Geafar Dia

Country: Iraq Date of Birth: June 11, 1989
Profession: Artist I am an Iraqi artist, born on June 11, 1989.
I hold a Master’s degree in Fine Arts – Painting Department – from the University of Bucharest, Romania.

My artistic journey began at the age of twelve, when I studied under my first mentor, the renowned Romanian artist Mati Șerban, at his studio in Bucharest. I trained with him for three years, during which I developed a strong foundation in the art of painting. After completing my secondary education at the Jordanian Arabic School in Bucharest, I enrolled in the Faculty of Fine Arts and graduated in 2014 with a Master’s degree.
Since then, I have dedicated myself fully to painting and creating artworks.
I have adopted Surrealism as my artistic style, deeply influenced by the great surrealist masters—most notably the Spanish icon Salvador Dalí.
This style appealed to me because of its ties to modern art and its imaginative, dream-like qualities that allow for limitless expression.
It became the language through which I express my thoughts and artistic vision.
I primarily work with oil paints on canvas. The themes I explore are drawn from real-life events and experiences, but I present them through a surreal lens, transforming everyday reality into symbolic and imaginative visual narratives.
Throughout my career, I have participated in numerous group exhibitions alongside Arab and Romanian artists, both in Bucharest and other Romanian cities.
During my academic years, I received several awards and certificates of recognition for my excellence in painting, including honours upon completing both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. I also received a Guinness World Record certificate for creating a 30-meter-long painting.