Resmi Al Kafaji

 Resmi Al Kafaji was born in Diwaniya, Iraq. In 1977, he moved to Florence, Italy, where
he continues to reside. He graduated from Baghdad’s Institute of Fine Arts and then from Florence’s
Accademia di Belle Arti. His work was
exhibited in Iraq until his departure in 1977. Since then, he has been widely exhibited in Western Europe and the
Middle East.  

Al Kafaji’s works are in the collections of C.A.O.S. Museum Terni (Italy), the
Museum of Contemporary Art of Casoria (Italy), the National Gallery of Jordan,
the Museum of Arts and Antiquities of Al Qadissiya University in Diywania
(Iraq), and in private collections in Europe and the Middle East.