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Nessrin Ahmo | Artist at Mondoir
Nationality: Syrian
Discipline: painting
Based in: Hannover, GR
Biography
Nessrin Ahmo is a Kurdish visual artist based in Germany. Her work explores themes of identity, memory, displacement, and the emotional impact of migration through expressive and surreal visual narratives.
Drawing from personal experiences and cultural heritage, she creates artworks that reflect the complex relationship between inner emotions and external realities. Through symbolism, texture, and layered compositions, her paintings invite viewers to engage with questions of belonging, resilience, and human connection.
Her work has been exhibited internationally and continues to gain recognition through collaborations with galleries, exhibitions, and art organizations. Nessrin is currently represented by Pishman Art Agency in China.
Artist Statement
My artistic practice explores themes of identity, memory, displacement, and the emotional landscapes shaped by personal and collective experiences.
As a Kurdish artist living in Germany, I draw inspiration from the intersections of cultural heritage, migration, and the search for belonging. Through expressive and surreal imagery, I create visual narratives that reflect both inner emotions and external realities.
My work is driven by a desire to transform experiences of loss, resilience, and hope into symbolic forms. Figures, textures, and layered compositions become a language through which I explore human vulnerability, strength, and connection.
Rather than offering fixed interpretations, I invite viewers to engage with the work through their own emotions and experiences. For me, painting is a space of freedom—a place where memory, imagination, and identity can coexist beyond boundaries.
Exhibitions
: ▪ Exhibition at “Kunstforum Ava” in Bonn (December 2019), in addition to participation in the annual exhibition of ABK Hannover. ▪ Various collective exhibitions and artistic salons in Hanover, Bielefeld, Vechta, Bremen, Essen, and Siegburg-Bonn since 2017. ▪ Personal paintings selected and approved as official covers for many Kurdish literary books and novels.
Egypt: ▪ Prominent participation in a joint exhibition event in Alexandria (February 2018), in cooperation with the Arab Union for Development and Advancement and the Arab Academy for Modern Studies, under the patronage of the Arab League.
Lebanon: ▪ Multiple collective artistic participations and cultural forums in Baakline and Ain W Zein Library (2012 / 2014).
France: ▪ Distinguished artistic representation and participation in the International Kasbah Art Forum in Paris (2017).
▪ Participation in the second volume of the “16th Forum of Visual Artists’ Fingerprints” exhibition in Cairo (2018). ▪ Solo exhibition “Transformations” at the Cultural Center in Erbil Citadel under the sponsorship of Lalish Center and Ima Association for Human Development (2019). ▪ Participation in the “Artists Without Borders” symposium in Nuremberg, Germany (2018). ▪ Distinguished participation in a collective exhibition at the Women’s Museum in Bonn, Germany (2019). ▪ Participation in the Autumn Festival in Bremen and Bremerhaven, Germany (2017 / 2018). ▪ Participation in a collective exhibition in Hanover under the sponsorship of the Yazidi Academy commemorating the victims of the Kurdish Yazidis in Sinjar, Iraq (2019). ▪ Participation in a collective exhibition in Vechta, Germany under the sponsorship of Sparkasse Bank (2017). ▪ Solo exhibition in Bielefeld, Germany under the sponsorship of Lalish Yazidi Center (2017). ▪ Collective exhibition in Bremen, Germany under the title “We Paint What We Feel” sponsored by Doku-Blumenthal Organization (2017). ▪ Art exhibition on International Women’s Day in Hanover, Germany under the sponsorship of AWO Charity Center (2018). ▪ Collective participation in the Kurdish Cultural Spring event in Essen, Germany under the sponsorship of the Cultural Center (2018). ▪ Collective art exhibition in Hanover, Germany on International Women’s Day under the sponsorship of Karkah Humanitarian Aid Center (2018). ▪ Participation in an art auction supporting victims of war in Syria in Siegburg-Bonn, Germany (2018 / 2019). ▪ Participation in an art auction supporting victims of war in Afrin, Syria in Bonn, Germany (2018). ▪ Solo exhibition in Hanover, Germany at the Kurdish Community Youth Center (2017).
▪ Conducting a series of television interviews, radio dialogues, and written press coverage with Kurdish and German media outlets to highlight exhibitions and the philosophy behind the artistic works.
Awards
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During my solo exhibition in Erbil, Iraq, I received an official recognition award from the Erbil Governorate and the Cultural Center at the Erbil Citadel in appreciation of my artistic achievements and contribution to the cultural scene