Biography

Yusser Qazwini (born 1989, Algeria) is a self-taught Iraqi American artist living in the Bay Area. She holds a PhD degree in Fiber Optics and works as an Engineer in San Francisco with a non-stop passion for arts. Despite growing up far away from her homeland, she is greatly inspired by the stories told by her parents and her visits to her grandparents’ house in Baghdad. Yusser has participated in numerous exhibitions from Libya, Malaysia, Philippines, Iraq, to Canada, and USA.

Artist Statement

My artwork translates my feelings to the rest of the world. Whether through self-portraits that help me tell a story or by capturing the beauty surrounding me. I paint mainly in oil and acrylic but I also enjoy experimenting with other media, including charcoal, colored pencil, pastels, and mixed media.