Bachelor of Fine Arts (Printmaking), Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Outstanding Artist Award, Quebec, Canada
Recipient of the Russo and Fermet Grant
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada,
Asliah Cultural Residency Morocco
Recent exhibitions such as Baghdadi Memories, Nostalgia, Conflict 24, and
Existential Challenges reflect a mature philosophical inquiry into history,
transformation, and the human condition. The work balances optimism and
gravity, structure and fluidity.
This period marked a deep engagement with Mesopotamian visual memory,
calligraphic rhythms, and ornamental structures. Rather than nostalgic citation,
these elements were transformed into contemporary metaphors for continuity
and resilience.
Following his movement between cultural geographies, his work expanded into
larger formats and public murals. Symbolism, geometry, and abstraction became
vehicles for exploring identity, displacement, and cultural memory.
Almosawi’s formative years were grounded in academic printmaking, where
repetition, structural balance, and material exploration shaped his visual
vocabulary. These early works demonstrate disciplined experimentation and
emerging conceptual awareness.
Almosawi has presented over twenty-eight solo exhibitions internationally, including in Baghdad, Montreal, Rabat, Dubai, London, Kuwait, and Toronto. Additional exhibitions have taken place across Morocco, Canada, the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
2025 — Existential Challenges, Akkad Gallery, Baghdad
2025 — 16 Masks, The Gallery Hall, Baghdad
2024 — Conflict 24, Rewaq Mohamed El Fassi, Ministry of Culture, Morocco
2023 — Nostalgia (Retrospective), The Gallery Hall, Baghdad
2022 — Baghdadi Memories, Hewar Gallery, Baghdad
2020 — Manifestations of Love: Mural Projects, Zemzy Gallery, Dubai
2019 — Baghdad… Dreams of Dawn, Hewar Gallery, Baghdad
2018 — Memories of Migration (with Amer Al-Abidi), Sultan Bin Ali Al-Owais Cultural Foundation
2017 — Unity of Spirit in the Realm of Nature, Zemzy Gallery, Dubai
2012 — Manifestations of Longing and Attachment, Sultan Bin Ali Al-Owais Cultural Foundation
2007 — Solo Exhibition, Total Art Gallery, The Courtyard, Dubai
2002 — Solo Exhibition, Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation
1994 — Small Works, Total Art Gallery, Dubai
Additional Exhibitions
Kuwait; Asilah and Rabat (Morocco); Montreal, Toronto, and Manitoba (Canada); London (United Kingdom); Tunis (Tunisia); Bangkok (Thailand); Riyadh (Saudi Arabia); Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)