HANAA MAL-ALLAH
born in Thee Qar, Iraq, 1958.
Hanaa Mal-Allah received a diploma in graphic art from the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad, where she studied with Shakir Hassan Al Said in 1979, followed by a BA in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad in 1988 and a MA in painting from Baghdad University in 2000. In 2005, she was awarded a PhD in the philosophy of painting from Baghdad University. She has lectured at the Institute and the University in Baghdad and is currently a fellow of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK. She has exhibited widely, most recently at the British Museum in the UK as a participant in the exhibition Iraq’s Past Speaks to the Present. Her work is in private and permanent collections including the Museum of Fine Arts in Amman, Jordan, and the British Museum in London, UK. Her recent work, which consists of books and multimedia, is increasingly concerned with the loss of Iraq’s heritage, particularly the destruction of its libraries and the looting of the Baghdad National Museum following the US–led invasion in 2003. She currently lives in London, UK.