Fine Art of Kalhi Nimat

A Brief Biography of the Visual Artist

KALHI NIMAT MOHAMMED

Zakho city-Duhok Governorate/Kurdistan Region-Iraq

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The title / Kalhi Naamat

Place and date of birth / Zakho City 1972

Nationality / Iraq

Place of residence / Zakho City

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Educational Qualifications:

• Studied Sociology-college of Humanities University of Salahadin/Erbil between years1993-1994.

• Has obtained the Diploma from Teacher Preparing Institution in Zakho city in 2000.

• Has obtained the bachelor degree in Kurdish Language - College of Education/University of Zakho in 2018

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Working Experience:

• Working eight consecutive years as Fine Arts Teacher at Galavej preparatory school/Zakho.

• Working one year as Fine Arts Teacher at Dalal secondary school for girls/Zakho.

• Was in charge of department of schools activities in Zakho Directorate of Education for eleven consecutive years since 2009.

• And now, he is working as an Arts Supervisor in Zakho Directorate of Education (since 2019).

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Activities:

• He has held seven special/personal Fine Arts exhibitions, two of them in Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Region and three of them in Zakho City.

• He has participated in 130 different joint exhibitions with other creative artists in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Iraq Republic, and at the level of the Arab World and Worldwide.

• He has given more than 28 courses on Principles of calligraphy and drawing to students from 2000 to 2014, each course had one month period.

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Skills:

Computer skills and Internet.

Language skills

Kurdish and Arabic

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Experiences:

• Fine Artist, painter, and writer.

• Obtained many national and international medals of honors, awards, and honoring certificates

• He has written different arts articles that are published in local newspapers and magazines

• Also, He has been interviewed on various radio and TV channels.

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Memberships:

• An active member of Kurdistan Syndicate of Artists.

• Member in Kurdistan Union of Teachers.

• Member in some centers, institutions, groups, and art forums.

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Other Qualifications:

• He holds an honorary doctorate from Academic of Peace in German.

He holds the Ambassador of Peace and Good willing certificate from Al-Manarah Organization for Peace Ambassadors in Egypt