Biography

Ali Eyal is an Iraqi artist whose multidisciplinary practice—spanning drawing, painting, assemblage, and film—considers the entanglements of personal memory, political violence, and loss. His work blurs the lines between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary, research-based methodologies, crafting meditative yet impactful narratives that reflect the condition of a generation beset by foreign interference and mourning the erosion of cultural identity.

Eyal (b. 1994, Baghdad, Iraq) earned an undergraduate degree from the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad. Recent solo exhibitions include Brief Histories, New York; and SAW Gallery, Ottawa. Group exhibitions include the 14th Mercosul Biennial in Porto Allegre, Brazil; 58th Carnegie International, Pittsburgh; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago; Documenta 15, Kassel; MoMA PS1, New York; and Beirut Art Center, Beirut. Eyal’s video work is included in the 22nd Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil: Memory is an Edition Station, São Paulo; Rencontres Internationales, Paris; VITRINE x Kino Screenings, London; Sharjah Film Platform, Sharjah; and Cairo Video Festival, Cairo. In 2023, Eyal was featured in Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present. Eyal will be participating in Made in L.A. 2025 at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.

His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Kadist Art Foundation, Paris; and Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah. Eyal lives and works in Los Angeles.

Works
  • Ali Eyal, My mom surprised me to show me a 2000 calendar, but what did I show my mom?, 2024
    My mom surprised me to show me a 2000 calendar, but what did I show my mom?, 2024
  • Ali Eyal, “I hope they will see this and” On Facebook, write your name clearly without flourishes or diacritics. If it’s in English, write your name clearly. It’s possible we will search for you. We hope to see you., 2024
    “I hope they will see this and” On Facebook, write your name clearly without flourishes or diacritics. If it’s in English, write your name clearly. It’s possible we will search for you. We hope to see you., 2024
  • Ali Eyal, You need to go back to page number “13” to not understand anything, and, 2023
    You need to go back to page number “13” to not understand anything, and, 2023
  • Ali Eyal, Paper, pen, map in a pocket and, 2023
    Paper, pen, map in a pocket and, 2023
  • Ali Eyal, Three heads walking between towns, and, 2022
    Three heads walking between towns, and, 2022
  • Ali Eyal, The blue ink pocket, and, 2022
    The blue ink pocket, and, 2022
  • Ali Eyal, An Indefinite appearance or two walls and, 2022
    An Indefinite appearance or two walls and, 2022
  • Ali Eyal, The Blue Ink Pocket, 2022
    The Blue Ink Pocket, 2022
  • Ali Eyal, Where do the walls of the museum go when they are forgotten? And, 2021
    Where do the walls of the museum go when they are forgotten? And, 2021
  • Ali Eyal, Berlin's drawing pad, and, 2020
    Berlin's drawing pad, and, 2020
  • Ali Eyal, Where Does A Thought Go When It's Forgotten?, 2019 - 2022
    Where Does A Thought Go When It's Forgotten?, 2019 - 2022
  • Ali Eyal, Painting Size 60 x 80cm, 2019
    Painting Size 60 x 80cm, 2019
  • Ali Eyal, Tonight’s Programme, 2017
    Tonight’s Programme, 2017
Installation Views

Installation view, David Horvitz & Ali Eyal, A new garden from old wounds, 2024
ChertLüdde, Berlin, Germany

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