Kareem Sadoon
Visual artist
Biografie
kareem Sadoon: Born in Baghdad, has lived and worked in Gutenberg, Sweden since 2002.
1999 College of Fine Arts, Baghdad. 2005-Graphic Academy, Tidaholm, Sweden 2006-2007-Graphic, College of fine Art -valand, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Member of the Iraqi Artists Syndicate. Member of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association. Member of the Swedish Artists Syndicate. Member of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate. Member of the World Federation of Journalists. Member of the Federation of Arab Journalists. Founding member of the Iraqi Caricature Committee. Founder of the Young Cartoonists Association. His drawing has been published since 1979 in most Iraqi newspapers and magazines and were published in some Arab newspapers and magazines London, Paris, Amman, Madrid. He worked as a designer in many Iraqi newspapers and designed many book covers (first prize for the best Iraqi covers 1992). Currently a full-time artist.
Personal exhibitions:
2016 Exhibition (Two Trips) with Matt Svensson, The Falbyggdens Museum, Falkoping, Sweden, 2016 Art Gallery in Arlov, Southern Sweden, 2013 Art Gallery, Bonta Sweden, 2010 Gallery Cultural Center, Paris. 2006 The Official Art Gallery, Vänersborg, Sweden, 2002 Madrid Culture Art’s Center. 2001 Baghdad Art’s Center. 1992 Iraqi Plastic Artists Association Hall, Baghdad. 1992 Art’s Center, Baghdad. 1987 Al-Rewaq Gallery, Baghdad. 1984 Al-Rashid Gallery, Baghdad.
Participations:
2023 Contemporary Art Exhibition, The Design Gallery, UAE
2023 Group exhibition, Gallery Art for Freedom, Vienna, Austria
2022 Alwasiti Festival, National art museum in Baghdad.
2021 Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition, The Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
2019-2020 Orfali Gallery in Amman, 2017 Aquarium Gallery in Rome, 2017 Kelemat Gallery in Istanbul, Contemporary Art Gallery 2016 Official Art Gallery in Gothenburg, Sweden, Graphic for All - Workshop and Group Exhibition. 2015 Spain- Rwanda Gallery, Madrid, Spain. 2015 Official Art Gallery, Angered, Sweden. 2014 Don Museum Quixote, Canary Islands, Spain. 2013 Gallery of Iraqi Plastic Artists Syndicate, Art’s Center, Baghdad. 2013 House of Art Hall, Portella, Sweden. 2012 Visual Exhibition (drawing, installation, theater, video), Gerlesburg High school of art, Sweden. 2011 Installation, Bonta, Sweden. 2010 monotype exhibition, Barcelona, Spain. 2006 Graphic exhibition in Nestveld, Denmark. 2005 Arab Art Exhibition, Galicia, Spain. 2005 Spring Salon (Jury) Falkoping, Sweden. 2005 Contemporary Arab Art Exhibition, Madrid, Spain. 2004 Contemporary Art Exhibition, Macedonia. 2003 Contemporary Art Exhibition, Don Quixote Gallery, Damascus, Syria. 2001 Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition – Art’s Center, Baghdad. 2001 Exhibition Gallery of Plastic Artists Syndicate - Baghdad. 2001 Contemporary Iraqi Art Exhibition, Hewar Gallery, Baghdad. 2000 Contemporary Art Exhibition - Al-Orfali Gallery - Amman. 1999 Contemporary Art Exhibition - National Museum of Modern Art, Belgrade - Yugoslavia. 1998 Monotype exhibition, Orfali Gallery, Amman, 1997 International Graphics exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey 1997. Contemporary Art Exhibition, Royal Culture Center, Amman. 1995 Paris International Graphic Salon, Paris, France. 1994 International Salon of Cartoons and Graphic – Mexico. 1992 1992 International Cartoon Exhibition, Kakushima, Japan. 1990 Arab-African Caricature Exhibition (Fourth Prize). 1983-1990 Arab Caricature Exhibitions, Damascus, Amman, Cairo, Tripoli, Tunisia, Morocco. 1990 Graphic Exhibition, Skopje, Yugoslavia. 1989 International Graphic exhibition, Cuba. 1987 1989 Biennale Yumery, Japan .1987 Contemporary Graphic, Gabrovo, Bulgaria .1985 Exhibition of Fine Art, Wasti Gallery, Baghdad.
His Artworks in: National art museum in Baghdad, Don Quixote art museum, Spain. The Flex María Pareja Library in Madrid, the Falbyggdens Museum in Sweden. Graphic Museum in Nestveld in Denmark, Beit Elzubeir Museum, Oman, as well as in private collections: Italy, Jordan, Spain, France, England, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Austria, Philippines, Colombia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Turkey.
