

Hayv Kahraman
“Binding,” 2021
“Binding,” 2021
Hayv Kahraman
“Binding,” 2021
Oil on linen
99" x 78" [HxW] (251.46 x 198.12 cm)
Inventory #KAR196
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane
“Binding,” 2021
Oil on linen
99" x 78" [HxW] (251.46 x 198.12 cm)
Inventory #KAR196
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane

Hayv Kahraman
“Swallowing Antibodies,” 2021
“Swallowing Antibodies,” 2021
Hayv Kahraman
“Swallowing Antibodies,” 2021
Oil on linen
42" x 68" [HxW] (106.68 x 172.72 cm)
Inventory #KAR186
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane
“Swallowing Antibodies,” 2021
Oil on linen
42" x 68" [HxW] (106.68 x 172.72 cm)
Inventory #KAR186
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane

Hayv Kahraman
“untitled,” 2021
“untitled,” 2021
Hayv Kahraman
“untitled,” 2021
Watercolor, gouache and dried pigment on paper
7 ²⁹⁄₃₂" x 7 ²⁹⁄₃₂" [HxW] (20.06 x 20.06 cm) paper size, 12 ¹⁄₂" x 12 ¹⁄₂" x 2" [HxWxD] (31.75 x 31.75 x 5.08 cm) framed
Inventory #KAR190
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane
“untitled,” 2021
Watercolor, gouache and dried pigment on paper
7 ²⁹⁄₃₂" x 7 ²⁹⁄₃₂" [HxW] (20.06 x 20.06 cm) paper size, 12 ¹⁄₂" x 12 ¹⁄₂" x 2" [HxWxD] (31.75 x 31.75 x 5.08 cm) framed
Inventory #KAR190
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane

Hayv Kahraman
“untitled,” 2021
“untitled,” 2021
Hayv Kahraman
“untitled,” 2021
Watercolor, gouache and dried pigment on paper
7" x 10" [HxW] (17.78 x 25.4 cm) paper size, 11 ¹⁄₂" x 14 ¹⁄₂" x 2" [HxWxD] (29.21 x 36.83 x 5.08 cm) framed
Inventory #KAR187
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane
“untitled,” 2021
Watercolor, gouache and dried pigment on paper
7" x 10" [HxW] (17.78 x 25.4 cm) paper size, 11 ¹⁄₂" x 14 ¹⁄₂" x 2" [HxWxD] (29.21 x 36.83 x 5.08 cm) framed
Inventory #KAR187
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff Mclane

Hayv Kahraman
“The Appeal 11,” 2018
“The Appeal 11,” 2018
Hayv Kahraman
“The Appeal 11,” 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Inventory #KAR170
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“The Appeal 11,” 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Inventory #KAR170
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Hayv Kahraman, The Appeal 14, 2018, Oil on linen, 35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm), Photo credit: Jeff McLane](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/efvmtcni3zuupstnhycr-1024x683.jpg)
Hayv Kahraman
The Appeal 14, 2018
The Appeal 14, 2018
Hayv Kahraman
The Appeal 14, 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
The Appeal 14, 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

Hayv Kahraman
“The Appeal 9,” 2018
“The Appeal 9,” 2018
Hayv Kahraman
“The Appeal 9,” 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Inventory #KAR168
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“The Appeal 9,” 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Inventory #KAR168
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane

Hayv Kahraman
The Appeal 2, 2018
The Appeal 2, 2018
Hayv Kahraman
The Appeal 2, 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
The Appeal 2, 2018
Oil on linen
35 x 35" [HxW] (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Hayv Kahraman, Boob Gold, 2018, Oil on wood, 72 x 48" [HxW] (182.88 x 121.92 cm), Photo credit: Jeff McLane](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nzneuxrdm0njrfgd0lkd-684x1024.jpg)
Hayv Kahraman
Boob Gold, 2018
Boob Gold, 2018
Hayv Kahraman
Boob Gold, 2018
Oil on wood
72 x 48" [HxW] (182.88 x 121.92 cm)
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Boob Gold, 2018
Oil on wood
72 x 48" [HxW] (182.88 x 121.92 cm)
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
![Hayv Kahraman, Bodies #2, 2018, Oil on linen, 78 x 50" [HxW] (198.12 x 127 cm)](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rwrq0jucmrwxw7dtzu5m-683x1024.jpg)
Hayv Kahraman
Bodies #2, 2018
Bodies #2, 2018
Hayv Kahraman
Bodies #2, 2018
Oil on linen
78 x 50" [HxW] (198.12 x 127 cm)
Bodies #2, 2018
Oil on linen
78 x 50" [HxW] (198.12 x 127 cm)
![Hayv Kahraman, Bodies #1, 2018, Oil on linen, 78 x 50" [HxW] (198.12 x 127 cm)](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/o2nl0org3yyhkidslkji-683x1024.jpg)
Hayv Kahraman
Bodies #1, 2018
Bodies #1, 2018
Hayv Kahraman
Bodies #1, 2018
Oil on linen
78 x 50" [HxW] (198.12 x 127 cm)
Bodies #1, 2018
Oil on linen
78 x 50" [HxW] (198.12 x 127 cm)
![Hayv Kahraman, The Celebrity, 2018, Oil on linen, 100 x 79" [HxW] (254 x 2.66 cm), Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ee4rhbgwcmbxs9od0iom-814x1024.jpg)
Hayv Kahraman
The Celebrity, 2018
The Celebrity, 2018
Hayv Kahraman
The Celebrity, 2018
Oil on linen
100 x 79" [HxW] (254 x 2.66 cm)
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
The Celebrity, 2018
Oil on linen
100 x 79" [HxW] (254 x 2.66 cm)
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
![Hayv Kahraman, The Audience, 2018, Oil on linen, 97 x 73" [HxW] (246.38 x 185.42 cm), Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lv4kumbba9befqejbsst-1024x782.jpg)
Hayv Kahraman
The Audience, 2018
The Audience, 2018
Hayv Kahraman
The Audience, 2018
Oil on linen
97 x 73" [HxW] (246.38 x 185.42 cm)
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
The Audience, 2018
Oil on linen
97 x 73" [HxW] (246.38 x 185.42 cm)
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
![Hayv Kahraman, Procession, 2017, Oil on linen, 50 x 78 x 3" [HxWxD], Photo credit: Jeff McLane](https://vielmetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/subsli9k1zgberchkpeu-1024x695.jpg)
Hayv Kahraman
Procession, 2017
Procession, 2017
Hayv Kahraman
Procession, 2017
Oil on linen
50 x 78 x 3" [HxWxD]
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Procession, 2017
Oil on linen
50 x 78 x 3" [HxWxD]
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
- 1981
- Born in Baghdad, Iraq
- Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
- 2006
- University of Umeå, Sweden
- 2005
- Accademia di arte e design di Firenze, Florence, Italy
Selected Exhibitions
- 2024
- Solo Exhibition, ICA San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (forthcoming)
- 2023
- "Gut Feelings: Part II," The Third Line, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 2022
- "Gut Feelings," The Mosaic Rooms, Tower House, London, United Kingdom
- "Hayv Kahraman: The Touch of Otherness," SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
- 2021
- "Hayv Kahraman: The Touch of Otherness," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2020
- "Hayv Kahraman," Pilar Corrias, London, UK
- 2019
- "Hayv Kahraman: Not Quite Human," Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY
- “To the Land of the Waqwaq," Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, Honolulu, HI
- "Hayv Kahraman: Superfluous Bodies," Museum of Art in Honolulu, HI
- "Hayv Kahraman: Displaced Choreographies," curated by Rosie Cooper, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexill On Sea, Sussex, UK (Link)
- 2018
- "Silence Is Gold," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- "Project Series 52: Hayv Kahraman," Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA (Link)
- 2017
- "Re-weaving Migrant Inscriptions," Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY (Link)
- "Acts of Reparation," Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (Link)
- 2016
- "Audible Inaudible," The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
- "Artist Drawing Club: Sound Wounds," Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA (Link)
- "Hayv Kahraman," Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
- "A Change of Place: Four Solo Exhibitions," The School, Kinderhook, NY
- 2015
- "How Iraqi Are You?," Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY
- 2014
- "Collective Performance," Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, KS; Duke University, Durham, NC
- 2013
- "Let the Guest be the Master," Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY
- 2012
- "Extimacy," The Third Line Gallery, Dubai
- 2010
- "Pins and Needles," The Third Line Gallery, Dubai
- "Seven Gates," Green Cardamom Gallery, London, UK
- "Waraq," Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2009
- "Marionettes," The Third Line Gallery, Doha, Qatar
- 2007
- "Celebrating Women in the Arts," Diyarbakir, Turkey
Group Exhibitions
- 2023
- "The Inescapable Intertwining of All Lives," Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany (Link)
- "O Quilombismo," Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin, Germany
- "Women Defining Women In Contemporary Art of the Middle East and Beyond," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- 2022
- "In The Heart of Another Country," Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- "Stressed World," Jack Shainman Gallery, The School, Kinderhook, NY
- "Women Painting Women," The Modern, Fort Worth, TX
- 2021-2022
- "Our whole, unruly selves," San José Museum of Art, San José, CA (Link)
- 2021
- "Reflections contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa," The British Museum, London, UK (Link)
- "Anti/Body," Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY (Link)
- 2020
- "20 Years," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- 2020-2021
- “New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century,” Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
- 2019-2020
- “Driving Forces: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Ann and Ron Pizzuti,” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- “In Plain Sight,” Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2019
- “I Will See It, When I Believe It," Third Line gallery, Dubai, UAE
- "When Home Won't Let you Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art," curated by Eva Respini, ICA Boston, Boston, MA
- 2019-2020
- “Suffering from Realness,” MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (Link)
- 2019
- "Pulse," Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
- 2018
- "Still I Rise," Nottingham Contemporary, UK; De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK
- "Jameel Prize 5," curated by Salma Tuqan, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
- 2017
- "The Centre Cannot Hold," curated by Suzanne Egeran, Near East, Istanbul, Turkey
- "Between Two Rounds of Fire, The Exile of the Sea: Modern and Contemporary Works from the Barjeel Art Collection, United Arab Emirates," The American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington D.C.
- ”Dreamers Awake,” White Cube Gallery, London, UK
- "The Art Show: Art of the New Millennium in the Taguchi Art Collection," The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan
- 2016
- "Making Her Mark," Mattuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
- "Us is Them," The Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH
- "No Mans Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection," Rubell Collection, Miami, FL; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C
- "Winter in America," The School, Kinderhook, New York, NY
- 2015
- "Piece by Piece: Building a Collection," Kemper Musem of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
- "June: A Painting Show," Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK
- "UNREALISM: Presented by Larry Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch," The Moore Building, Miami, FL
- "5th Thessaloniki Biennale: Old Intersections-Make it Νew ΙΙΙ," curated by Katerina Gregos, Greek State Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece
- "Minor Heroisms," Galeri Zilberman, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2014
- "Neighors: contemporary narratives from Turkey and beyond," curated by Celenk Bafra, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey
- "Contemporary Narratives from Turkey and Beyond," curated by Çelenk Bafra and Paolo Colombo, Istanbul Modern, Turkey
- "Mise En Scène," The School, Kinderhook, NY
- "Now Babylon – Architecture, Culture and Identity," curated by Kjeld Kjeldse, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
- 2013
- "Jameel Prize," Victoria & Albert Museum; San Antonia Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, CA
- "Echoes: Islamic Art and Contemporary Artists," Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO
- "The Beginning of Thinking is Geometric," curated by Sara Raza, Maraya Art Center, Dubai, UAE
- "Silk," curated by Jane Neal, Highlight Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2012
- "Fertile Crescent," Rutgers Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, NJ
- "Newtopia: The State of Human Rights," Kazerne Dossin Museum, Mechelen, Belgium
- "Cross-Currents: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Art of the Islamic World," curated by Jessica Hunter-Larsen, I.D.E.A. Space, Colorado Springs, CO
- "Look Both Ways," Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2011
- "The Jameel Prize 2011 – Shortlist Exhibition," curated by Salma Tuqan, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; Casa Arabe, Madrid, Spain; Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
- "The State: Social/Antisocial?," curated by Rami Farook, The Third Line Gallery and Traffic Dubai, UAE
- "Disquieting Muses," curated by Syrago Tsiara, Thessaloniki State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- "I Don't Need Your Money Honey, All I Need Is Love," Traffic Gallery, Dubai, UAE
- "Of Women’s Modesty and Anger," Villa Empain/Boghossian Foundation, Brussels, Belgium
- 2010
- "The Silk Road," Le Tri Postal, Lille, France
- "Women Painters From Five Continents," Osart Gallery, Milan, Italy
- 2009
- "Balla-Drama," Paradise Row Gallery, London, UK
- "Echo," Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- "Sharjah Biennial," Sharjah, UAE
- "Taswir: Pictorial Mapping of Islam and Modernity," Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany
- "Unveiled; New Art from the Middle East," Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- 2008
- "Hayv Kahraman & I-Ling Eleen Lin," Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York, NY
- "Local Produce," The Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2007
- "Life Drawing," The Third Line, Dubai, UAE
- "Celebrating Women in the Arts," Diyarbakir, Turkey
- 2006
- "Demons," Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
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- 2023
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- 2021
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- 2019
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- 2018
- Beeston, Georgia. "'You have to go deeper': Islamic art comes alive at Jameel prize in London," Middle East Eye, October 11 (Link)
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- "Top London Art Shows this Week: Justin John Greene to Tomma Abts," Blouin ArtInfo, September 3 (Link)
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- Da Silva, Jose, Gareth Harris, and Emily Sharpe,"Three to See: London," The Art Newspaper (web), June 29 (Link)
- Lescase, Zoe, “13 Artists On: Immigration,” The New York Times Style Magazine (web), June 19 (Link)
- “These Artists and Designers Have Made the Shortlist for Jameel Prize 5,” Harper’s Bazaar (web), June 19 (Link)
- Stoughton, India, “Middle Eastern Artists Give Traditional Art A Modern Twist,” Al-Monitor (web), June 4 (Link)
- Li, Alvin, “Art Basel Hong Kong,” art-agenda (web), April 4 (Link)
- Brady, Anna, “Collector’s Eye: Muna Al Gurg,” The Art Newspaper (web), March 26 (Link)
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- Greenberger, Alex, "Shortlist Revealed for 2018 Jameel Prize," ARTnews (web), February 6 (Link)
- 2017
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- 2016
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- 2014
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- 2013
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- 2012
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- 2011
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- 2009
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- Gleadel, Colin, “Art Sales: A Round-up of the Contemporary Art Fair in Dubai,” The Telegraph, March
- Glover, Michael, “Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East,” The Independent, February
- Goldie, Kaele Wilson, “Package Deal,” The National, February
- Grossi, Beatrice, “Hayv Kahraman in Doha,” l’Agenda, May-June
- Honigman, Ana Finel, “Interview with Hayv Kahraman,” ARTslant
- Loha, Nethal, “Hayv Kahraman,” Marie Claire, August
- Mohseni, Yasmine, “Inner Travels,” Canvas, November
- Pitman, Joanna, “Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East at Saatchi Gallery,” The Sunday Times, January
- Rosenberg, Karen, “Toplessness and Taxidermy in a Bottomless Mar- ket,” The New York Times, March 6
- Wallace-Thompson, Anna, “Smile, You’re in Sharjah,” Canvas, May
- 2008
- Fekri, Reem, “Urban Artists,” Browbook, May-June
- Vali, Muratza, “Life Drawing: Review,” Bidoun, Spring-Summer
- White, Lucy, “Arty Investments,” Wafi Collection, July
Group Exhibition Catalogues and Books
- 2022
- Morrill, Rebecca, et al., eds. Great Women Painters. London, Phaidon, 2022.
- 2021
- Hernandez, Jasmin. We Are Here: Visionaries of Color Transforming the Art World. Abrams, Incorporated. 2021.
- Bose, Melia. Intersections: Art and Islamic Cosmopolitanism. University of Florida Press, 2021.
- DiQuinzio, A., Hejinian, L., and Butler, J. (2021). New time: Art and feminisms in the 21st Century. Pg 96-97. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
- 2020
- al-Hariri, Impostures. NYU Press, New York, NY, 2020.
- 2019
- Respini, Eva, and Ruth Erickson. When Home Won’t Let You Stay: Migration Through Contemporary Art. Yale University Press, 2019.
- Kennedy, Madeleine. The Enchanted Interior. 2019.
- Markonish, Denise. Suffering from Realness. Prestel Publishing, 2019.
- Rebecca Morrill, Karen Wright, and Louisa Elderton, Great Women Artists. London, Phaidon, 2019.
- Ibel, Rebecca, Nannette V. Maciejunes, and Dara Pizzuti. Driving Forces: Contemporary Art from the Collection of Ann and Ron Pizzuti. Columbus Museum of Art. Hopkins Printing, 2019: pp. 70-71, Illustrated.
- 2018
- Wassan, Al-Khudhairi, et al. Hayv Kahraman. Rizzoli Electa, 2018.
- Kahraman, Hayv, Rebecca McGrew, Madina Tlostanova, and Sinan Antoon. Hayv Kahraman: Project 52 Series, D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.: New York, NY (Link)
- 2017
- Kahraman, Hayv, Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Walter Mignolo, Octavio Zaya, J. Martin Daughtry, and Loren Olson. Hayv Kahraman: Acts of Reparation, Artbook/D.A.P: New York, NY (Link)
- Luard, Honey. Dreamers Awake, Curated by Susanna Greeves (exhibition catalogue). White Cube Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom, June – September 2017: p. 68-69, illustrated.
- Kufer, Katrina. Sharjah’s Barjeel Art Foundation Collection on Show in Washington DC. Harper’s Bazar Arabia, October 2017.
- Fowler, Nancy. Is upcoming Contemporary Art Museum exhibition opportunity for a do-over? St. Louis Public Radio, St. Louis, Missouri, 2 August 2017.
- 2016
- Morrill, Rebecca, Kathryn Rattee, and Julia Hasting. Vitamin P3: New Perspectives in Painting. London, New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2016: pp. 146-149, illustrated.
- 2015
- Marten, Helen and James Cahill. June: A Painting Show, (exhibition catalogue), Sadie Coles HQ, June 9 – August 15, 2015: illustrated.
- Roselione-Valadez, Juan, Tami-Katz Freiman, and Anna Stothart. No Man’s Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection
- Monica, Lauren P. Della. Bodies of Work - Contemporary Figurative Painting. [S.l.]: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- 2014
- Ayad, Myrna, Virginia Blackburn, Adnan Z Manjal, and Wided Khadraoui. Contemporary Kingdom: The Saudi Art Scene Now. 2014.
- Rubell Family Collection, and Juan Roselione-Valadez. Rubell Family Collection: Highlights & Artists' Writings. 2014: 598-599, illustrated.
- 2012
- Le Corps DÈcouvert, 2012, Institut du monde arabe, p. 19, 94, illustrated.
- Brodsky, Judith, Olin, Ferris, Baum, Kelly, Badran, Margot. The Fertile Crescent: Gender, Art and Society. Rutgers University Institute for Women and Art
- 2011
- Gavin, Francesca. Despite moments of clarity, there is no ‘ism’ in this book. 100 New Artists. Laurence King Publishing, 2011: p. 128-131, illustrated.
- 2009
- Shabout, Nada. New Vision: Arab Art and the Twenty-First Century. London: Transglobe Publishing Ltd.
- Martin-Gropius-Bau, Taswir: Pictorial Mappings of Islam and Modernity. Berliner Festspiele, Berlin
- Farjam, Lisa. Saatchi Gallery Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East. London: Booth-Clibborn Editions
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
- 2018
- Jameel Prize Short Listed Artist, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
- 2014
- Excellence in Cultural Creativity, Global Thinkers Forum Awards
- 2011
- Jameel Prize Short Listed Artist, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
Public Collections
- The British Museum, London, UK
- American Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
- Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
- The Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- MATHAF Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar
- Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
- Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
- Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
- Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona, CA
- Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH
- Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
- The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- San José Museum of Art, San Jose, CA