Khalid Alkaaby was born and raised in Bagdad, Iraq, where he worked as an artist and ran an art studio. Alkaaby was forced to leave Iraq due to terrorist attacks and immigrated to San Diego in 2005 and currently works as an artist.

“Creating art is a method of meditating and disconnecting, with art I learn more about myself, I learn about the power of art and the language of art that communicates to all.” – Alkaaby