Ismail Khayat

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Ismail Khayat• 1944 - Born in Khanaken, Iraqi Kurdistan.• 1965 - Member of Iraqi Artist Association.• 1966 - Graduated from the Teachers institute – Bakkoba.• 1970 - Member of Iraqi Artist Syndicate.• 1980 - Member of International Association of Art.• 1991 – Retired after 24 years in education service in sulaymania.• 1992 – Head of impressionist art at the Ministry of Culture (Iraqi Kurdistan

Government).• 1998 – Artist supervisor in Impressionist Art – Arts activities – in Sulaymania to

date.• 1966 – 2003 set-up 33 art exhibition in Baghdad; Sulaymania; Arbil and Dihok.• 1965 – 2003 Participated in 65 Group exhibition in Baghdad; Mousil; Basra and

the Kurdistan cities of Sulaymania; Arbil; Dihok and international exhibition in Damascus; Jordan; Paris; Japan; Swede; Russia and eastern Europe and South Korea.

• His artwork can be found in Japan; Norway; Denmark; Austria; Holland; Philippine; U.S.A; France; Germany; Switzerland; Belgium; U.K and other countries.

• Designed decoration for various Kurdish theatres, and for children nurseries, also designed the cover for 40 Kurdish books.

Ismail Khayat• Have numerous sketches in Kurdistan Press and Iraqi news papers and

magazines. • 25 of his artwork selected by the Iraqi National Museum, and 7-8 of his artwork

displayed permanently by the museum as part of Iraqi Artist works.• 5 of his art work printed on T-Shirts in colours and 5 on Postcard size in colours

and distributed in Japan, and played a vital role with other artists in art activities in sulymania and in conveying Kurdistan children’s painting to Children’s International Exhibitions in turn they won several golden; silver and bronze medals and accredited certificates.

• In constant contact with international museum for children’s artwork in Oslo, and managed to send 100pieces of Sulymania children’s art work to participate in this museum.

• Accredited with certificate in international exhibition for printed miniature in Seoul-South Korea in 1992.

• Participated in the special seminar under the title (Civil life in Iraqi Kurdistan) in Washington- U.S.A in 2001, through an invitation from Kurdish Institute in Washington.