Artist CV
Ikram Abdulkadir (b. 1995, Nairobi) is a Swedish-Somali photographer and multi-disciplinary artist based in Malmö, Sweden. Abdulkadir works within a documentary photographic tradition, capturing life in urban and domestic environments. Her work often focuses on individuals close to her in familiar settings, exploring themes of care and community through visual and artistic expression.
Abdulkadir’s works are included in collections such as Moderna Museet, Rencontres Arles, and Fotografiska.
Solo exhibitions
2025 – Allt angår mig – Arbetets museum
2024 – Aboowe, this one is for you. – Centrum för fotografi
2023 – I See Home In You – Fotografiska Stockholm
2022 – Dreamers & Believers – Kungsträdgården, Stockholm
2021 – ”Do you remember the ocean, abaayo?” – Galleri Obra, Malmö
2020 – We will meet again in paradise – Hammarkullens konsthall
2020 – We will meet again in paradise – Biograf Panora, Malmö
2020 – We will meet again in paradise – Skånes konstförening
Group exhibitions
2024 - Erindringer/Memories - Fotografisk center
2024 – Transmissions – Skånes konstförening
2023 – Søsterskap – Rencontres Arles
2023 – Persistence through joy – Cairo Off Biennale, Something Else III
2022 – Behold, We Are Here – Lunds konsthall
2022 – NOISY NEIGHBOURS – Oslo Architecture Triennale
2022 – HEM – Malmö konstmuseum
2022 – Hela staden är ett monument – Folkets park, Malmö
2022 – Swedish acquisitions part 1 – Moderna museet, Stockholm
2021 – Våga se – Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg
Grants and awards
2019 – Sven and Ellida Hjort’s exhibition grant
2021 – Våga se konststipendium
2021 – Arbetets museum Documentary Photo award
Publications
"Peripheral vision: Images from the fringe of Europe Contemporary Swedish photography : images from the fringe of Europe"
/ Kristyna Müller, Magnus af Petersens, Magnus Bons, 2023
"Doreen Ndagire" / Ikram Abdulkadir, Hasselblad Centers Vänner, 2022
"Do You Remember the Ocean, Abaayo?" / Puss Publications, 2021
“Swedish Acquisitons 2021” / Moderna Museet, 2024