Khaleel AL-WARD
artists
- Iraqi sculptor born in 1923 in Al-Dabakhana district, Al-Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq.
- 1930 - to 1941 Completed his primary and high school studies in Baghdad.
- 1942 - 1943 Met Polish artists who were enlisted in Iraq during WWII.
- 1950 - 1954 Studied sculpture at IFA and was taught by Jewad Selim.
- 1952 Participated in Ibn Sina Festival.
- 1953 - 1954 Joined BGMA and participated in all its exhibitions until 1969.
- 1956, 1957, and 1958 Participated in the exhibitions held at Al-Mansour Club.
- 1957 Participated in the Iraqi exhibition at the UNESCO Hall in Beirut.
- 1973 Retired and devoted his full time to his art.
- 1981 Held his 1st solo exhibition at Al-Riwaq Gallery in Baghdad, in which 63 statues of stone and wood were displayed.
- 1984 Passed away at the age of sixty-one.
- 1984 After his death, an exhibition was held for him at Al-Riwaq Gallery in Baghdad, in which 65 wooden statues were displayed.
