Yuhana Nashmi

Iraqi-Australian visual artist
Tarmida
Yuhana Nashmi
يوهانا النشمي
Born
Baghdad, Iraq
NationalityIraqi, Australian
Known forContemporary art; Mandaean art
Notable work100 Souls 100 Stories 100 Tiles
SpouseLily A. Nashmi
Websitewww.neshmart.com

Yuhana Nashmi is an Iraqi-Australian visual artist and ceramicist.[1][2]

Early life

Nashmi was born in Baghdad, Iraq.[3] His malwasha (baptismal name) is Ram bar Sharat Semat (Classical Mandaic: ࡓࡀࡌ ࡁࡓ ࡔࡀࡓࡀࡕ ࡎࡉࡌࡀࡕ, romanized: Ram br Šarat Simat). In Iraq, he was initiated as a tarmida. He immigrated to Australia in the early 2000s after living in Amman, Jordan from 1998–2000.[4]

Career

In the mid-2010s, Nashmi collaborated with Christine Robins (née Allison) of the University of Exeter on The Worlds of Mandaean Priests project to document the Mandaean priesthood. Nashmi served as a field worker and cultural consultant for the project.[5]

In 2018, Nashmi created Sh-ken-ta, an exhibition of a shkinta (reed house used for Mandaean priestly rituals), as a site-specific installation at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.[6][7]

In 2020, Nashmi published the book 100 Souls 100 Stories 100 Tiles, a collection of 100 ceramic tiles made by members of the Mandaean community in Australia.[4][8] The tiles have been exhibited at the Campbelltown Arts Centre.[9]

Nashmi also exhibited artwork at the Georges River in 2022.[10] As of 2023, he currently works in art psychotherapy and ceramics tutoring, and runs NeshmART Studio in the Sydney metropolitan area.[11] Nashmi also collaborates with indigenous ceramicists in Palawan, Philippines to help them revive their traditional crafts.

Personal life

Nashmi is married to Lily A. Nashmi, an Iraqi Mandaean who spent much of her early life in New Zealand. The couple has a Labrador Retriever named Neshma (Classical Mandaic: ࡍࡉࡔࡌࡀ, romanized: Nišma, lit. 'Soul'; pronounced [ˈniʃma]),[12] who also works as a therapy dog.[4]

Yuhana Nashmi is also known as Sheikh Alaa Nashmi (also spelled Ala’a Nashmi; Arabic: علاء النشمي).[13][14]: 21 

Bibliography

  • Nickerson, Angela; Melhem, Esber; Steel, Zachary; Nashmi, Yuhana; Bryant, Richard; Al-Zuhairi, Bushra; Silove, Derrick; Al-Zuhairi, Fayhaa; Touze, Dominique Le (2008). The Wellbeing of Sydney Mandaeans. ISBN 978-0-646-50464-3.

References

  1. ^ "Yuhana Nashmi, Ruse NSW – The Australian Ceramics Community". The Australian Ceramics Community – Connecting and engaging with the Australian ceramics community. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. ^ Friesen, Joe (2015-07-31). "Canadians working to rescue Mandaean people on brink of extinction in Iraq". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  3. ^ "Yuhana Nashmi". Yuhana Nashmi. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  4. ^ a b c Nashmi, Yuhana (2020). 100 Souls 100 Stories 100 Tiles. Neshmart Pty LTD. ISBN 978-1-64871-571-6.
  5. ^ "The Mandaeans". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  6. ^ "Sh-ken-ta". Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  7. ^ "Sh-ken-ta Workshop with Yuhana Nashmi". Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  8. ^ McGrath, James F. (2022-03-22). "Q as a Source of Knowledge about John the Baptist". Religion Prof. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  9. ^ "From Home to Here: Campbelltown Arts Centre". Campbelltown Arts Centre. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  10. ^ "Sydney river showcases multicultural art". 7NEWS. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  11. ^ "الفنان يوهانا نشمي يقدم دروساً في فن الطين لتحسين نفسية ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة (Artist Yuhana Nashmi offers clay art lessons to improve the psychology of people with special needs)". Speak My Language. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  12. ^ Nashmi, Yuhana (2023-08-16). "NeshmArt Studio is named after our Labrador "Neshma"". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  13. ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2017). "Colophon of Sheykh Salah". The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist. Fairfield, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. p. 175. ISBN 9780958034678. OCLC 1000148487. And there are two disciples [assisting] me who came from Iraq, the land of Babel (aka u-mur kai trin tarmidia mn īaraq babil [?] aktun). One of them is called Alaa (علاء) al-Našmi by name and his family name is al-bu-Zahrun.
  14. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN 1935-441X.

External links

  • Official website
  • LinkedIn
  • NeshmART (Yuhana Nashmi's art studio YouTube channel)
  • Sh-Ken-Ta: The Mandaean Heritage Channel (Yuhana Nashmi's Mandaeism YouTube channel), including Qolasta prayers recited by Yuhana Nashmi
    • Qadmaiia nukraiia (Qolasta prelude)
    • Zhir u-mzahar Zihrun (Qolasta 2)
    • Riha ḏ-basim (Qolasta 8)
    • ʿsir iama (Qolasta 15)
    • Manda Qran (Qolasta 19)
    • Hal hiia qadmaiia (Qolasta 34)
    • Ṭab ṭaba l-ṭaba (Qolasta 72)
    • Qum qum (Qolasta 106)
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