Gular Mustafa

Iraqi Dutch Canadian artist born in Baghdad lives and works in Canada since 2012.
Gular is Multidisciplinary Visual artist. She graduated from The Fine Art Academy in Baghdad and also studied contemporary art jewelry and metal forming in Amsterdam. I am planning to document and commemorate all that has been lost in the human world by important cultural features caused by brutal wars and violence over the last years. Through attempts to build forms that have long settled in my imagination after the destruction and loss.
I am always interested and explore social and political concepts of the 21st century such as the transformation of developing cities and urban landscapes. Geometric and architectural forms act as references to the urban environment I also work with the ideas of disintegration, deconstruction and rebuilding.
Since 1995 her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in the Netherlands, Europe, Middle East, South America and Canada. Her work has also been published in a number of contemporary art books, magazines and newspapers. She has received awards from different projects.
Currently she is Resident artist in Living Art Center, in Mississauga.

Education
1990-1994 Bachelors of visual art, Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad, Iraq
2007 – 2009 Bachelors BVH Academy Metal Silversmithing end metal, Utrecht, NL
2011 – Residents artist, experiment 2 weeks in, Now Breath with professor Ruudt Peters, Ravenstein, Netherlands

Solo-Exhibition
2004 – Gallery de Kunst, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2003 – Gallery Beeldlijn, Amersfoort, Netherlands
2000 – Gallery, kunst center “Catharinakapel”, Harderwijk, Netherlands
1996 – Gallery, Artists Union – Amman

Group Exhibitions
2019- Aga Khan Museum Toronto
2018-Gallery Living art center Mississauga Toronto
2017 Craft Ontario Gallery Toronto
2017 Triple Parade project (Dialogue across You and Me to Them) GAUGUIN Gallery, Beijing
2016 Triple Parade project (Dialogue across You and Me to Them) in TAFA Art Museum Tianjin
2016- Gallery Living art center Mississauga Toronto
2013 – Radical art project Santiago de Chile
2011 – True Colours: New Traditional Jewellery in Museum for Moderne Kunst Arnhem, Netherlands
2010 – SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2010 – New Traditional Jewellery, Netherlands
2010 – project ( I care a lot) in Gallery teresmihero, Lisbon
2010 – project ( I care a lot) in Gallery Platina, Sweden
2010 – project ( I care a lot) in Idare-Oberstein University, Germany
2009 – Modeshow 2009, Amersfoort, Netherlands
2009 – Museum Laeden, Netherlands
2009 – Gallery Ja Ja, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009 – Rijk museum oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands
2009 – Kunstvaarroute, Amersfoort, Netherlands
2008 – Seen art Gallery, Amersfoort, Netherlands
2008 – Word Art, Delft “Word Art Delft”, Delft, Netherlands
2006 – Gallery “de Kliuw”, Heeze, Netherlands
2004 – Gallery de Kunst, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2003 – Gallery “de Kliuw” Heeze, Netherlands
2003 – Gallery Beeldlijn, Amersfoort, Netherlands
2002 – Groups exhibition in Museum, Den Haag, Netherlands
2001 – Work shop “Trek in Kunst’, Almere, Netherlands
2000 – Art Project, “In tussen”, Antwerp, Belgium

Awards
2018 Ontario art counsel developing career
2017 Craft Ontario Gallery Toronto
2016 Triple Parade project (Dialogue across You and Me to Them)Tianjin- Chana
2011- New Traditional Jeweler, Netherlands
2011- WIK Kunst Amsterdam grants career
2010 – Project ( I care a lot) Sweden
2005- WIK Kunst Amsterdam grants career
1994 – Iraqi Creatives prize, Baghdad
1993 – Contemporary Iraqi Art prize, Baghdad

Publications
2016 Triple Parade project (Dialogue across You and Me to Them)Tianjin- Chana
2011 – Lark books 500 Rings, USA
2009 – Lark books 500 brooches, USA
2008 – WAD word art delft book “Recycle Art”, Netherlands
2002 – INCIA the book For ”Iraqi Contemporary art”, UK
2000 – Book for Art Project, “In tussen”, Antwerp, Belgium