Al Fadhil is an artist whose work is not limited by any artistic boundaries; his artistic practices include painting, drawing, performance, installations and video. He was born on Basrah, Iraq, in 1995 and currently resides in Lugano, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany. He studied at the Institute of Fine Art in Baghdad, and at the Academy of Fine Art in Florence. The artist has participated in many international art events and workshop residences. His work is to be found both in public and in private collections.

Activity 2008-2007

2008

Shifting identities - Swiss Art Now
“Permit F” Performance
Curator; Mirjam Varadinis
KunstHaus Zürich, Switzerland
June – August

Forced residence
“Slide show, talking, photo and video screening”
at privat ateliér, Kottbusser Tor Berlin, Germany
April - June

2007

Festival Aurora 2007)
“Resistance(s) II” project.
Novembre, Norwich, UK

Emergency Biennale 9th stop
“10th Istanbul Biennale “
Curator: Evelyne Jouanno
Sept – Nov Istanbul, Turkey

Mutamenti Project
installation
Curator: Boris Magrini
Castel Grande Bellinzona, Switzerland
August - November

I.R.A.Q. – I Repeat A Question
Performance (off)
52nd Venice Biennale
June 7.8.9. 2007

Baghdad Café
Under A New Sky
Curator: Peter Lewis
Ladypool Road, Birmingham, UK
March – April

Resistance(s)
Middle East Artisit video screening
Curator: Lowave
- La Générale, Paris
- Centre Pompidou, Paris
May - April

The Nightly News
Curators: Kathleen Goncharov
and Stephan Stoyanov
Luxe Gallery, NY
January – Februray

Made in Iraq
Video screening
Play Gallery, Berlin
february

If you see something say something
Curator: Zanny Begg
- Mori Gallery, Harbour
- Gallery 4a, Sydney
- Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown,
Australia
January - March