Hanaa Al-wardi, is an Iraqi American, multi-media studio artist in Pasadena. The artist received both MA and MFA degrees in Fine Art from Claremont Graduate School in1990. She is very active in exhibiting her work locally, nationally and internationally.

Her work incorporates political, social, and environmental issues. The artist’s work also includes oil and acrylic paintings and heavy texture on canvas, paintings on metal and wood, ceramic, and painting on ceramic surfaces. The Artist has also completed artwork on commission for public and commercial projects throughout Los Angeles. The Artist’s work is permanently on exhibit in the HA Gallery.

Hanaa Al-wardi is also the founder of the MOCAA (The Museum of Contemporary Arab Art) located in Alhambra, California. MOCAA was founded in 2000.