BACKGROUND
1966 Born in Karima, Sudan
1994 Opened a studio in Kartoum, Sudan as free lance artist.
1999 Married fellow student/artist, Raja Oshi in the Port of Sudan
2000 Fled Sudan to live in Cardiff, Whales, UK
2000 Birth of son Osama.
2001-03 Lived at SANA- Birkland Refugee Center. Norway.
2003 Birth of daughter Zain, Kristiansand, Norway
2003-04 Lived several months each in Germany and Egypt
2004 Settled in Scottsville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Education
1994 Bachelor of Science Fine and Applied Arts, University of Sudan for Science Technology – Khartoum, Sudan
2005 Post Graduate Diploma Centre for Visual Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
2007 Masters degree in Fine Art at the Centre for Visual Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Echo, Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2008 Migration of Symbols, artSPACE, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2008 Good African Mood, artSPACE, Berlin, Germany
2007 Spring, Bonisa Private Gallery, Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2006 Captivating, Bonisa Private Gallery, Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2004 Welcome, Bonisa Private Gallery, Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2002 New in Snow SANA, Flyktningmottak, Birkland, Norway
2001 Au-delà des rives Mairie de Champigny, Paris, France
1999 My Shadow, Rives Inédites, American Church, Paris, France
1998 Dreaming Optimism, Goethe Institute, Khartoum, Sudan
1998 Hypotheses,Centre Culturel Francais, Khartoum, Sudan
Group Exhibitions
2010 Fabulous Picture Show, Friends of the Tatham Art Gallery (FoTAG), Annual Fundraising Exhibition.
2009 Contemporary Reflections: New Art from Old, Tatham Art Gallery, Pietermaritzburg. South Africa
2009 Art that Inspires, Johans Borman Fine Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
2005 Black of White, Jack Heath Gallery, University of KZN, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
2000 New Cultural Diversity 2000, (a traveling exhibition of African, Arab and Contemporary Artists .Co-ordinated by Hussein Salim), St David’s Hall Cardiff, South Wales, UK
2000 New Cultural Diversity 2000, Welsh National Temple of Peace, Cardiff, South Wales
2000 New Cultural Diversity 2000, Talisen Arts Centre, Swansea, South Wales
2000 New Cultural Diversity 2000, Aberdare College, Mountain Ash, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales
1999 Au-Dela Des rives, American Church, Paris, France
1998 Exhibition of African artists, The Netherlands
1997 Sun Shine: Six Sudanese Artists, Hall of Masai Field, Tanzania
1997 Three Vois, British Council, Khartoum, Sudan
1997 Contemporary African Artists, Delft, Belgium
1997 Opening Exhibition , Shibrain Art Centre, Kartoum, Sudan
1997 Four Contemporary African Artists, KunstSalon, Köln, Germany
1996 Arabic Visions, Sana’a Cultural Center, Sana’a Yemen
1996 Contemporary African Art, Rome, Italy
1996 Colors, Paa ya Paa Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
1995 The Migration of Oriental Traits, Malaysia
1994 African Artists, Cornell University, New York, NY USA
1993 The 30th Anniversary of the Martyrs of the Revolution, Addis, Ethiopia
1993 Africa, Africa Centre, Madrid, Spain
1991 Six Sudanese Artists, Damascus, Syria
1990 10 African Artists, Tokyo, Japan
1990 Sudanese & Palestinian Artists, Friendship Hall, Khartoum, Sudan
Workshop Member
British Council – Khartoum, Nairobi, Paris
Goethe Institute – Khartoum, Sanaa, Cairo
French Cultural Centre – Khartoum
