Yuhana Nashmi

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Arabic: علاء النشمي)

Baghdad, Iraq
NationalityIraqi, Australian
Notable work100 Souls 100 Stories 100 Tiles
StyleContemporary art; Mandaean art
Websitewww.neshmart.com

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]

Early life

Nashmi was born in

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

art psychotherapy and ceramics tutoring, and runs NeshmART Studio in the Sydney metropolitan area.[13]

Personal life

Nashmi has a

Nišma, lit. 'Soul'; pronounced [ˈniʃma]),[14] who also works as a therapy dog.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. OCLC 1000148487
    . And there are two disciples [assisting] me who came from Iraq, the land of Babel (aka u-mur kai trin tarmidia mn īaraq babil [?] aktun). One of them is called Alaa (علاء) al-Našmi by name and his family name is al-bu-Zahrun.
  2. ISSN 1935-441X
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  3. ^ "Yuhana Nashmi, Ruse NSW – The Australian Ceramics Community". The Australian Ceramics Community – Connecting and engaging with the Australian ceramics community. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  4. ^ Friesen, Joe (2015-07-31). "Canadians working to rescue Mandaean people on brink of extinction in Iraq". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  5. ^ "Yuhana Nashmi". Yuhana Nashmi. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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    ISBN 978-1-64871-571-6
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  7. ^ "The Mandaeans". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  8. ^ "Sh-ken-ta". Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  9. ^ "Sh-ken-ta Workshop with Yuhana Nashmi". Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  10. ^ McGrath, James F. (2022-03-22). "Q as a Source of Knowledge about John the Baptist". Religion Prof. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  11. ^ "From Home to Here: Campbelltown Arts Centre". Campbelltown Arts Centre. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  12. ^ "Sydney river showcases multicultural art". 7NEWS. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  13. ^ "الفنان يوهانا نشمي يقدم دروساً في فن الطين لتحسين نفسية ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة (Artist Yuhana Nashmi offers clay art lessons to improve the psychology of people with special needs)". Speak My Language. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  14. ^ Nashmi, Yuhana (2023-08-16). "NeshmArt Studio is named after our Labrador "Neshma"". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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