NEDIM KUFI
born in Baghdad, Iraq, 1962.
Nedim Kufi received a BA in Fine Art (etching) from the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad in 1985; studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad from 1986-1990; and studied ceramics and graphic art at the School of Art, Utrecht from 1998-2002. Since 1995, he has resided and worked in the Netherlands, and is currently participating in 3D artistic visualization and environmental design for architectural projects in the Netherlands and Germany. He works with mixed media ranging from paper and flowers to earth and ceramics, in order to develop a close relationship between the disciplines of printing, etching, sculpture, and design. With his frequent use of grids in his artwork, Nedim draws on the Islamic tradition of repetition and patterning. He has held solo exhibitions in the United States and the Middle East, including Earth & Ink at the Gallery 108, Boston in 2003 and Attar from Baghdad at the 4 Walls Gallery, Amman, Jordan, in 2005. He has also participated in numerous international group exhibitions and biennials, including the International Cairo Biennale, Egypt, in 2001 and the Extending Vision at the Triangle Art Residence, New York, in 2004. Between 2004 and 2005 Nedim published 16 issues of an online culture diary Daftar, which contain essays, translated articles, and other artistic projects. Nedim Kufi lives in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.