Bakhtyar Kaftan
Born in Sulaimany-Kurdistan of Iraq.
2010 immigrated to Australia.Lives and works in Sydney- Australia.
EDUCATION
2007-2010 Art Teachar : (reseacher): college of fine art - University of Sulaimani- Kurdistan of Iraq
2001-2007Art Teacher : Fulya Art school for teacheing art :( drawing and panting) ,chorum- Turkey
1998-2000Art Teacher: college of fine art and founder member of the college of fine art University of Sulaimani Iraq.
1996-1998 Head of Art department - Central Tracher Instite in Sulaimani-Iraq
1991 Founder of the first Visual Group in Kurdistan colled group Eight.
1986-1996 Art Teacher and Head Of Visual Art drpartment of Institute of fine Arts Sulaimani.
1980-1986 Art Teacher of the Institue of fine Arts and founder member of the Institue of fine Arts of Sulaimani-Iraq
(B.A) in painting- Academy of fine arts-University of Baghdad -30/06/1980
Solo Exhibition
2009 Tawar Gallery - Sulaimany-Kurdistan of Iraq
2007 Museum Gallery -Sulaimany - Kurdistan of Iraq
2002 Cultural Center Gallery - Chorum -Turkey
2002 Public Library Gallery -Chorum - Turkey
2003 Pazarsttan Gallery -Chorum - Turkey
1998 Museum Gallery - Sulaimany-Kurdistan of Iraq
1997 Sulaimany Gallery - Sulaimany-Kurdstan of Iraq
1995 Surkew Gallery -Sulaimany - Kwrdistan of Iraq
1991 Public Garden of Halabja ((Open air) -Halabja -Kurdistan of Iraq
1991 Raparin Gallery Dukan -Kurdistan of Iraq
1986 Sulaimany Gallery - Sulaimany -Kurdstan of Iraq
1981Surkew Gallery - Sulaimany -Kurdistan of Iraq
1980 Cultural center Gallery - Baghdad- Iraq
1979 Academy of fine arts Gallery- Baghdad- Iraq
1978 Garden of (Union of Kurdish Writers)- Sulaimany-Kurdistan of Iraq
GROUP EXHIBITION
2012 (Me,myself and i) Fine art gallery Kingswood - Sydney
2012 (MATTER AND SPACE),Ne Ne Contemporary Art Space / Baan Monfai ,Chiang Mai-Thailand.
2010 New Gallery Hawler - Kurdstan of Iraq
2009 Amnaswraka Gallery -Sulaimany.
2009 , 2008, 2007,Zamwa Gallery- Sulaimany.
1998 Kurdish Art -Museum Gallery -Sulaimany-(grant awart)
1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1994 Zamwa Gallery - Sulaimany
1996 Kurdish Artists Organisation Festival exhibition in Sulaimany and Hawlaer.
1994,1993, 1992,1991: exhibition of Group Eight. in (Sulaimany- Museum Gallery,Sulaimany Gallery ,MuseumGallery,)
In Hawler- Medya Gallery- Hawler.In Dohuk Salman Gallery- Dohuk.
1994 Open air Hanovar Garmany
1993 Kurdistan Gallery London.
1983 roma -Italy
1980 Academy of fine arts - Baghdad - Iraq
1979 Surkew Gallery (Kurdish art) Sulaimany-Iraq
1975 The exhibition of the Ministry of Education of Iraq -Baghdad , for High schools in Iraq (Bestowed medal)
PUBLICATIONS
Publishing a numberof writing and criticism of visual Arts in a number of newspapers and magazines in Kurdistan:
*KURDISTANY NWE
*ROJANAY SULAIMANIY
*REGAY KURDISTAN
*AINDA
*SARDAM
Kurdistan TV
Kurd sat Tv
Azady Tv