Hayv Kahraman was born in Baghdad, Iraq and lives and works in Los Angeles. Selected exhibitions include MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (2019); Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Netherlands (2019); ICA Boston, Boston, MA (2019) Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, Honolulu, HI (2019); De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, UK (2019); Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK (2018); Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA (2018); Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (2017); and the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, NE (2016). Her work is featured in several public collections including the British Museum, London, UK; San Diego Museum of Art, CA, USA; LACMA, CA, USA; Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, USA; The Rubell Family Collection, Miami, USA; The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK; The Barjeel Art Foundation Sharjah, UAE; MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art Doha, Qatar; Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, Ohio, USA; North Carolina; Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

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