Nedim Kufi (b. Baghdad, 1962) received his BA in Etching from the Fine Arts Institute, Baghdad, in 1985, followed by a BA in Graphic Design from HKU, Utrecht, in 2002. He is currently doing an MA in Design from artEZ, Enschede. Kufi's work explores ideas of 'home' and his exile from his homeland.

He has held solo exhibitions in the US and Middle East including Earth & Ink, Gallery 108, Boston, US, 2003; Attar from Bagdad, 4 Walls Gallery, Amman, Jordan, 2005; and The Moon Follows Us, Sultan Gallery, Kuwait, 2009. He has also participated in numerous international group exhibitions and biennials including Cairo Biennale, 2001; Extending Vision, Triangle Art Residence, New York, 2004; and Iraqi Artists in Exile, Station Museum, Houston, Texas, 2008. In 2009, he was nominated for COSMOPOLITE, The Best Thirty Ideas Above Water, Prize for Hollands Bridge, Amsterdam. He lives and works in the Netherlands.