The incredible chisel and paintbrush of Ninos Thabet

An exclusive interview with Assyrian sculpturer and painter, Ninos Thabet, from Northern Iraq, exploring his talents and works and how he had many art exhibitions in the USA with the help of the Assyrian Arts Institute.

Painter and sculptor, Ninos Thabet, with one of his paintings. Credit: ninos Thabet

Ninos Thabet, an esteemed artist, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Mosul, Iraq. A painter and sculptor, he collaborated with his renowned Assyrian-Iraqi sculptor father, Thabet Mekhail. At 18, he gained acclaim for crafting miniature replicas of ancient Assyrian empire statues destroyed during the ISIS invasion of Mosul.

Credit: Ninos Emmanuel

Mr Thabet works on one of his sculptures.

Ninos Emmanuel met with Ninos Thabet against a backdrop of the Bibedeh Mountains in Northern Iraq.