Yuhana Nashmi
Iraqi-Australian visual artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yuhana Nashmi (Arabic: يوهانا النشمي; Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡍࡀࡔࡌࡉ; also known as Sheikh Alaa Nashmi or Ala’a Nashmi; علاء النشمي[1][2]: 21 ) is an Iraqi-Australian visual artist and ceramicist.[3][4]
Yuhana Nashmi | |
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يوهانا النشمي | |
| Born | Ala’a Nashmi (Arabic: علاء النشمي) |
| Nationality | Iraqi, Australian |
| Notable work | 100 Souls 100 Stories 100 Tiles |
| Style | Contemporary art; Mandaean art |
| Website | www |
Early life
Nashmi was born in Baghdad, Iraq.[5] His malwasha (baptismal name) is Ram bar Sharat Semat (Classical Mandaic: ࡓࡀࡌ ࡁࡓ ࡔࡀࡓࡀࡕ ࡎࡉࡌࡀࡕ, romanized: Ram br Šarat Simat). In Iraq, he was initiated as a tarmida. He immigrated to Australia in the early 2000s after living in Amman, Jordan from 1998–2000.[6]
Career
In the mid-2010s, Nashmi collaborated with Christine Robins (née Allison) of the University of Exeter on The Worlds of Mandaean Priests project to document the Mandaean priesthood. Nashmi served as a field worker and cultural consultant for the project.[7]
In 2018, Nashmi created Sh-ken-ta, an exhibition of a shkinta (reed house used for Mandaean priestly rituals), as a site-specific installation at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.[8][9]
In 2020, Nashmi published the book 100 Souls 100 Stories 100 Tiles, a collection of 100 ceramic tiles made by members of the Mandaean community in Australia.[6][10] The tiles have been exhibited at the Campbelltown Arts Centre.[11]
Nashmi also exhibited artwork at the Georges River in 2022.[12] As of 2023, he currently works in art psychotherapy and ceramics tutoring, and runs NeshmART Studio in the Sydney metropolitan area.[13]
Personal life
Nashmi has a Labrador Retriever named Neshma (Classical Mandaic: ࡍࡉࡔࡌࡀ, romanized: Nišma, lit. 'Soul'; pronounced [ˈniʃma]),[14] who also works as a therapy dog.[6]
Bibliography
- Nickerson, Angela; Melhem, Esber; Steel, Zachary; Nashmi, Yuhana; Bryant, Richard; Al-Zuhairi, Bushra; Silove, Derrick; Al-Zuhairi, Fayhaa; Touze, Dominique Le (2008). The Wellbeing of Sydney Mandaeans. ISBN 978-0-646-50464-3.
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