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Kwestan Jamal Bawan
Born: 1965 Sulaymania-Irak. From 1998 live and work in Norway
Studio adress: Møllendalsveien 17, Bergen-Norway
Phone: (+47) 90949515
E-mail: jkwestan@hotmail.com
Homepage: www.kwestan-jamal.com
Art Education:
2007 - 2009 Master from Bergen Academy of Art and Design, department Fine Art. Norway
2002 - 2006 Bachelor from Bergen Academy of Art and Desigen, department Fine Art. Norway
1980 - 1985 Diplom in Art, Sulaymania Institute, Sulaymania-Iraq
Solo Exhibitions:
2025 Fokia Nou Art Space, Athen. GR 2027 Kabuso Art Centre. Øystese. NO (coming) 2024 Sandnes art acossciation, Sandnes. NO
2023 Residence Exhibition. PHT.Studio Gallery. Vinstra NO 2023 Gallery ASK, Horten NO 2023 Svolvær art acossciation, Svolvær NO
2022 Kunstgarasjen, Bergen NO
2021 Bømlo Culture house, Bømlo NO 2021 Kunstnerhuset Messen, Ålvik 2020-2021 Kunsthuset Kabuso, Øystese NO 2020 Christinegaard galleri, Bergen NO 2019 Oseana Art & Culture Center, Hvelvet Galleri, Os NO
2018 Surnadal Billag Galleri, Surnadal, NO
2017 HardingarT Galleri, Utne NO
2016 Kunsthall 3,14, Bergen, NO
2013 Gallery Amna Suraka Galleri, Sulaymania,Iraq
2011 Hardanger center of yhe arts, Norheimsund,NO
2010 Gallery N.B. Eidfjord ,NO
2009 The Alvøen project, Gallery Kunst Badet, Bergen, NO
2005 By the way Gallery, Bergen, NO
2004 IKM International Art- Center and Museum, Oslo ,NO
2003 Rafto Foundation, Bergen,NO
1998 Harding Puls Gallery, Norheimsund,NO
1996 Sulaymania Museum, North-Iraq
1993 Hewler, Dhok, Zako gallery, North- Iraq
1982 Sulaymania Institute Of The Fine Art, North-Iraq
Performance:
2022 Galleri Salhus. Tekstilindustrimuseet, NO 2019 Needle as a pencil, Urban motifs lab. Athen
2018 Needle as a pencil, Odda, NO
2018 ‘’Skriften på veggen’’The Sups & Storis, Arabisk film festival, USF Bergen
2018 Needle as a pencil, Piraeus House of Literature galleri, Athen
2017 Needle as a pencil, Kunsthall 3,14, Bergen, NO
2013 “ 100 year anniversary of women right to vote” Fensalen, Bergen, NO
2013 Performance together with the wither Barzan Hastyar. The world project; Public library of Bergen
2005 What is freedom? During the day of united nation art the faculty of law in Bergen, NO
Group shows abroad:
2024/25 Esta Gallery. Cultur Factory. As Sulaymaniyah. Iraq 2024 Futures Gallery. Pierhead Bulding, Cardiff-Weals. UK 2021 Exhibition with visual artist Carl Martin, Surnadal billag/AS, Cultyre house, Surnadal NO
2019/20 wander exhibition with visual artist Carl Martin, Sammenslutning av Danske kunstforeninger i Danmark
2018 Piraeus House of Literature galleri, Athen
2018 21th Jalla Biennale International Art Exhabition, Kamiosaki Shinagawa-ku.Tokyo Japan
2010 17th JALLA International Art Exhibition, Kawasaki City Museum, Japan
2005 The exhibition og Harding Puls, Nordic Museum, USA
2005 Streekmuseum opsterlan, The Nerdaland
1994/04 Kurdish group of culture, Toronto-Canada
1998 Kurdish group of culture, Tokyo-Japan
1992-1993-1994 A touring exhibition, Germany
Group shows in Norway: 2025 Residence Exhibition. PHT.Studio Gallery. Vinstra NO (coming) 2026 Langegården Gallery. Bergen. No (coming) 2024 Residence Exhibition. PHT.Studio Gallery. Vinstra NO 2024 JUBEL HardingPuls 30 year. Kabuso, Øystese NO 2022 Galleri Salhus. Tekstilindustrimuseet, Salhus. NO 2022 The art project Fjord PIANORAMA, Eidfjord NO 2020 Open call for the annual National art Exhibition, the Autumn Exhibition, Oslo NO 2018 Paiza Miwan, kurdish group exhibition, Bømlo Public library NO
2017 Us4, together with Silje Ensby, Solfrid Aksenes, Aud Bækkelund, Pils Gallery, Norheimsund, NO
2017 Arab film festival USF Verftet, Bergen, NO
2017 Kurdish group from Kurdistan-Iraq, Puls Gallery, Norheimsund,NO
2015 Us3, together with Aud Bækkelund and Solfrid Aksenes, Puls Gallery,Norheimsund,
2012 “Responding place” Puls Gallery, Norheimsund, NO
2010 Assumptions, Gallery F15, Moss,NO
2010 KLIMA, Radøy Art Centre, NO
2009 IN REAL TIME IT WOULD LAST A THOUSAND YEARS, Bergen Kunsthall
2008 Hardinger artists’’INSPIRERT’’ by Olav H. Hauge and Geirr Tveitt, NO
2007 Norwegian faces, Bryggen Museum, Bergen,NO
2006 Bergen By-open 2006 Political Poster Exhibition, Hordaland Art Center, NO
2005 Performance at the UN day, Law Faculty of Bergen
2004 Bergen international cultural centre BIKS, Bergen, NO
2003 Harding Puls members, window exhibition, Norheimsund
2002 Harding Puls Group, Hordaland Art Center Gallery, Bergen
2002 Autumn Exhibition, Oslo
1999 Harding Puls Group, Hardanger Folke Museum
Group Exhibitions in Kurdistan:
1982-1997 A number of group exhibitions in Sulaymania, Hawler, Dhot, Zako North-Iraq
Grants and support:
2025/24/23/22/21/18/17/15 One year of the visual artist fond consideration 2022 Contemporary Art Centres in Norway 2021 The Fritt Ord Foundation
2021 Arts Council Norway
2021 The Municipal of Bergen
2020 The Municipal of Bergen, cultural grant 2019/20 State art scholarship
2017 One year of the visual artist fond consideration
2016 The Municipal of Bergen, project support
2014 Norwegian Cultural Ministry, project support regarded cultural exchange ; Norway/ Kurdistan
2013 The Municipal of Bergen project support for cultural exchange between Norway and Kurdistan
2013 Local county project support for cultural exchange between Norway and Kurdistan
2013 The Municipal of Bergen, “Bergen in the world and the world in Bergen”
2011 The Municipal of Bergen, “to fine a place”
2010 The Municipal of Bergen, exhibition grant
2010 Compensatino Fund, project support
2010 Compensatino Fund, project support
2010 The Municipal of Eidfjord, Artist grant 2010
2009 The Municipal of Bergen , exhibition grant
2009 Norwegian Cultural Council og Culture, project support
2007 The States’ artist support; establishment
Acquisitions:
2024 The new Drammen hospital 2023 Vestland county municipality, Bergen 2022 KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen, NO 2022 Art Museum of Sogn and Fjordane, NO 2021 Oslo public library Deichman - Demo Linderud, NO 2017 KORO, EPHEMERALITY – A Permanent Collection at faculty for Art and Design at University of Bergen, NO
2010 The Municipal of Eidfjord, NO
2003 Arts Council Norway
Artist talk:
2024 Art Museums and Composer Homes KODE, With a curator Eli Okkenhaug. Bergen, NO
2024 Sami Center For Contemporary Art SDG. Karasjok, NO
2022 Art Gallery, Kunstgarasjen. Bergen, NO
2021 Kunsthall 3,14. With author and critic Lars Elton, Bergen, NO
Artist residence:
205/24/17/12 Artist residence, Hardanger-Berlin, GER
205/24/23 Artist residence, Patrik Huse Studio. Skåbu, Vinstra, NO
2010 The Municipal of Eidfjord, NO
Honor:
1997 The Kurdish Cultural Minister ‘ the women’s day’ group exhibition, Sulaymania, Nord-Iraq
Memberships:
The Norwegian Artist Association (NBK). The union of visual artist in the county(BKFH) , bboard member of Galleri Puls in Norheimsund. The Kurdistan Artist Syndicate, associated member of Harding Puls(NO). Hardanger Center of Arts. Norwegian Association of Painters LNM