Hayv Kahraman

Hayv Kahraman

b. 1981, Baghdad, Iraq
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Born 1981 in Baghdad, Iraq. Lives and works in Los Angeles.

Hayv Kahraman (b. 1981) is a Kurdish-Iraqi painter whose work primarily deals with the body politics of migrant consciousness. Often blended with her personal history as a refugee to Europe and ultimately to the United States, she creates a unique visual language that reflects her nomadic background and challenges various notions of hegemonic control. 

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Selected Artworks

Hayv Kahraman, Eye-dates, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Eye-dates
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
203.2 x 203.2 cm
80 x 80 in
Hayv Kahraman, Eye plants in Blue, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Eye plants in Blue
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
203.2 x 203.2 cm
80 x 80 in
Hayv Kahraman, Collecting Tears, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Collecting Tears
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
203.2 x 203.2 cm
80 x 80 in
Hayv Kahraman, Plucked, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Plucked
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
132.1 x 215.9 cm
52 x 85 in
Hayv Kahraman, Eyebrow Field, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Eyebrow Field
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Fingering Plants, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Fingering Plants
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Mourning Flower, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Mourning Flower
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
279.4 x 127 cm
110 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Generational Eyebrows, 2024
Hayv Kahraman
Generational Eyebrows
2024
Oil and acrylic on linen
279.4 x 127 cm
110 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Torshi and eyes, 2022
Hayv Kahraman
Torshi and eyes
2022
Oil and torshi on linen
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Side entanglements on Flax, 2022
Hayv Kahraman
Side entanglements on Flax
2022
Oil and ink on flax
Unframed:
91.4 x 39.4 cm
36 x 15 1/2 in
Framed:
98.5 x 45.6 x 4 cm
38 3/4 x 18 x 1 5/8 in
Hayv Kahraman, NeuroBust no.5, 2022
Hayv Kahraman
NeuroBust no.5
2022
Oil on linen
88.9 x 88.9 cm
35 x 35 in
Hayv Kahraman, Brain Frog, 2022
Hayv Kahraman
Brain Frog
2022
Oil on panel
203.2 x 203.2 cm
80 x 80 in
Hayv Kahraman, Entanglements with torshi no.2, 2022
Hayv Kahraman
Entanglements with torshi no.2
2022
Oil and torshi on linen
177.8 x 177.8 cm
70 x 70 in
Hayv Kahraman, Draped by Antibody, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
Draped by Antibody
2021
Oil and dried pigment on panel
177.8 x 177.8 cm
70 x 70 in
Hayv Kahraman, Entanglements no.1, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
Entanglements no.1
2021
Oil on linen
177.8 x 177.8 cm
70 x 70 in
Hayv Kahraman, Entanglements and Generations on Flax 1, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
Entanglements and Generations on Flax 1
2021
Oil and ink on flax
Framed:
97.5 x 44.5 x 4 cm
38 3/8 x 17 1/2 x 1 5/8 in
Unframed:
90.2 x 38.1 cm
35 1/2 x 15 in
Hayv Kahraman, AntiBody #1, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
AntiBody #1
2020
Oil and dried pigment on panel
177.8 x 127 cm
70 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Lethal injection, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
Lethal injection
2021
Oil on linen
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Moustache mask, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
Moustache mask
2021
Oil on linen
88.9 x 88.9 cm
35 x 35 in
Hayv Kahraman, AntiBody outpour, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
AntiBody outpour
2021
Oil on linen
88.9 x 88.9 cm
35 x 35 in
Hayv Kahraman, Green AntiBody, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Green AntiBody
2020
Oil and dried pigment on panel
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Red AntiBody, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Red AntiBody
2020
Oil and dried pigment on panel
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Antibody drawing 1, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
Antibody drawing 1
2021
Watercolor, gouache and dried pigment on paper
Unframed:
20.07 x 20.07 cm
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
Framed:
31.8 x 31.8 x 5.1 cm
12 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 2 in
Hayv Kahraman, Antibody drawing 2, 2021
Hayv Kahraman
Antibody drawing 2
2021
Watercolour, gouache and dried pigment on paper
Unframed:
17.8 x 25.4 cm
7 x 10 in
Framed:
29.2 x 36.8 x 5.1 cm
11 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 2 in
Hayv Kahraman, 3 Bends, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
3 Bends
2020
Oil on panel
127 x 157.5 cm
50 x 62 in
Hayv Kahraman, 6 Bends, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
6 Bends
2020
Oil on panel
152.4 x 264.2 cm
60 x 104 in
Hayv Kahraman, Arch, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Arch
2020
Oil on panel
114.3 x 208.3 cm
45 x 82 in
Hayv Kahraman, Back Bend 1, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Back Bend 1
2020
Oil on panel
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Back Bend 2, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Back Bend 2
2020
Oil on panel
121.9 x 147.3 cm
48 x 58 in
Hayv Kahraman, Back Bend 3, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Back Bend 3
2020
Oil on panel
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Back Fold, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Back Fold
2020
Oil on panel
190.5 x 114.3 cm
75 x 45 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 1, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 1
2020
Watercolor on paper
26.2 x 20.6 cm
10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 10, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 10
2020
Watercolour on paper
12 x 14 cm
4 3/4 x 5 1/2 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 2, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 2
2020
Watercolour on paper
32.5 x 21.5 cm
12 3/4 x 8 1/2 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 3, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 3
2020
Watercolor on paper
19.8 x 20.8 cm
7 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 4, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 4
2020
Watercolor on paper
24.8 x 23 cm
9 3/4 x 9 1/8 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 5, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 5
2020
Watercolour on paper
16 x 18 cm
6 1/4 x 7 1/8 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 6, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 6
2020
Watercolor on paper
12.7 x 12 cm
5 x 4 3/4 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 7, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 7
2020
Watercolour on paper
25 x 22.5 cm
9 7/8 x 8 7/8 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 8, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 8
2020
Watercolor on paper
19.2 x 28 cm
7 1/2 x 11 1/8 in
Hayv Kahraman, Bend Drawing 9, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Bend Drawing 9
2020
Watercolour on paper
18.6 x 15 cm
7 3/8 x 5 7/8 in
Hayv Kahraman, Death Rattle, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Death Rattle
2020
Oil and dried pigment on panel
127 x 127 cm
50 x 50 in
Hayv Kahraman, Fold, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Fold
2020
Oil on panel
190.5 x 114.3 cm
75 x 45 in
Hayv Kahraman, The Five, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
The Five
2020
Oil on linen
195.6 x 271.8 cm
77 x 107 in
Hayv Kahraman, Walkers, 2020
Hayv Kahraman
Walkers
2020
Oil on panel
152.4 x 228.6 x 6.3 cm
60 x 90 x 2 1/2 in

Exhibitions

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Hayv Kahraman: She has no name
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman: She has no name

Pilar Corrias is delighted to present She has no name, a solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper by...
Hayv Kahraman: Look Me in the Eyes
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman: Look Me in the Eyes

The ICA SF presents Hayv Kahraman’s largest museum solo exhibition to date, premiering new techniques and large-scale installations. Informed by...
Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman: The Foreign in Us

The Foreign in Us is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Texas and includes major works informed by the artist’s...
Hayv Kahraman: Gut Feelings
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman: Gut Feelings

The Mosaic Rooms presents Gut Feelings, a solo exhibition of paintings and mixed media works by Hayv Kahraman. In this...
Hayv Kahraman: The Touch of Otherness
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman: The Touch of Otherness

In paintings that embody the complexities of diasporic experience, Hayv Kahraman challenges the power and assimilation practices of colonizing states....
Hayv Kahraman | Christina Quarles: Our Whole, Unruly Selves
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman | Christina Quarles: Our Whole, Unruly Selves

Our whole, unruly selves celebrates the boundlessness of human beings through an exploration of artistic figuration. The human form has...
Hayv Kahraman | Christina Quarles: New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman | Christina Quarles: New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century

New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century is a major survey exploring recent feminist practices in contemporary art....
Hayv Kahraman and Tschabalala Self: Romancing the Mirror
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman and Tschabalala Self: Romancing the Mirror

The group exhibition Romancing the Mirror showcases a new generation of women artists. Although developing in different directions, these artists...
Hayv Kahraman
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman

In this new body of work, Kahraman explores the transition that happens between a normative human and the other. Depicting...
Hayv Kahraman: Acts of Reparation
Exhibitions

Hayv Kahraman: Acts of Reparation

CAM presents Hayv Kahraman: Acts of Reparation, highlighting the evolution of the artist’s practice where the protagonist female body is...

Selected press

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The Politics of Pain in Hayv Kahraman’s Exposed, Knotted Bodies
ArtReview

The Politics of Pain in Hayv Kahraman’s Exposed, Knotted Bodies

3.5.2022
Hayv Kahraman: ‘I was brainwashed into thinking anything Euro-American-centric is the ideal’
The Guardian

Hayv Kahraman: ‘I was brainwashed into thinking anything Euro-American-centric is the ideal’

21.2.2022
Audio: Hayv Kahraman on neurosculpting, the microbial world and 'Gut Feelings'
The Mosaic Rooms

Audio: Hayv Kahraman on neurosculpting, the microbial world and 'Gut Feelings'

25.2.2022

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