Hanaa malallah biography definition

Iraqi artist and educator

Hanaa Malallah (born ) is an Iraqi artist and educator living in London, England. Her surname also appears in English as Mal-Allah.^[1] She is noted for developing the technique called the Ruins Technique in which found objects are incorporated into artwork.

Life and career

Hanaa Malallah was born in Theeqar, Iraq in She moved to Baghdad with her family when she was aged five years.^[2] Growing up in Baghdad, she experienced the multiple conflicts and revolutions that ravaged her country. These experiences had a major influence on her work.^[3]

She received a Diploma in Graphic Art from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad where she studied with Shakir Hassan Al Said, obtained a BA in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad (), an MA in painting () and a PhD in the philosophy of painting from the University of Baghdad () with her thesis entitled, Logic Order in Ancient Mesopotamian Painti Hanaa Malallah – Monograph | Hanaa1 MEN