Photo by Susanne Sadri

Alqumit Alhamad is a practice-led, research-based artist living in Sweden. He works with drawing, sculpture, illustration, installation, and textile. Much of his practice stems from lived experiences of war, forced displacement, dictatorship, and censorship, as well as the negotiation of identity across different geographies, borders, and languages.

Alhamad’s formal education spans fine art, graphic design, animation, and visual communication. He began his artistic training in 2011 at the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts in Aleppo and continued his studies in Syria and Sweden. He holds an MFA in Fine Art from HDK Valand, University of Gothenburg.

His recent recognitions include Årets konstgenombrott inom konst (Breakthrough Artist of the Year in Art) by Göteborgs Posten in 2026, Västra Götaland Region’s Kulturstipendium 2026, Ung Svensk Form 2025 (Young Swedish Design), the Vera and Göran Agnekils Award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, the Onassis Foundation 2026 Fellowship, AiR Småland’s art scholarship, and a one-year working grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.

His work has been shown in Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Syria, France, and the United States, including the British Museum, SOAS University of London, Liljevalchs Konsthall, OnBoards Biennale, Berlin Central Station, Dunkers Kulturhus, IKEA Museum, and Museum für Fotokopie, to name a few.