Biography
Omar "Malva" Hamdi is a Syrian Kurdish artist. Born in 1951 in AI-Hasaka, Syria, he worked as a graphic artist for the Syrian Press, where he also wrote articles an Artistic Criticism. He settled in Vienna since 1978 and now holds the Austrian Nationality, a member of the General Federation of Austrian Artists and the UNESCO, and a member of the Künstlerhaus - Wien. His works of Art are widely exhibited in several art Galleries, including in particular, Arnot Gallery New York, which act as a representative of his works.
His works are acquired by art collectors and dealers, art galleries and exhibitions, museums, banks and Ministries of Culture, in addition to a large number of private property acquisitions in America, Canada, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Russia.
Many of his works have been printed in postcards and posters by several publishing houses and are being distributed in numerous countries worldwide.
His life is devoted to full-time artistic work.
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