Rafa Nasiri iraqi, 1940-2013

Rafa Nasiri (b. 1940, Tikrit, Iraq) Iraqi painter and printmaker Rafa Nasiri is widely-known in the Arab world and beyond for his culturally rich artworks and distinctive style. During the last decade, he has been inspired by poetry as varied as that of Al-Mutanabbi, Mahmoud Darwish and Etel Adnan. This poetic journey, coupled with a preoccupation with the element of time, has

produced works that celebrate beauty, love and the homeland.

Born in 1940, he studied painting and printmaking in Baghdad, Beijing and Lisbon. Since 1963, he has held 33 solo exhibitions in the Middle East, Europe and the Far East and has participated in numerous group exhibitions and international biennales around the world.