Haider Jabbar Iraq, b. 1986
Overview
Haider Jabbar (°1986; Bagdhad, Iraq) is a visual artist/painter living and working in
Brussels, Belgium. Working primarily with oil and acrylic on canvas and paper, his work
explores memory, exile, identity, and the fragile nature of human experience.
Jabbar started his career in film, working as an art director on short and feature films.
He studied at the Baghdad Institute and college of Fine Arts University in Baghdad, Iraq
and holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Ghent,
Belgium.
His work has been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions across Europe and
West Asia, including at the Venice Biennale and at S.M.A.K. in Ghent.