"I cry “Oh, God!” when I am poor.
I cry “Oh, God!” when I am hungry.
I cry “Oh, God!” when I am tired.
And I cry out “Oh, God!” when I receive a bullet."
-Iraqi Prayer,
The Art of Paul Batou - Press & Awards
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1. First Exhibition At the University of Baghdad, Iraq in 1981.
2. Won first prize for Epic of Gilgamesh in 1980 exhibition in Baghdad.
3. Member of the San Fernando Valley Art Club.
4. Joined a group artist exhibition at Viva Gallery (LA) on April 28, 2004.
5. Second Exhibition called "From Baghdad To America" at the Harvest Gallery in Glendale (CA) on October 17,2003. See Exhibitions Page
6. 2nd Place winner for The War in Mixed Media at LA Academy of Figurative Art's Fall Festival on Dec 1, 2003
7. Featured Newspaper Article on "From Baghdad to America" in the LA Times and the Burbank Leader. Click Here To View Article
8. Five paintings are featured in The Artesian's Gallery in Montrose (CA) in 2002.
9. Featured Newspaper Article on "From Baghdad to America" in the Daily News. Click Here To View Article
10. 2nd Place Winner for Woman With A Piercing at the Burbank Art Association 2005 Art Exhibit. Honorable mention for War & Cross.
11. 2nd Place Winner for Woman in Abaya at the San Fernando Valley Art Club's Summer Exhibition at stuART Gallery 2005.
12.One month display at Lulu's Beehive Coffee Shop in 2005.
13. Third Exhibition called "My Last Thoughts ABout Iraq" at Infusion Gallery 2006. See Exhibitions Page
14. 1st Place for Bloom of Color at Burbank Art Show Landscape Category 2006.
15. "Bound In Color" Group Show at Infusion Gallery in July 2006.
16. Featured Newspaper Article in the Burbank Leader on April 14, 2007. Click Here To View Article
17. Fourth Exbitition called "My Iraq...The Destruction and After Math of Mesopotamia from April 13-19, 2007 at the Harvest Gallery.
18. "Religion, Politics, and Society" group show from May 19 - July 8, 2007 at the LAGMA gallery. Features article in Mountain Living Newspaper.
19. "Power of Suggestion" group show from June 14-15, 2007 at Infusion Gallery.
20. Art show at Assyrian Association of Southern California on August 17, 2007.
21. Featured at 74th Assyrian International Convention in San Diego from August 30 to September 4, 2007. Took place at Sheraton Marina hotel.
22. "Enduring Spirit" group art show at Mona Museum of New Art from August 23 to September 15, 2007.
23. "pulse point" katalyst foundation for the art in Los Angeles ,group show
May 31-2008.
24."Art peace, unting through struggle" Group show Sep 6, 2008 in NY.
25."collaboration" Katalyst foundation , Dec. 13, 2008 . Group show as
well as a series of Drawing from children in Iraq.
26. Long Beach , Los Angeles group show at phantom Gallery Feb.2009
IT IS WHAT IT IS : Conversations about Iraq .
28 . "colors of the Arabs world" American service commette Los angeles
June 11, 2009.
30. Interview with Supreme Master TV, November 2009.
