Evar Hussayni
Kurdish Multi-Disciplinary Artist
b. 1993

Education:

2020 - Bad Girls: Representations of Race and Gender in Popular Culture, Goldsmith's College 

2017-2019 - MA Postcolonial Culture and GlobalPolicy (Distinction), Goldsmith’s College

2011-2014 - BA Art and Design, University of Leeds

Exhibitions:

2020 - WOMEN IN MY HISTORY PART II, The White Pube (Digital)

2019 - Can’t Win Don’t Try 7, CWDT, London, United Kingdom

2019 - Third Space II: An Exhibition of Diaspora Artists, Third Space, Cambridge, United Kingdom

2018 -ARTUMMAH, East of West Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2018 - Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom

2018 - 100 Years, Todays Women by We Are Here, LSE Library, London, United Kingdom

2018 - A River Flowing, East Of West Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2017 - Pirates Live by RoadGals, Richmix, London, United Kingdom

2017 - Laundry Service Presents Memories, Protein Studios, London, United Kingdom

2017 - Our Naked Truths, Collective, London, United Kingdom

2017 - RIOTGAL, The Hospital Club, London, United Kingdom

2016 - Meet The Artists Pop-Up Exhibition, Hoxton Arches Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2016 - ARTROOMS2016 Art Fair, Le Dame Art Gallery at Melia White House, London, United Kingdom

2016 - Capital Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2015 - Pesangeh (exhibition) Kurdistan, Diyarbakir, Kurdistan

2014 - Tales of A Genocide Art Auction, London, United Kingdom

2012 - Group Show, Leeds Student Union, Leeds, United Kingdom

2011 - ArtOfficial, Leeds, United Kingdom

2008 - Image & Identity, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

Residency and Bursary:

2020 - Jupiter Woods Residency - Herstories and Feminisms

2020 - Haramacy by Comm.un

2020 - a-n The Artists Information Company / Freelands Foundation 2020 

2020 - Jerwood Bursaries 2020 Award

2020 - Creative Mentor Network recipient 

2020 - The White Pube Monthly Digital Takeover

Curation:

2020 - The West Asian and NorthAfrican Woman's Art Library (thewanawal.com)

2019 - Programme and Events atThe Mosaic Rooms (Feb-Dec)

2017 - 'Society and Culture'exhibition by Meet The Artists/Creative Debuts curated by Evar Hussayni, TheBlack & White Building, London, United Kingdom

2016 - Exhibition Assistant -Are We All Human(E)?, P21 Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Publications:

2020 - The WANAWAL - Archives and the Colonial Body 

2020 - Popular Front, Issue 2

2020 – Bricks Magazine Issue 7

2019 - Hymen Magazine, Issue 4

2018 - Azeema Magazine, Issue 3

2018 - Lungs Project, Issue 3

2017 - Azeema Magazine, Issue 2

2017 - Memories by Laundry Arts

Other:

2020 - Ted Baker x CMNCollaboration

2020 - D66 Art and Resistance, Video Project, Netherlands

2020 – It’s Nice That Ones to Watch 2020

2019 - Engaged Gazing forSocial Justice in Britain, The Good Immigrant, guest lecturer, Regent'sUniversity

2019 – Thiird Magazine – SharedSpace Panel

2019 - Laundry Arts: Women,Memories & Monuments, reading session, Design Museum  

2018 - Working In The CreativeIndustries, panel by We Are Here, LSE Library

2017 - Memories, panel byLaundry Arts, Protein Studios

2017 - Art Class by EvarHussayni, KCC

2017 - Art Class Collaborationwith Our Naked Truths, The Archivist

2016 - International Woman's Dayby Public Ambition

2016 - Woman's Night by EvarHussayni, P21 Gallery

2016 - Art Class by EvarHussayni, P21 Gallery

2015 - Nominated for"Female Artist" category at Most Successful Kurds in Britain Awards

As Culture Editor for Azeema Magazine:

AZEEMA Agency: 

2020 - AZEEMA xSOLE:  What they call her? “RIMON” - writer

2020 - AZEEMAX NIKE - Move Without Limits Victoria Swim Launch (culturalprogrammer & events producer)   

2020 - AZEEMAX NIKE - Move Without Limits film (executive producer,researcher) 

2019 -  Heritage of Tomorrow - A short film by AZEEMA (set design & directing)

2019 - V&A Friday Late:AZEEMA ANTI-ART SCHOOL. Art Class and Panel exploring decolonisation within theart school and museums (lead director/curator & Chair)

azeemamag.com: 

2020 - "3eib!What will people think?" - Sarah Bahbah's journey to liberation – writer

2020 -  Oum Kalthoum - The EnduringLight of Arabic Music’s Brightest Star – editor

2020 - Orgasms are a Feminist Act – editor

2020 - Why photographs are soimportant to the children of migrants – editor

2020 - Abracadabra is an Assyrian word – editor

2020 - “Kaya” - A film exploring the Alevi community – editor

2020 - Shirin Ebadi: Protecting women's rights in post-revolutionary Iran – editor

2020 - The Sun, Moon, Henna + Tattoos– writer

2020 - Refugee Camps on the Edge of Athens – editor

2020 - Algeria: a pacific uprising for democracy – editor

2020 - Decolonising Wellness – editor

2019 - Victorious  – editor 

AZEEMA Issue 3, 2018:

-Undocumented Women in Britain –writer

-A Reflection On TheContemporary Orientalisation Of Kurdish Women And On Their Modalities ofResistance – writer

-The Sun, Moon, Henna &Tattoos – writer