kurdistanart: Ali Raza1980 Kurdish artist~ second solo Art exhibition “Fear”

I was born on December 6th, 1980, in a small town called Dooz Khurmatoo, close to Karkuk city, located in south of Kurdistan. I graduated in the Institute of Fine Art, and specialised in painting.
During my life in Kurdistan, I was involved in art activities; both in solo art exhibitions and group shows. I was the director of Palls Gallery. In addition to this, I managed a Kurdish artist group show for a four month period, which encompassed several cities in southern Kurdistan.
I have written critiques and articles about art history which were published in newspapers and art magazines, including: Shaker, Aynda, Shewakari, Hunari New, and Guna. I was editor of Hunari New, a modern art magazine.
I moved to Ireland in 2007. My first solo exhibition was in the Waterford Imagine Arts Festival 2008.
In 2009, I began studying Art and Design in GMIT Art College, Galway. I am currently specialising in printmaking

Materials:Leather, animal skin, acrylic colour. Fear was my second art exhibition - fear of God, fear of nature, fear of religion. Fear of parents, fear of friends, fear of savageness. Fear of everything around you and around the world.