Online Exhibition
2022 Arabic Music Days
Discover 16 works by Jaber Alwan in the online exhibition: zoom in on each image below and watch the interview to find out more about his life and artistry.
Born in 1948 in a village near Babylon, Iraq, Jaber Alwan graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Baghdad University in 1970. He continued his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, obtaining degrees in sculpture and painting, and has been based there ever since, while also working at a studio in Damascus. His works have been seen in more than 60 solo exhibitions and over 50 group exhibitions in Europe and the Middle East and are part of the permanent collections at the National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad, the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, the Palazzo dei diamanti in Ferrara, the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar, and the Cairo Opera House, among many others.
2022 Arabic Music Days
Live Music, Visual Arts, Poetry, and Film