Lorna Selim
Artist
Biography
Lorna Selim (1928–2021) was a British-born artist and teacher who moved to Baghdad in 1950 after marrying the Iraqi sculptor Jewad Selim. A member of the Baghdad Modern Art Group from 1951, she painted and exhibited in Baghdad through the 1950s, 60s and early 70s, recording the city’s vibrancy and historic architecture in a distinctive style, later developed in her series of Domes paintings.