- 1954 The intuitive sculptor Hadi Kadhem Nseif was born in Baghdad, Iraq. - 1961 – 1971 Completed his primary, middle, and high school studies in Baghdad, Iraq. - He started his professional career as a football player that lasted for twenty years and coached many teams. - In the early nineties, he began working as a designer of theatrical decorations, where he worked at the Academy of Fine Arts on the invitation of Dr. Fadhil Khalil, Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts. - His beginnings in wood carving were when he started carving some theatrical tools as part of his work as a designer of theatrical decorations, the first of which was the “Sidra” play in the nineties. Without any academic training, he relied on his natural and intuitive talent for sculpting. - His first sculptural work was of a man and a woman arguing that he carved on a tree stem he brought with him from Beirut. His work was admired by many specialists such as Dr. Fadhil Khalil and Dr. Najim Haider, who encouraged him to continue sculpting. - 1998 Participated in the World Universities Festival in Beirut and received a certificate of appreciation. - 1999 Participated in the Fifth Rabat Festival, Morocco. - 1999 - 2000 Participated in Amman Theater Festival, Jordan and won the Creativity Award in the field of theatrical decoration for all of his works. - 2000 Participated in the Third International University Theater Festival, Lebanon, UK. - 2001 Participated in Carthage Days Theater Festival, Tunisia and in Cairo Experimental Theater Festival, Egypt. - 2004 Participated in the Fourth Philadelphia Theater Festival, Jordan and in Warsaw International Theater Festival, Bologna, Italy. - 2007 Participated in the Golden Jubilee Exhibition of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association. - 2010 Participated in the Exhibition of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association, Beirut, Lebanon. - 2011 Participated in the Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition, at Hiwar Hall, Baghdad, Iraq. - 2013 Participated in the “Iraqi Spaces” exhibition at the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association and held his first solo exhibition at Hiwar Gallery, Baghdad which included a large collection of his sculptural works. - 2015 - 2016 Participated in the Annual Exhibition of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association. - 2017 Participated in the Contemporary Iraqi Art exhibition. - 2018 Held his second solo exhibition at Majeed Gallery in Mansour, Iraq. - 2019 Participated in the Iraqi Sculpture Exhibition at the hall of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association. - He created more than 127 sculptural works, all are wooden sculptures and doors. - Member of the Iraqi Artists Syndicate. - Member of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Association. - He is currently living in Baghdad and works in his own studio using simple tools such as a file and a blade, and does not use any electrical tool while working on his wooden sculptures.