Collection: Ahmed Al-Zaeem
A lecturer at the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts.
He paints on wood and leather and then patches them together, to combine beauty and symbolism in his own signature style.
The hidden jewel of Baghdad, he quietly stepped in to repair the mosaic of the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral, in a loving gesture to the reeling Christian community, after it was damaged in the ISIS massacre.
You can follow the artist on Instagram here.