ALI TALIB ALKAYALI
born in Basra, Iraq, 1944.
Ali Talib Alkayali obtained a BA in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad in 1966 and later received a MA in graphic design from the Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1980. He worked as a lecturer of Plastic Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad as well as the Al Yarmouk University in Jordan. His artworks have been exhibited in one-man shows in distinguished museums and galleries in Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Bahrain, Dubai, and the Netherlands. He has participated in exhibitions in Iraq, Cyprus, India, Italy, France, Morocco, United Kingdom, Egypt, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, United States, Dubai, Sharja (UAE), Finland, Lebanon, Vienna, St Petersburg, and the Netherlands. His work can be viewed in the permanent collections of the Institute of Arab Art in Paris, France; the World Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands; and the Station Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston, Texas. He currently lives in the Netherlands.