Ayad Alkadhi

Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Ayad Alkadhi spent his childhood between England, the United Arab Emirates and Baghdad. At the age of 23 after the first Gulf War, Alkadhi left Iraq for a better future – first in Amman, Jordan and shortly thereafter in Auckland, New Zealand. He then moved to New York City where he was graduated with an MFA from New York University’s ITP Tisch School of The Arts. Alkadhi currently lives and works in the US.

Ayad Alkadhi has exhibited in the Middle East, New Zealand, Europe and the U.S. His most recent exhibits include: the Queens Museum, the Austrian Cultural forum and New York University’s Bronfman’s Centre in New York; the Station Museum in Houston, Texas; the Maraya Art Centre in Sharjah, UAE; the European Parliament in Brussels and Art Dubai in the UAE. Contemporary Art in the Middle East, a book published by Artworld, also features his work.