زبيدة الشواف / مقيمة في كندا

 Zubaida Al-Shawaf

• Born in Baghdad in 1968.

• B.A in Interior Design from College of Fine Arts – Baghdad University. 1986- 1990. Baghdad- Iraq

• MSc in Sustainable Design in The Built Environment – British University. 2013-2016. Dubai- UAE.

• Worked as an Interior Designer in Baghdad, Kuala Lumpur and UAE.

• Took a teaching position in the college of Engineering, Interior Design Department at Ajman University, Ajman/ UAE 2005-2016.

• Works as a Jewelry Designer in UAE and Canada

• Member of the Iraqi Forum for Culture and Arts.

• Based in Canada.

• Personal exhibitions and collective art participations.

Joint exhibitions within the website of
Iraqi Women Artists :

. Participation in the (Nawar 2) exhibition, which was held in the hall of the Amna Suwarka Museum – Sulaymaniyah, in cooperation between the Iraqi Formations website and Cihan University in Sulaymaniyah, on the date of 4/15/2024.
. Participation in the (Nawar) exhibition, which was held in cooperation between the Iraqi Formations website and Cihan Gallery – Cihan University in Erbil, on 11/2/2024.
. Participation in the Huna and Abaq exhibition in the Jordanian capital, Amman, 2023 

. Participation in the Department of Public Arts at the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities 2023.

. Participation in the College of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad 2023.

. Participation with the French Institute in Baghdad 2023.

• Participation in Colletiva d’arte ( The personal Vision) Dubai In collaboration with
AvA gallery Dubai.  2022

• Participation in art 3f  Art fair MONTE CARLO. In collaboration with AvA gallery Dubai.  2022

• Participation in the Petra Fine Arts Exhibition. Petra University, Department of Architecture and Design. Amman/ Jordan 2022.

• Participation in the joint Jordanian- Iraqi art exhibition, on the occasion of Independence Day, organized by   The Iraqi Forum for Culture and Arts in Amman, at the Hall of The Jordanian Plastic Artists Association –  Amman/ Jordan 2022.

• Participation in the exhibition “Birthday and Loyalty Celebration” organized by  The Iraqi Forum for Culture and Arts in Amman, at the Hall of The Jordanian Plastic Artists Association – Amman/ Jordan 2022.

• Participation in the exhibition of   Iraqi Women Plastic Artists  on the occasion of International Woman’s Day”, organized by The Iraqi Forum for Culture and Arts in Amman, which was held in the Hall of Iraqi Business Council – Amman/ Jordan 2022.

• Participation in the exhibition “A Shout of Colour” – Cairo/ Egypt 2021.

• Showcasing my artwork at BLVDG Art Gallery, Downtown, Dubai- United Arab Emirates   June 2021 – present.

• Participation in “We Want A Home” group exhibition  at Art Bunker Hall Mississauga -Ontario /Canada 2020.

• Participation in  “Contemporary Artists from Iraq” Fine Art Exhibition – Amman/ Jordan 2019.

• Participation in Mesopotamia Group Art Museum” Fine Art Exhibition – Mesopotamia Group Hall. Mississauga -Ontario /Canada 2019.

• Participation in The 5th Kunooz Auction and Exhibition London/ England 2019.

• Participation in “ Pioneers and Contemporaries Women Artists Fine Art Exhibition – Amman/ Jordan 2018.

• Solo Art Exhibition “Conditions“ at Divano Furniture, Mississauga -Ontario /Canada 2018.

• Participation in Mesopotamia Group (Art Museum) Fine Art Exhibition – Divano Furniture. Mississauga -Ontario /Canada 2018.

• Participation in “Iraqi Spaces” Fine Art Ezhibition – Sultan Al Owais Culture Center –Dubai/ UAE 2017.

• Solo Art Exhibition “ NAS “ at Divano Furniture, Mississauga -Ontario /Canada 2017.

• Participation in (SDBE) Art Gallery – British University 2015.