Rafa Al-Nasiri Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Rafa Al-Nasiri
early life and education rafa al-nasiri, a renowned iraqi painter, draughtsman, print-maker, educator, and author, was born in 1940 in tikrit, iraq. he received his early art education at baghdad's institute of fine arts, attaining a diploma in painting in 1959. artistic career and style al-nasiri's works are characterized by the incorporation of arabic letters and calligraphy, which he began to include in his paintings and prints after
returning to baghdad in 1965. this unique blend of traditional elements with modern techniques resonated with the iraqi public, making him a major proponent of the pan-arab modern art movement that gained momentum during the 1970s. teaching and legacy al-nasiri taught at several prestigious institutions, including the institute of fine arts in baghdad, yarmouk university in jordan, and university of bahrain. his passing in 2013 in amm…