is an Iraqi artist whose multidisciplinary practice—spanning drawing, painting, assemblage, and film—considers the entanglements of personal memory, political violence, and loss. His work blurs the lines between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary, research-based methodologies, crafting meditative yet impactful narratives that reflect the condition of a generation beset by foreign interference and mourning the erosion of cultural identity.
Eyal (b. 1994, Baghdad, Iraq) lives and works in Los Angeles. He earned an undergraduate degree from the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad. Recent solo exhibitions include François Ghebaly, New York; ChertLüdde, Berlin; Brief Histories, New York; and SAW Gallery, Ottawa. Group exhibitions include the 2026 Whitney Biennial, New York; Made in L.A. 2025, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Dream City Festival, Tunis; 18th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey; MOCA, Los Angeles; 14th Mercosul Biennial in Porto Allegre, Brazil; Québec City Biennial, Canada; 15th Sharjah Biennale, UAE; 58th Carnegie International, Pittsburgh; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago; Documenta 15, Kassel; MoMA PS1, New York; and Beirut Art Center, Beirut. Eyal’s video work is included in the 22nd Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil, São Paulo; Rencontres Internationales, Paris; VITRINE x Kino Screenings, London; Sharjah Film Platform, UAE; and Cairo Video Festival, Egypt. His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Kadist Art Foundation, Paris; and Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah. Ali Eyal will be included in the 2026 Counter public Triennial.
