates fragile beauty". Boston Herald. 29 September 2003. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/415318801.html?dids=415318801:415318801&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+29%2C+2003&author=Mary+Jo+Palumbo&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Rebuilding+the+damage%3B+From+painful+past%2C+Iraqi+artist+creates+fragile+beauty&pqatl=google. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 

External links

• http://www.2nedim.com/

Persondata
Name	Kufi, Nedim
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch Iraqi Visual Artist
Date of birth
Place of birth	Baghdad, Iraq
Date of death
Place of death