Akram NAJI

artists

  • February 3, 1945 Artist Akram Naji Shaker Abdel-Wahab was born in capital, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • 1952 – 1965 He completed his primary, middle and secondary school studies in Al-Adhamiya Preparatory School for Boys.
  • 1969 - 1973 He studied and graduated from the ceramic department at the College of Fine Arts - University of Baghdad.
  • 1973 - 1974 He participated in the Itinerant College of Art exhibition upon his graduation, which was carried in Beirut, Cairo, Moscow and Paris.
  • 1976 He participated in the third anniversary of the ruling party exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad.
  • 1982 He executed a Mural of 16X2 M from ceramic at the Sheraton Hotel in Basra.
  • 1986 He participated in the First Baghdad International Festival in Baghdad.
  • 1987 He participated in the "Seven Potters" exhibition at the Al-Orfali Hall in Baghdad.
  • 1988 He participated in the second Baghdad International Festival in Baghdad.
  • 1989 He participated in the exhibition "Seven Potters" at the Al-Orfali Hall in Baghdad.
  • 1990 He participated in the "Body Dialogue" exhibition in Baghdad and the Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition in Cyprus.
  • 1991 He participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition at the Royal Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan.
  • 1992 He participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition at the Royal Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan.
  • 1993 He held a solo exhibition at Nadhar Gallery for Art in Baghdad and a solo exhibition at Abaad Gallery in Amman. He participated in a joint Iraqi exhibition at Alia Hall in Amman, Jordan.
  • 1994 Held a personal exhibition at Abaad Gallery in Amman, Jordan, and participated in the Babylon Art Festival.
  • 1995 He participated in a joint Iraqi exhibition at Alia Hall in Amman, Jordan.
  • 1996 He participated in the Babylon Art Festival.
  • 1998 He participated in the Babylon Art Festival.
  • 2000 He held a solo exhibition at Nadhar Gallery for Arts in Baghdad.
  • 2002 He participated in the Sharjah International Festival in Sharjah, UAE.
  • 2008 He participated in an exhibition of three artists (Turki Abdul Amir, Hassan Abd Alwan and Akram Naji) at Akkad Art Gallery in Baghdad.
  • 2013 He participated in the exhibition "Iraqi Spaces - Joint Annual Fine Exhibition" at the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association in Baghdad.
  • 2014 He participated in the Plastic Art Festival in the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi Communist Party at the Hiwar Art Gallery.
  • 2016 He participated in the retrospective annual exhibition at the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association and the Iraqi Potters Exhibition at the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association in Baghdad.
  • 2017 He won the Creativity Prize in the field of "Plastic Art - Ceramics" for his artistic work "The Man and Woman" by the Fine Artists Association in Baghdad.
  • 2018 He participated in the exhibition "Arab Women - Art of Words Exhibition" in Istanbul, Turkey, the "Clay Tales" exhibition and the annual exhibition of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association in Baghdad.
  • 2019 He participated in the annual exhibition of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association in Baghdad.
  • He lives and works full-time in his ceramics workshop in Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Member of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association.
  • Member of the Iraqi Artists Syndicate.