early life and education rafa al-nasiri, a renowned iraqi painter, draughtsman, print-maker, educator, and author, was born in 1940 in tikrit, iraq. he received his early art education at baghdad's institute of fine arts, attaining a diploma in painting in 1959. artistic career and style al-nasiri's works are characterized by the incorporation of arabic letters and calligraphy, which he began to include in his paintings and prints afte…