Vian Sora

Biography:
Vian Sora
1976 Born in Baghdad, Iraq. Live and works in USA
2000 Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science Al Mansour University, Baghdad, Iraq
2000 Member of Iraqi Artists Fine Art Society
2003 Studied and worked with original print making at Istanbul Museum of Graphic Art IMOGA, Istanbul, Turkey

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2010 “Between Two Worlds” Green Building Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2009 “Middle eastern impressions” Vian Sora Art studio, Dubai, UAE
2007-08 “Prophecy” Aspen Gallery, Dar el Cid Museum ,Kuwait City, Kuwait
2007 “Legacies: From Babylon to Baghdad ”, Patio Gallery, Louisville, USA
2007 “Legends of Baghdad ”, Showcase Art gallery, Dubai, UAE
2007 “Reflections: Istanbul to Baghdad ”, IMOGA Art Gallery and Museum of Graphic Art, Istanbul Turkey
2006 “Voyage into Arabia”, Aspen Gallery, Dar el Cid Museum, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2006 “Vian Sora: A Woman in Time”, Iraq Museum International exhibition, sponsored by the Baghdad Museum Project , Boston-USA 2004
2004 “Longing to Past”, Gallery Zamwa - Sulaymaniyah City , Iraq
2003-04 “Vian Sora: Selected Works” , Japanese Cultural Center and Art gallery, Ankara , Turkey
2003 “Neher, Sheher…Misafirat (River, City…Voyage)”, The Topkapi palace museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2002 “Periphrasis” , Grundfos Head quarter, Copenhagen,Denmark
2002 “Periphrasis, Baghdad” Grundfos office Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq
2001 “Figure pulses into time” Inaa Art Gallery , Baghdad , Iraq

Selected Group Exhibition

2009 Woman Boutique Show, The Palace, Dubai Fashion week, Dubai, UAE
2009 ‘Spring Show’ Total Arts Gallery at the Courtyard, Dubai, UAE
2008 ‘Selected works by four artists’ Aspen Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2008 “Istanbul” Graphic artist annual Exhibition, Istanbul Museum of Graphic Art (IMOGA), Istanbul, Turkey
2007 “One Stroke”, Lahd Art Gallery, Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
2006 “East West Dialogues, Mysticism”, Tugra Gallery, London, UK
2005 “Art from the Islamic world”, Aya Gallery, London, UK
2005 “Homage to Baghdad” , French Cultural Center, Baghdad , Iraq
2005 Women through war Art Exhibition, Al Wasity Art Gallery (Ministry of Culture gallery), Baghdad , Iraq
2005 Institue Du Monde Arabe, Paris , France
2005 ‘Color Fragments’ Gallery 24 , Berlin, Germany
2004 Autumn Exhibition, Gallery M, curator Meriem lequesne, Paris, France
2004 ‘The life Elements‘ Installation , Antonio Dellisanti art project and Gallery, Rome, Italy
2004 Espace Artmondial Galleries, Three group exhibitions, Avignon, France
2003 Published a documentary catalogue book about her post war works exhibited in Istanbul under the title “Neher, Sheher…Misafirat”, (River, City...Voyage)
2003 Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul,Turkey
2002 "Contemporary Istanbul" Art fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2002 Helm House Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2002 Four Artist group show, Zamaan Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2002 Baghdad Art, International Art Festival, Baghdad, Iraq
2002 Group Exhibition - Greek Cultural Center in Tunis, Tunisia
2002 Contemporary Iraqi Art Festival – Amman, Jordan
2001 Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE 2001
2001 “Selected Art from Middle East” Artmondo Festival, Rome , Italy
2000 Art for Peace, Malmo, Sweden
1998 - 2006 Participated & organized over forty Art Exhibitions, Workshops & Fairs while living in Baghdad

Selected Collections:

•Baghdad Fine Art center, Baghdad, Iraq
•Al sabah family private collection, Kuwait city, Kuwait
•Maktoum family private collection, Dubai, UAE
•Grundfos preeminent collections in Copenhagen, Denmark and Istanbul, Turkey
•AKbank, Istanbul ,Turkey
•French Cultural center, Baghdad, Iraq.
•Japanese cultural center, Ankara, Turkey.
•Italian, French Embassy ,Turkish embassy Baghdad, Iraq