SHWAN DLER QARADAKI
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Shwan Dler Qaradaki is an artist whose work investigates identity, memory and multiculturalism through drawing, painting, photography, installation and video. Across these media he explores how the world is made up of countless, often conflicting perspectives, and how this complexity shapes human encounters. With a personal and poetic visual language, underpinned by a clear political awareness, he addresses some of the most pressing social questions of our time. His projects are marked by a curious, reflective approach that seeks to expand our understanding of what it means to live in contemporary society.
Originally from Kurdistan, Shwan came to Norway as a political refugee in 1999. His work often takes its starting point in personal experience while simultaneously reflecting broader historical and political realities. He holds a master’s degree from both the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and the Art Academy in Sulaimani, and he completed his PhD in artistic research at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2025. In recent years he has presented solo exhibitions at institutions such as Kunstnerforbundet, Galleri LNM, Kunsthuset Kabuso, Tegnerforbundet, during the Festspillene i Nord-Norge, and at Oslo Museum. Shwan’s films and video works have been shown at a wide range of international film and art festivals, including Human Rights Watch in New York, Rencontres Internationales in Paris, Tromsø International Film Festival, the Barcelona Film and Human Rights Festival, the Girona Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, Firenze FilmCorti in Florence, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the São Paulo International Short Film Festival and the Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival in Frankfurt. Through his practice he has received several awards and grants, among them the Oslo City Art Award, the Norwegian Arts Council’s Newcomer Award and the Kistefos Art Prize (Autumn Exhibition Prize). |
Qaradaki©2025
