- 1968 Artist Riyad Ne’mah was born in Baghdad, Iraq.
- 1975 – 1985 Completed his primary, middle, and high school studies in Baghdad, Iraq.
- 1990 – 1997 Participated in some art exhibitions inside Iraq.
1992 Graduated from the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Baghdad, Iraq, and participated in the art exhibition of the Academy.
- 1995 Participated in an art exhibition held at Inana Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq.
- 1997 Participated in an art exhibition held at the Association of Jordanian Artists Gallery, Amman, Jordan
- 2000 Held a solo exhibition at Ishtar Gallery in Damascus and won the prize of British Council, Damascus, Syria.
- 2001 Held a solo exhibition at the French Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria.
- 2002 Participated in an art exhibition with Iraqi and Syrian artists at Al-Mada Festival and another one with six artists at Al-Mada Gallery, Damascus, Syria.
- 2003 Held a solo exhibition at Zaman Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon. Participated in Contemporary Syrian Art Exhibition, an exhibition with Iraqi and Syrian artists at Al-Mada Festival, an exhibition at Tigress Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq, an exhibition at the Ministry Of Culture Hall, Kurdistan, Iraq, an exhibition at Al-Mada Gallery, Damascus, Syria and an exhibition at Al-Mezan Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq.
- 2004 Held a solo exhibition at the Gallery of Kuwaiti Plastic Artists, Kuwait, and a solo exhibition at the Ministry of Culture, Prague, Czech Republic. He participated in an art exhibition at Manes Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic and “M” Gallery, Paris, France.
- 2005 Held a solo exhibition at Al-Mada Gallery, Damascus, Syria. He participated in an art exhibition at Hewar Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq, an exhibition at Al-Droubi Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq and an exhibition at City Hall, USA.
- 2006 Held a solo exhibition at Zaman Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon and participated in Contemporary Syrian Art Exhibition.
- 2009 Held a solo exhibition at Courtyard Gallery, Dubai, UAE, and a solo exhibition at Sami Abdurrahman Park, Erbil, Iraq. He participated in Sendian Cultural Festival, in Tartous, Syria, an art exhibition at Rafia Gallery, Damascus, Syria, and “Arabic view” exhibition at Jean Genet Gallery in Babel Theatre, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2010 Held a solo exhibition at Babel Theater, Beirut, Lebanon, and Dar Al-Anda Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
- 2011 Held a solo exhibition at Rafia Gallery, Damascus, Syria, and Dar Al-Anda Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
- 2013 Held a solo exhibition at Solidere Venue, Beirut, Lebanon, and in CAB Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
- 2015 Held a solo exhibition at Al-Markhiya Gallery, Doha, Qatar.
- 2016 Held a solo exhibition at 56 Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2017 Held a solo exhibition at Art Space Hamra Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2019 Held a solo exhibition at Boshahri Gallery, Kuwait, and Orient Gallery, Amman, Jordan.
- 2022 Held a solo exhibition in Art Scene Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- His paintings are collected in many countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, KAS, Jordan, Tunisia, Kuwait, Bahrain, USA, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Germany.
- He is living currently in Beirut, Lebanon fully dedicated to his practice as an artist.
