Miramar
Muhd

Awardee

Country

Iraq

Miramar Muhd advocates for gender equality through her visual art.

Themes
Gender equality
Free expression / Civil society
Sexual / queer expression
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Performance
Photography
Visual Art
Other(s)
Awards
SEED Award 2021

Profile

Miramar Muhd is a self-taught Iraqi visual artist, muralist, and activist based in Amman, Jordan. Her work has been showcased at Gallery Ras Ain (2017), The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (2018), NOFA Gallery (2020), among others. She has also been a participating artist at numerous festivals and projects such as Baladk Street Art Festival (2017-2019), Distrito Grafiti Festival (2019), Wall of Contemplation project (2019), the Factory Festival (2019) and Open Art Shuffle street art festival (2021). Firmly rooted in humanitarian beliefs, Miramar uses art as a response to injustice and gender-based discrimination.