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JAFAR T. KAKI

was born in in Khanaquín on April 7, 1951.
His father was photographer and his eldest brother taught him to colour photography.
By the age of 15 he was already technically skilled in colour black and white photography.
He go on developing this skills working on his father’s studio.
After he finished his paint studies in the University of Baghdad,
he began to work as official illustrator of journalism in the Ministry of Culture in Baghdad.He left that job to move to Spain in 1979 when he established in Madrid.
A few years ago he welcome spanish nationality.

Studies, instruction activities

1972-1976           Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Baghdad (Specialized in Painting).
1979                    Official illustrator of journalism in the Ministry of Culture, Baghdad.
1980-1984           Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts (Specialized in Painting and Engraving) at the San Fernando Faculty of Fine Arts
on Madrid, Spain.
1984-1986           Completing the Doctorate courses at the San Fernano Faculty in Madrid, Spain.
1989                      Invited to instruct the course "Creative technics of chalcographic engraving " in the Escuela de Verano
Internacional de Gravado in Calella, Barcelona, Spain.
1991                      Invited to instruct chalcographic engraving in "Gráfica 91" in the International University Menéndez Pelayo,
U.I.M.P.Betanzos, La Coruña, Spain.
1992- 93               Journey to Paris, visiting the studio Hayter and the studio Lacouriere.

1995 Scholarship from the Foundation Joan Miró at Mallorca of the program "Pilar Juncosa and Sotheby´s";
there he works in the workshops.

1997 Invited to instruct the internat. course of "Gráfica 97", XIII Summer Courses, Betanzos.

Invited to instruct chalcocragfic engraving at the 250 Goya anniversary in Fuendetodos, Zaragoza, Spain.

1998 Invited by the Princeton University to participate at the Conference
"Cultural Creation and Change in Arab Societies at the End of the Twentieth Century", Granada, Spain.

1999 Invited to the International Festival of Plastic Art, Mahares, Tunez.

2001 First ceramics works in the studio of the expert Olivia Vega Celiu,Sta.Ponsa, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

2002 Teacher in the C.I.E.C. Foundation, Betanzos, La Coruña, Spain.

One-man Shows (selection since 1982).

2003 Nela Alberca Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

2002 Monographic, C.I.E.C Foundation, Betanzos,A Coruña, Spain.
EEGEE3 Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

2001 Monographic, Portalea, Eibar, Arteleku Guipúzcoa, Spain.

1999 ESTAMPA ´99, International Prints Art Fair, Madrid, Spain.
20^th Anniversary Tórculo Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

1998 "Partituras", Brita Prinz Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
Biblioteca de Expresión Contemporánea, Tenerife, Spain.
¨THE ROUTE OF SILK¨, Tórculo Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
ESTAMPA ´98, International Prints Art Fair, Madrid, Spain.
L´Esmar Gallery, Barcelona, Madrid.

1997 SAGA, Salon de L¨Edition d´Art à Tirage Limité, Paris, France.
ESTAMPA ´97, International Prints Art Fair, Madrid, Spain.
"PAINTS 1996-97", paintings, Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos, Sala Miró, Madrid, Spain.

1995 SAGA, Salon de L´Edition d´Art à Tirage Limité, Paris, France.
ESTAMPA ´95, International Prints Art Fair, Madrid, Spain.
Tórculo Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

1994 ESTAMPA ´94, International Prints Art Fair, Madrid, Spain.

1991 Magda Lazaro Gallery, Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Tórculo Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

1990      Nerva Grabados Gallery, Madrid. Spain.
                Lienzo y Papel Gallery, Sevilla, Spain.
                Caja Postal, Toledo and Cuenca, Spain.
                Archeles Gallery, Ciudad Real, Spain.
1987      Tórculo Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1982      Abril Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

Group Exhibitions (Selection since 1982)

Shows since 1981 in Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Brazil, U.S.A., Japan , Norway, Switzerland and especially in Spain.

1982 Internacional Bienale of Graphic Art ARTEDER, Bilbao, Spain.

1983 Internacional Bienale of Graphic Art, Ljubiana, Yugoslavia.

International MINI-PRINT of Graphic Art, Cadaqués, Barcelona, Spain.

1984 GOYA Painting Prize, Cuartel del Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain.

2^nd Internacional Bienale of Graphic Art, Taiwán.

“ART EXPO”, New York, U.S.A.

1985 4^th International Print Bienale, Listowel, Ireland.

1986 “ TWENTIETH CENTURY ORIGINAL PRINTS” Lumley Cazalet Gallery, London, U.K.

Miniature Art Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada.

8^th Norwegian International Print Triennial Fredrikstad.

1988 International Bienale "ART AND WORK", Ministery of Work an socoal Securityl, Madrid (Spain),

Ginebra (Switzrerland) and Frankfurt (Germany).

"THE CENTURY OF PICASSO", Contemporary Stamp in Spain, Centro Cultural Conde Duque,

Madrid, Spain.

1989 "ART AND WORK" (Prints Collection, Spanish Ministry for Social Security Affairs), Calcografía

Nacional, Royal Academy of National Funds of Printwork, Madrid;
"SPANISH CONTEMPORARY PRINT" (150 artists) at the Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid.

ARCO ´89, Tórculo Gallery, Madrid.

                "ART AND WORK" (Prints Collection of the Spanish Ministry) Caxton House, London, U.K.
                "ART AND WORK" Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, U.S.A.
                "2º SALON INTERNATIONAL DE L´ESTAMPE", Centre Culturel, Elancourt, France.
                "9^TH NORWEIGN INTERNATIONAL PRINT TRIENIALE" Fredrikstad, Norway.
1990      "ARTISTS IN THEIR STUDIO", Victor Martin Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
                "9^th TRIENIALE "INTERGRAFIK 90", Berlin, Germany.

10^th Anniversary Anthology Exhibition ¨LIRIC ABSTRACTION¨ Tórculo Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1991 "ORIGINAL ENGRAVING: ANOTHER WAY OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION", Pamplona, Spain.
¨ART AND MEDICINE¨ Madrid Association of Doctors Collection.

1992 "GRAPHIC PRIZE MADRID 1992", CEIM Foundation, Madrid.
"2º INTERNATIONAL BIENALE FOR ORIGINAL GRAPHIC", Competition Julio Nieto Nespereira,

                Orense, Spain.
1994      Works of the collection of the National Library, Madrid.
                "IBIZAGRAFIC ' 94", Bienal of Ibiza, Spain.

2^ndNacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain

National Competition of prints, contemporany Spanish Engrave Museum, Marbella, Spain.

1995 National Competition of Prints, Calcografia Nacional, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain.

Memorial de Arte de América Latina Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brasil.

"National Competition of Print Works", Pio V Museum, Valencia; Päblo Gallardo Museum, Zaragoza

and BA Museum, Bilbao, Spain.

"1^st TOKYO INTERNATNATIONAL MINI-PRINT TRIENNIAL", Tama Art University Museum,

Tokyo, Japan.

¨11^th NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL PRINT TRIENIALE¨, Fredrikstad, Norway.

¨1st GRAPHIC ART TRIENNIAL, REVILLAGIGEDO PALACE¨, Caja de Asturias, Gijon, Spain.

1996 3th National Competition of prints, contemporany Spanish Engrave Museum, Marbella, Spain.

¨THE 3RD KOCHI INTERNATIONAL TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION OF PRINTS¨, Kochi, Japan.

¨150 YEARS ART SOCIETY TRONDHEIM¨, Museum of Art Trondheim, Norway.

¨NAGOYA INTERNATATIONAL MINI-PRINT EXHIBITION¨, Mitsui Marine Gallery, Nagoya,

Japan.

4^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain.

1997 5^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain.

6^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, El Broncese Gallery, Caceres, Spain.

6^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Casa de cultura Victoria Gastéis, Spain

6^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Casal Solleric, Mallorca, Spain.

7^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain.

7^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Spanish Embassy of Andorra.

1998 8^th Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain

¨MUSEUM OF PASSIÓN¨, Valladolid, Spain.

¨SALON OF OLD CONVENT OF CARMELITAS¨, Cuenca, Spain.

¨SAN ESTEBAN CHURCH¨, Murcia, Spain.

¨BOOK OF ARTIST¨, May Moré Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

¨BOOK OF ARTIST¨, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain.

¨5 X 5 MUSEUM OF THE CITY¨, commemorative exhibition of the Itinerary competitions of Caja Madrid, Madrid, Spain

¨BOOK OF ARTIST¨, Montemuzo Palace, Zaragoza, Spain.

¨2^nd GRAPHIC ART TRIENNIAL, REVILLAGIGEDO PALACE¨, Caja de Asturias, Gijon, Spain.

"Homage to Manolo Millares", Biblioteca de Expresión Contemporánea, Tenerife, Spain..

1999 ¨3TH ENGRAVING PRICE MÁXIMO RAMOS¨, Ferrol.Galicia.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, De la Merced Museum, Caceres, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, San Telmo Museum, San Sebastian, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Museum of Santa Cruz, Toledo, Spain.

Contemporary Art Museum of IBIZA, Spain.

2000 Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Palace of Sastago, Zaragoza, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Museum of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Town Hall of Logroño, Spain.

Nacional Competition of Prints ¨PHILIP MORRIS¨, Museum of ART JAUME MOREDA, Lleida,Spain

Culture Center of Spain, Lima, Peru.

Nacional University Museum of Art, Bogotá, Colombia.

Culture Center of Spain, Santiago de Chile, Chile.

3^th Engraving Biennial City of Borja, Zaragoza, Spain.

2001 “STROKES OF GENIUS”, Exter University, Exter y Hothbath Galleries, Bath, England.

“GRAPHIC WORK: Fondos del Museo del Grabado de Fuendetodos¨, Zaragoza, Spain.

“ENCONTRE”, Binissalem, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

2002 “STROKES OF GENIUS”, The Brunei Gallery, Kufa Gallery, London.

10^th National Competition of prints 2002 MEAC, contemporany Spanish Engrave Museum, Marbella,

Spain.

ARTENAVAS, Visual Arts Fair, Las Navas del Marqués, Avila, Spain.

2003 3^TH TRIENIALE OF GRAPHIC ART CONTEMPORARY STAMP, Madrid Museum of The City,Spain

ARTENAVAS, Visual Arts Fair, Las Navas del Marqués, Avila, Spain.

“MASTERS OF THE ENGRAVING STUDIO¨ 257 Anniversary Celebration of GOYA´s birth,

Museum of Engraving, Fuendetodo, Zaragoza, Spain.

¨L´ ESTAMPE ARABE CONTEMPORAINE¨,Collection de I”Institu du monde arabe, Ville

De Thionville, France.

Prizes

2000 Honourable Mention at First Engraving Prize of San Lorenzo de El Scorial, Spain.
1997 First Prize, National competition of Engraving Caja Madrid Foundation, Madrid, Spain.

First Prize, National competition of Prints ¨CARMEN AROZENA¨, Madrid, Spain
1996 Honourable Mention, National Graphic Prize, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, Spain.

1995 Prize and scholarship of the international program "Pilar Juncosa y Sotheby´s",
Joan Miró Foundation Mallorca, Spain.

1994 9^th International Prize "MAXIMO RAMOS", Honourable Mention, El Ferrol, Spain.
2º Prize, International Competition of Prints, "CARMEN AROZENA", Madrid, Spain.

1988 Finalist, International Competition of Prints "CARMEN AROZENA", Madrid, Spain

1986 Competition Prize, 2º International Print Biennial, Wakayama, Japan.

1984 Honourable Mention at the "MAXIMO RAMOS" Print Prize", El Ferrol, Spain

1982 Finalist at the "Carmen Arozena Print Prize", Madrid, Spain.

Works acquired by Collections and Museums (selection)

His R.M. King Juan Carlos I of Spain Collection.

Adonis Poeta Collection, Paris, france.

Calcografía Nacional Collection, Madrid, Spain.

Biblioteca Nacional Collection, Madrid, Spain.

Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social Collection, Spain.

BAT Gallery Collection, Madid, Spain.

BANESTO Collection, Spain.

RENFE Collection, Madrid, Spain.

Palacio de Congreso de los Dipitados Collection, Madrid, Spain.

RTVE Collection, Spain.

BSCH Collection, Spain.

Edgardo Vallejo Angulo Collection, Madrid, Spain.

Angel Becerril Villa, S.L. Collection , Madrid, Spain.

Foundation Joan Miró, Mallorca, Spain.

International Center of Contemporary Stamp (C.I.E.C) ,Betanzos, A Coruña, Spain.

Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan.

Bello Piñeiro Museum, El Ferrol, Spain.
Musuem of Contemporary Art, Fredrikstad, Norway.

Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan.

Museum insular of the Excmo, Council of La Palma, Canary Isles, Spain.

Museum of Modern Art ,Tunesia.
Asilah Museum, Marocco.
Catanian Institute of Art and Culture,Italy.

Museum of Modern Art, Amman, Jordania.

Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris, France.

Graphothek Stuttgart, Germany.

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"Jafar T. Kaki: grabado y pintura sobre papel." (GaleríaTórculo) Madrid, 1987.

"Escuela taller de estampación calcográfica 1986-1988."
(Boletín Calcografía Nacional, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, n.º 12) Madrid, julio 1988.

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