Iraq
Baghdad, 1990
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**Rand Abdul Jabbar** (Iraqi-Canadian, born in Baghdad in 1990) draws upon remnants and ephemeral traces of history to reconstruct its records, events, and experiences. Her work engages with both personal and collective memory while investigating the lingering echoes of imperialism, archaeology, mythology, and material culture. Through sculpture, writing, video, and installation as primary media, her practice unfolds in an experiential dialogue between memory and re-imagination, creating anchors that enable reinterpretation and adaptation of the past as a space for reclaiming agency and affirming identity. In 2022, Abdul Jabbar was awarded the *Richard Mille Art Prize* by the Louvre Abu Dhabi. She earned a Master of Architecture from Columbia University in 2014.
### Recent Exhibitions:
*Public Matter*, **Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial** (2025); *Molding Anew*, **Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai** (2024); *In The Presence of Absence*, **Desert X AlUla** (2024); *Crystal Clear*, **Bayt Al Mamzar, Dubai** (2024); *A Permanent Nostalgia for Departure: A Rehearsal on Legacy with Zaha Hadid*, **Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati** (2023); *And the Mirrors Are Many*, **421, Abu Dhabi** (2023); *Icon. Iconic: Richard Mille Art Prize*, **Louvre Abu Dhabi** (2022); *For the Phoenix to Find Its Form in Us. On Restitution, Rehabilitation and Reparation*, **SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin** (2021); *Phantom Limb*, **Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai** (2019); *This Land’s Unknown*, **Biennale d’Architecture d’Orléans** (2019); and *An Instant Before the World*, **Biennale d’art contemporain de Rabat** (2019).
Her work and writing have been featured in a variety of publications, including *In Plain Sight: Scenes from Aridly Abundant Landscapes* (Kaph Books), *Monumental Shadows* (Kaph Books), *Architecture of Culture* (Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council), *Architecture of the Territory: Constructing National Narratives in the Arab World* (Kaph Books), *Woman Made: Great Women Designers* (Phaidon), *Between East and West: A Gulf* (Actar Publishers), and *WTD Magazine*.
