Mariwan Jalal

Mariwan Jalal was born in Kurdistan and now work and live in London. He is a mixed media artist whose work takes a critical view of social, political and cultural issues, referencing Kurdish tradition. Often confrontational, his work reproduces familiar visual and design signs, arranging them into new, conceptually layered installations.

Email: mariwan-j@hotmail.co.uk
www:mariwan.exto.nl

2014 MA Printmaking University London of the Arts
2011 BA (Hons) Ceramics University London of the Arts
2005-2007 Student at City & Guilds Ceramics / 2005-200
2004-2005 National Diploma foundation Art and Design Newham College
1989 Diploma in Fine Art-Kurdistan/ Iraq

Solo Exhibitions:
2014 Park Cafe - London
2013- Iraqi Cultural Centre-London
2011- Sulamany museum- Iraq
2011- The Gallery/ Willesden Green
2009- Kurdistan, zamwa Gallery
2008- Paddington Library – London- UK
2007- Kenneth Moore Theatre hall –London- UK
2007- Picture House Greenwich – London- UK
2006-2007 Picture house–Stratford-London- UK
2006- Ilford library hall-London- UK
2004- M-art gallery –Arnhem – Holland
1995- 1998 Kurdistan

Group Exhibition:

2014 Bar Gallery-London
2014 The Camberwell College of Arts summer shows
2014 20MATRIX#2 exhibiting at The Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington-London
2014 Interim exhibition- Brixton East- London
2013 Kurdish film festival -Westbourn Studios- London
2013 BAR Gallery- London
2013- Hype‏- Chelsea College of Art London
2013- Proof- Brixton East- London
2013-Breathe-Core@Nolias Gallery-London
2013- - MATRIX#1 - Bridewell Theatre Bar Gallery- London
2011- SW1Gallery /Westminster Arts London
2011 Platforma Festival/ London
2011 The National gallery- Sulamany
2011 The Mile End Art Pavilion- London
2011 London/ GX Gallery-London
2011 Aberystwyth/ International Ceramics Festival, Arts Centre- UK
2011 London/ Camberwell College of Art
2011 London/ The Gallery-Willesden Green (Exhibition in Print2011)- London
2010 Sweden/Stockholm/Our new reality/ Workshop with children.
2010- Sweden/ Tellus Art/ art for a cause
2010- Japan/ JALA festival
2010- Sulamany/ Ceramics and Sculptures exhibition.
2010- The Biscuit Factory, Camberwell College Second Year Exhibition
2008- 2009 SW1 Gallery/London
2008- Zaal de laagte, Amstelveen, Nederland (group)
2008- SW1Gallery /Westminster Arts London (group)
2008- Exhibition at the Old Town Hall, Stratford
2007- Manchester memorial Halabja and Anfal
2005- Well-made 5 Town hall Stratford
2004- Well-made 4 Town hall Stratford
2004- Newham College
2004- London city airport
2003- Well-made3 Town hall Stratford/London
2003- Kurdish Association in London
1989 -2002more than (60) Exhibition Inside and Outside Kurdistan

Workshop:
2010- University Art in Sulamany
2010- Sweden/Stockholm children school.
2012- Taster session with Open Age.
2013-work as Technician art in St Mary Magdalene Academy School
Since 1995 -2014 -Writing Art articles and issue on art in many of magazines and newspapers