Zainab Alalwan | Artist at Mondoir Nationality: Iraqi Discipline: painting Born: 2001 Based in: Basra, IQ BiographyI am Zainab, a self-taught artist who began my artistic journey at the age of 12. At 18, I focused my practice on oil painting after realizing it best allows me to create and express deep human emotions powerfully on canvas. I have not attended formal art schools or courses; instead, I built my skills through continuous, dedicated practice. However, I believe art has no boundaries, and an artist must strive for growth and self-development throughout their lifetime Artist StatementMy work centers on embodying and visualising human emotions, making feelings tangible to the viewer's eye. I found art—specifically oil painting—to be the ideal medium to bring these internal states to life. Beyond rigid or static portraiture, my figures actively communicate their emotional experience through expression, texture, and movement. Looking into my canvases, one encounters a spectrum of raw human feelings, including longing, solitude, reunion, love, pain, and joy. This deep desire to translate emotion into visual form is what fuels my continuous artistic path ExhibitionsDue to the lack of galleries supporting my art style in my home city, my exhibition experience is currently focused on regional academic settings. I have participated in the art exhibitions organized by my university at the College of Dentistry, where I showcased my oil paintings to the public and academic community AwardsI received an award from my university in recognition of my participation and artistic contribution to the university's art exhibition EducationI graduated from the College of Dentistry at the University of Basrah (Class of 2025). However, my artistic journey predates and developed alongside my academic education, as I continually refined my fine art skills both before and during my time at the university Artworks by Zainab Alalwan Rumination in the Darkness Medium: Oil painting Price: $5000.00 USD
