Rashad Salim (Arabic: رشاد سليم) is an Iraqi artist and activist based in London.
[1] Born in 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan to a German mother and Iraqi father,[2] Salim had travelled widely before settling in Iraq in 1971.
During the years 1977 and 1978, Salim was a member on the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl’s reed-boat expedition from the river Tigris to Djibouti.
[2] His work is heavily influenced by his travels and residencies, these include the cultural sphere of Tunisia, Morocco, Yemen and the United Kingdom.
Salim's career involves teaching and he also acts as an art advisor for the United Nations.