Art Price Point

05/06/2026

Two distinguished voices in the art world, preserving history through culture and curation.

05/06/2026

A conversation about creativity, identity, and the future of Iraqi art with Haider Fakher.

📅 Monday, 8 June 2026
🕗 8 PM Baghdad Time
🔴 Live

03/06/2026

31/05/2026

31/05/2026

The untold story behind the death mask cast after Jawad Selim’s passing.

A final impression of one of Iraq’s greatest artists, preserving his features in plaster after his sudden death.

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31/05/2026

When renowned Iraqi artist Jewad Selim passed away, his fellow artists sought to preserve his likeness and honor his legacy. In a moving act of respect and remembrance, they carefully cast a plaster mask of his face—a final tribute to the visionary behind some of Iraq’s most celebrated works.

More than a mask, it became a symbol of admiration, friendship, and the enduring impact of an artist whose vision continues to inspire generations.

29/05/2026

Nimat Mahmoud Hikmat emerged as a prominent Iraqi painter and academic. She studied at Queen Alia College and later obtained a graduate degree in fine arts in the United States. Active in major Iraqi exhibitions from the 1950s onward, she balanced artistic production with influential teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad. She authored key art history texts used in academic curricula.

29/05/2026

Bahijah Al-Hakim built a distinguished career that combined painting, art education, cultural administration, and sustained artistic production. She played a notable institutional role in Baghdad’s art scene while maintaining an active exhibition presence in Iraq and abroad.

29/05/2026

Kholoud Farhan Saif is an Iraqi painter who emerged during the vibrant art scene of the early 1970s. A participant in landmark exhibitions at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art, she was part of the generation that represented Iraqi modernism during its most influential international phase. Her involvement in the first Arab Biennial reflects her standing among the artists who sought to establish a unified yet diverse Arab artistic identity on the global stage.