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Working primarily in bronze and drawing, he explores human connection, memory, displacement, and belonging. His abstract figurative practice brings the influence of ancient Mesopotamian art into dialogue with his lived experiences in Iraq and the United States. His work also extends to ceramics, offering another means of exploring form and texture.","Born in Basra, Iraq, in 1978, Atheer earned a diploma in sculpture from the Art Institute in Basra and a bachelor’s degree in Sculpture/Fine Arts from the University of Baghdad. His early career included antiquities reconstruction, teaching sculpture at the Art Institute in Baghdad, and co-founding a studio that produced public art commissions for private collectors and municipalities.","Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Atheer endured years of violent conflict, repeated threats to his life, and the loss of personal and artistic freedom. In 2007, he was forced to flee Iraq to save his life, seeking refuge in Amman, Jordan. There, he began rebuilding his life and artistic practice, presenting the solo exhibition Sculpture Codes and its Continuance at Foresight Gallery. These experiences of survival and displacement continue to inform his exploration of memory, vulnerability, and belonging.","Since settling in the California Bay Area in 2010, Atheer has continued to develop his practice, earning a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2018. His encounters with California’s landscapes, architecture, and diverse communities have expanded his visual language and brought new perspectives to his longstanding exploration of the relationship between people and place.","Drawing holds a central place in Atheer’s practice alongside bronze sculpture. Through line, shadow, and layered forms, he explores the human figure within imagined and remembered environments. Bodies merge with hills, rocks, and architectural structures, suggesting how people carry the places and experiences that shape them. His drawings and sculptures sustain an ongoing dialogue between the intimacy of marks on paper and the physical presence of bronze.","Atheer has created more than one hundred bronze sculptures. Across his work, couples, families, and gathered figures express tenderness, resilience, and the enduring human need for connection. His forthcoming solo exhibition, The Burdens of Memory, at the Triton Museum of Art brings together his bronze sculptures and drawings, presenting complementary expressions of memory, displacement, and belonging."],"earlier":"In 2018 his then-current series, Distant Mediations, captured universal bonds connecting humans to each other and to the physical places that give them a home and shape them. The stylized anatomy of his figures echoes traces of figurative ancient Mesopotamian sculpture, marking the modern continuance of its craft and style."},"statement":{"lead":"My work gives physical form to relationships: between people, between the body and the land, and between the strength we possess and the freedom we are given.","paragraphs":["My work gives physical form to relationships: between people, between the body and the land, and between the strength we possess and the freedom we are given. Working primarily in bronze sculpture and drawing, I bring the human figure, landscape, and architecture into a shared visual language.","Born and raised in Iraq, I left amid the violence that followed the war and eventually made my home in the California Bay Area. Both places continue to shape my understanding of belonging. For me, belonging grows through memory, affection, and the connections we build with people and places.","The human figure is central to my practice. I simplify and abstract the body, moving beyond individual likeness to explore how people belong to one another. Couples, families, and groups may share a body or connect through a gesture. Their bonds become structure: figures support one another, share weight, and define the spaces between them. Affection and dependence shape both the meaning and construction of the work.","Many of my figures stand firmly on strong legs yet remain still. This tension between strength and restricted movement emerges from my experience growing up under a dictatorship. Their grounded presence expresses endurance while suggesting confinement. I return to the contradiction of a body with the strength to move but without the freedom to do so.","My forms also carry a lasting connection to ancient Mesopotamian art. Through my work reconstructing antiquities, I developed a close engagement with Sumerian and Assyrian sculpture—its dignity, stillness, and physical presence. Broad shoulders, shaped arms, and simplified hands reflect this inheritance, reinterpreted through my own life and contemporary experience.","The landscapes of Iraq and California enter my work through hills, rocks, mountains, and architectural elements. These become part of the sculptures themselves, shaping the bodies and the spaces they inhabit. The figures belong to their surroundings as much as they belong to one another.","The recurring heart form begins with a simple image in nature: two hilltops meeting. It brings my attachment to the land and my understanding of love into a single shape. For me, it holds affection between people, connection to place, and the love of life that has sustained me through difficult times.","Bronze allows me to explore these relationships through weight, balance, surface, and the spaces within and between forms. Drawing extends this exploration through line, shadow, and layered shapes. Across both mediums, I seek forms that hold strength and vulnerability, closeness and constraint together, giving shape to how we carry our histories and make a place for one another."],"signature":"Mishaal Atheer"},"client":{"home":{"eyebrow":"Art · Memory · Human Connection","role":"Sculptor & Visual Artist","place":"San Francisco Bay Area, California","intro_title":"Art, Memory & Human Connection","intro":"My work explores human relationships, memory, and belonging through sculpture and drawing. Inspired by my journey from Iraq to California, I create forms that express the connections we carry across places and time."},"about":{"role":"Iraqi-American Sculptor & Visual Artist","paragraphs":["I am Mishaal Atheer, an Iraqi-American sculptor and visual artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I hold a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.","My artistic practice encompasses bronze sculpture, drawing, and experimental works in paper and cardboard. Through these materials, I explore the relationships between the human figure, landscape, memory, and abstraction, examining themes of connection, identity, and belonging."]},"myStory":{"title":"My Story","subtitle":"Between War, Memory, and Art","sections":[{"h":"Early Roots and Conflict","p":["I was born in 1978 in Basra, Iraq, a city in southern Mesopotamia. The region’s ancient civilizations have profoundly influenced my understanding of art, humanity, and history.","In 1980, when I was only two years old, the Iran–Iraq War began. My family moved to northern Iraq, where I spent much of my childhood. In 1989, following the end of the war, we returned to Basra. But peace did not last long. In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, and another devastating conflict followed.","Looking back, I realize that nearly my entire childhood and much of my early adult life in Iraq unfolded between wars, uncertainty, and political upheaval. For my generation, war was not simply something we read about in history books. It was part of everyday life, shaping our understanding of home, security, freedom, and the future.","Yet, even in those difficult circumstances, I found something that gave my life direction: art."]},{"h":"Art as a Universal Language","p":["In 1995, I began studying at the Art Institute in Basra. My education there gave me a strong foundation in the visual arts and deepened my commitment to sculpture. After graduating, I continued my studies in Baghdad, where I earned my bachelor’s degree in 2003.","Sculpture became a language through which I could understand the world around me. I was fascinated by the human figure, its ability to communicate strength and vulnerability, and the way a single gesture could express emotions that words could not capture.","After completing my degree, I began teaching at an art institute in Baghdad. From 2003 until 2007, I taught art while continuing to develop my own artistic practice. Teaching allowed me to share my knowledge with students, but it also strengthened my understanding of art as a form of communication, discipline, and human connection.","As I developed as an artist, I became increasingly interested in the relationship between the human body and the forces that shape our lives. I began to see the figure not simply as a physical form, but as a reflection of memory, struggle, love, connection, and the desire for freedom."]},{"h":"Displacement and Renewal","p":["In 2007, I made one of the most difficult decisions of my life: leaving Iraq. Moving to Amman, Jordan, was not an easy beginning. Leaving behind my homeland, familiar surroundings, students, colleagues, and the life I had built brought uncertainty and emotional challenges. But I carried my artistic ambitions with me, determined not to abandon the path I had chosen.","Jordan became an important chapter in my artistic development. Despite the difficulties of starting over, I continued creating and exhibiting my work. One of the most meaningful achievements of that period was my solo exhibition, Sculpture Codes and Its Continuance, at Foresight Gallery in Amman in 2009–2010. It represented more than a professional milestone. For me, it was an affirmation that art could continue to grow even in the face of displacement and uncertainty.","In 2010, I moved to the United States and began another chapter of my life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here, I encountered new artistic perspectives, materials, and opportunities. I continued my education and eventually earned my Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco."]},{"h":"Home, Memory, and Belonging","p":["Living between different cultures has gradually transformed my understanding of identity and belonging. I no longer see home only as a geographical place. I see it as something we carry within ourselves—in our memories, relationships, experiences, and the connections we create with others.","This philosophy is central to my artistic practice today. My sculptures often bring human figures together, balancing strength with restraint, closeness with separation, and stability with the desire for movement. In my drawings, the human form intersects with landscapes, architectural structures, and abstract compositions, suggesting the complex relationship between individuals and the worlds they inhabit.","My work with bronze, paper, cardboard, and other materials also reflects my belief that a material’s monetary value does not determine its expressive power. Transformation begins with imagination and the ability to recognize possibilities in what already exists around us."]},{"h":"Material, Form, and Memory","p":["The artistic heritage of ancient Mesopotamia remains an important part of my visual language, while my life in California continues to introduce new perspectives. These two worlds are not separate in my imagination. They exist together, influencing the forms, ideas, and emotions that emerge in my work.","After a lifetime shaped by conflict, displacement, teaching, and rebuilding, I have come to believe that art is not only about creating objects. It is about understanding what it means to be human."]}],"quote":"I cannot change the history I lived through, but through art, I can transform those experiences into something that speaks of connection, resilience, and hope.","closing":"For me, sculpture is not simply what I do. It is how I understand the world, how I preserve memory, how I share knowledge, and how I continue moving forward.","signature":"Mishaal Atheer","signature_place":"San Francisco Bay Area, California","pdf":"https://www.mishaalatheer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Mishaal-Atheer-My-Story.pdf"},"beach":{"title":"The Freedom to Create","eyebrow":"Moments on the beach · California","place":"San Francisco · On the beach","intro":"Creativity does not always begin in the studio. Sometimes it emerges spontaneously, through simple moments of freedom, curiosity, and play. On the California coast, I use sand as a temporary canvas, creating forms inspired by the human figure, nature, and the imagination. These works are not meant to last. They are expressions of the moment, shaped by hand and eventually returned to the landscape. For me, art is not only about what we create, but also about the freedom and joy of creating.","paragraphs":["For me, creativity does not always begin with a plan or the intention to make a finished artwork. Sometimes it is simply about being free, enjoying the moment, and allowing my imagination to wander. On the beach, I play with sand, create shapes, experiment with forms, and enjoy the freedom of being outdoors.","These moments are not about producing permanent sculptures. They are about the joy of creating without rules or expectations. Art is not only what I make. 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