Career
Hayv currently lives and works in San Francisco, United States. Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1981, and moved to Sweden at the age of 11. She began oil painting at the age of 12 and later had several successful exhibitions in Sweden.
Kahraman"s artwork depict the effects of war, and how they affect women.
Her wide stylistic references range from Japanese and Arabic calligraphy art nouveau, Persian miniature and Greek iconography. 2013 - Let the Guest be the Master, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
2013 - Echoes: Islamic Art and Contemporary Artists, Curated by Kim Masteller, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas, August 31st 2013 - March 30th 2014
2013 - The jameel, Art inspired by Islamic tradition, Curated by Salma Tuqan, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, May 24th 2013
2012 - Fertile Crescent, Rutgers Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, August 13th, 2012
2012 - Newtopia: the State of Human Rights, Curated by Katerina Gregos, Kazerne Dossin Museum, Belgium, December 1st 2012
2009 - Marionettes, The Third Lincolnshire, Doha
- Life Drawing, The Third Lincolnshire, Dubai
- New Works, Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York, New York
- Solo presentation by Thierry Goldberg Projects at Volta, New York
- The 9th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, The Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2008 - I-Ling Eleen Lin & Hayv Kahraman, Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York, New York
- Local Produce, The Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, United States.A
2007 - Life Drawing, The Third Lincolnshire, Dubai, United Arab Emirate
2007 - International Women's Day, Erbil, Iraq
2007 - Celebrating Women in the Arts, Diyarbakir, Turkey (solo)
2006 - Daemons, Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, United States.A
2005 - Accademia di Arte e Design, Florence, Italy
2003 - Thoughts on Canvas, Hudiksvall’s Museum, Hudiksvall, Sweden (solo).
