- 1963 Born in Najaf, Iraq.
- 1983–1988 Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad.
- 1993 Solo exhibition, French Cultural Center, Jordan.
- 1994 Solo exhibition, Schauer Gallery, France.
- 1996–2000 Studied at the Gerrit Reitveld Academie, Amsterdam, Holland.
- 2001 Solo exhibition, Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics, Holland.
- 2007 Solo exhibition, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, USA.
- 2010 Solo exhibition Halim Al Karim - Witness from Baghdad, Darat Al Funun, Jordan, and joint exhibition Barakat: The Gift, Stux + Haller Gallery, USA.
- 2010 Nominated for the Sovereign Art Prize and won the Jury Prize at the International Cairo Biennale, Egypt.
- 2011 Solo exhibition Halim Al Karim - Witness from Baghdad, Stux + Haller Gallery, USA, and solo exhibition, XVA Gallery, UAE. Joint exhibition, Iraqi Pavilion 54th Venice Biennale, Italy.
- 2015 Joint exhibition Eyes Only: Photographs, Stux + Haller Gallery, USA.
- 2018 Solo exhibition Out of The Blue, Stux + Haller Gallery, USA.
- He lives between Colorado and Dubai.