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Areej Almansory
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Areej Almansory

Born in Iraq, lives and works in Helsingborg, Sweden

Practice

Areej Almansory is an Iraqi-born visual and performance artist based in Helsingborg, Sweden. Her practice spans painting, performance, video and conceptual work, exploring identity, migration, belonging, cultural memory and the experience of living between different social and cultural contexts. Drawing from personal experience, her work addresses broader questions of integration, representation, gender and the meaning of home. Through both intimate and public gestures, Almansory examines how identity is shaped, negotiated and perceived.

Black-and-white photograph of Areej Almansory in a headscarf and black polo neck, standing against a bright window with her arms crossed; the words “Förtryck” and “Frihet” are written by hand along her forearms.
From Hijab: Between Oppression and Freedom, 2022. Photo: Sara Perfekt

CV

2001
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Plastic Arts (Painting), Baghdad University
1998
Teacher Training Certificate, Fine Arts Institute, Baghdad