He was born 1945 in Diywania, Iraq. There he earned a degree in art from the Institute of Fine Arts of Bagdad, then later from the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, Italy. He partecipated in various exhibitions in Iraq until 1977 when he moved to Italy.
He was born in Diywania, Iraq. There he earned a degree in art from the Institute of Fine Arts of Bagdad, then later from the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, Italy.
- He partecipated in various exhibitions in Iraq until 1977 when he moved to Italy.
Resmi Al Kaf aji
2024 Gateway to the Sun’s Path, Albareh Art Space, Manama (BH)
–Forest of the soul– The Gallery, Bagdad (IRQ)
–tempo e memoria, Biblioteca Lazzerini, Prato (IT)
2023 Cypresses -welcome and tenderness – galleria Immaginaria, Florence (IT)
2019 Pathways. Albareh Art Gallery, Manama, (BH)
–Pathways 2, Wadi finan Gallery, Amman,(JO)
2018 Earth and moon, Studio 38 Contemporary Art Gallery, Pistoia, (IT)
2017 Two memories, Zetaeffe Gallery, Florence, (IT). 2016 other homelands 1, Orfali Art Gallery, Amman, (JO)
– other homelands 2, Albareh Art Gallery, Manama, (BH)
– other homelands 3, Artspace Hamra, Beirut, (LB)
2014 Autunno, Galleria Immaginaria, Florence, (IT)
2012 canti andalusi, Galleria Immaginaria, Firenze (IT)
2008 Thirty years of distance, Zinc exposities galerie, Bergen, (NL)
1999 Stadsbiblioteket, Goeteborg (S);
–L’albero della vita, Galleria La Spirale, Prato, (IT)
1997 Galleria La Spirale, Prato, (IT)
1996 Tamuz Gallery, Bruxelles (B)
1993, Polivalent Hall, Montemurlo-Prato (IT)
1989 Galleria Alfa, Milano, (IT)
1984 Gallery of the Town Hall, Rignano sull’Arno -Florence, (IT)
1983 Municipal Gallery, Troghi, Florence, (IT)
Participation in Art Fair
2026 Knokke Art Fair -Belgium
2025 Affordable Art Fair -Vienna
2025 Dubai Design Week(AE)
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Brussel (B)
- Art Padova2019 -2024-2025 Abu Dahabi Art Fair(AE)
2023 Roma Arte in Nuvola
2022- 2024 Egypt Art Fair
2020 Jameel Prize, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
2020 Padova Art fair -Italy
2017 Art Abu Dhabi
2017 Wopart, Lugano (CH)
2016 Art Dubai, Dubai (AE)
2015 Art London; London (UK)
2015 Beirut Art Fair, Beirut (LB)
2011 The Mystical Self VideoArtVerona, (IT)
2011 La rincorsa della lepre, Brolo,Messina (IT)
- Festart VideoArtFestival, Roma (IT) Forum di Ancona Culture as resource and value, teatro delle Muse- Ancona,(IT)
- Videoarte, Neon campobase, Bologna,(IT)
– VisualContainer, Milano;
2011 Videoarte, Neon campobase, Bologna,(IT)
2010 3rd Bagasbas Beach International Eco Art Festival, The Philippines.
– Magmart Festival, PAN, Palazzo delle arti, Naples and Museum of contemporary art of Casoria, Casoria, (IT)
1983 Fiera d'arte, Messina (I)
-15th biennal international of Fair Arts, Ljubiana (SLO)
2024
Group exhibition
2025 Two Shores, con Baldin Ahmad e Qassim Alsaedy, Academia di agito (Roma)
- 2023 Two Shores, with Baldin Ahmad e Qassim Alsaedy, Museo Civico mediovale, Bologna (IT)
- 2023 Two Shores, with Baldin Ahmad e Qassim Alsaedy, Galleria Piano nobile, Pistoia(IT)
- 2023 Grand Opening, Brancaccio art gallery, Firenze (IT)
- 2022 – Two Shores, with Baldin Ahmad e Qassim Alsaedy, Galleria Immaginaria, Firenze (IT)
- 2020 – PREMIO Jameel, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londra (GB)
- 2018 – Bagdad mon amour, curated by Morad Montazami, Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris (Fr)
- Selection Cultural Narratives, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai (AE) Astrattismo-sguardi, curated by L. Gualtieri and I.Magni, Borghetto di Bagnolo, Montemurlo (IT) Milleduecentosessantuno, fra astrattismo e arte concettuale, Galleria Zetaeffe, Firenze (IT);
- 2017 – Locura Follia, a cura di L.Gensini, Biblioteca Lazzerini, Prato (IT);
– Palazzi d’arte, Studio38 arte contemporanea, Pistoia (IT); - – Mosaico, Collettiva di artisti internazionali, Galleria Zetaeffe, Firenze;(IT)
- 2016 – Tandem in tandem, curated by G. Giusti, case d’arte–via d. mattonaia, Firenze (IT);
– mostra 20, galleria Zetaeffe, Firenze (IT); - 2014 – Oltrevisore- Albume convivial art project, Cuneo (IT);
- 2013 – 21 Cuori, Atelier Giardino Colgante, Prato (IT);
– ALTER EGO, Ex-chiesa di San Giovanni Gerosolimitano, Prato (IT);
– Il linguaggio universale dell’arte, C.A.O.S. Museum, Palazzo Primavera, Terni (IT); - 2012 – Dove Sta “Za”? 110 Artisti Per i 110 Anni Di Cesare Zavatini. Quadro 0,96. Fiesole (IT);
– Dialoguing Textures, Ex-chiesa Di San Giovanni Gerosolimitano, Prato (IT) – Ars gratia artis, Galleria La Corte, Firenze (IT); - 2010 – Visioni irachene, videoart, Sala Altana, Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze (IT)
- 2009 – sulla propria pelle, Villa Vogel, Firenze (IT); – Galleria Roos, Greve in Chianti (FI);
- 2008 – 15 artisti x 111 sms, Andrea Del Sarto, Firenze (IT);
- 2005 – Il Cassero, Prato (IT);
- 2003 – Artisti del Novecento pratese, Santa Caterina, Prato (IT);
– Kufa Gallery, Londra (GB); - 2002 – Theatre of Utrecht, Utrecht, (NL);
- 2001 – Company Gallery, Utrecht (NL);
– Mokum Gallery, Amsterdam (NL); - 2000 – Brunei Gallery, Londra (GB);
- 1998 – Etruria Arte, Venturina, Livorno (IT);
- 1996 – Konst Ustalling, Goeteborg (SV);
- 1995 – Galleria CEPAC, Prato (IT);
- 1993 – Galleria La Spirale, Prato (IT);
– I colori del mondo, S.Bartolo a Cintoia, Firenze (IT);
– I colori del mondo, Galleria DEA, Firenze (IT); - 1989 – l’arte che non esiste, Palazzo Valentini, Roma (IT);
- 1988 – Galerie Nuovo Aleph, Milano (IT);
- 1984 – Circolo Brecht, Milano (IT);
- 1982 – Museo del Folklore, Roma; Spazio Comunale, Parigi (FR);
– Centro Culturale siriano, Damasco (Siria); - 1983 – Fiera d’Arte, Messina (IT);
– 15th Biennale Internazionale di Arte Grafica, Ljubljana (SLo); - 1981 – Palazzo Parte Guelfa, Firenze (IT)
– Palazzo Ca’ Giustiniani, Venezia (IT); - 1978 – 1979 – Exhibition of Iraqi Artists, Municipial Gallery, Palazzo Parte Guelfa, Florence (IT), Palazzo Ca’ Giustiniani, MUNICIPAL gallery Venise (IT), Municipal Gallery, Perugia;
His works are in the collection of C.A.O.S Museum Terni, Museum of contemporary art of Casoria, Casoria (CE)Italy, and Museum of Arts and Antiquities, Al Qadissiya University, Diywania Iraq, National gallery of Jordan- Amman, Museum and Exhibition of Arab World Institute-Paris ,and in private art collections in Italy, The Netherland, Switzerland, Great Britain and arabic countries.
Bibliography
- Biennale Internationale di Arte grafica (cat.), Moderna Galerya Jugoslavija, Ljubljana, 1983
- La grafica di Resmi Kadhim, Comune di Rignano s/Arno, Firenze 1984
- Etruria Arte -Centro di iniziativa per le attività creative, Lalli editore, Livorno 1988
- I colori del mondo (cat.), Comune di Firenze, Q4 e Associazione AEAOA, Firenze 1993
- Le sabbie del deserto (cat.), Comune di Montemurlo, Firenze 1993
- l’albero della vita, (cat.) Galleria Spirale, Prato 1999
- F. Riccomini, Storia delle arti figurative nella Prato del tardo Novecento, Ed. Le Polene, Prato, 2003
- AAVV. 15 artisti x 111 sms, cat., Firenze 2008
- Trenta anni di distanza, cat., Firenze 2008
- AAVV, artverona, videoartverona, Cat., 2011
- AAVV, Ars gratia artis, catalogue, Firenze 2011
- Resmi Al Kafaji, Chiaroscuro, monography, ed Fratini, 2014
- Resmi Al Kafaji, Other homelands, monography, ed. Fratini, 2016
- AAVV. Locura follia, cat.ediz. limitata curated by G.Maestre, Prato, 2017
- AAVV.Astrattismo, Sguardi, curated by Italia Gualtieri e Ilaria Magni, Prato, 2018
- Resmi Al Kafaji, Sentieri/Pathways, monography, 2018
- Two Shores, with Baldin Ahmed and Qassim Alsaedy, curated by Yousif Naser, 2022
- Resmi Al Kafaji, Opere/Works 2019/2024, monography 2024