Born Burri, Sudan, 1936.
Studied at the School of Fine & Applied Arts, Khartoum, 1959.
Fine Arts Academy, Florence, Italy, 1963.
Academy of Fine Arts, Ravenna, Italy, 1966.
Taught at New York University, Columbia University, Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute.
Awards:
Leo Meissner Prize for Printmaking, 2003
First Prize, Inter-Biennale of Cairo, 1993
Bronze Prize, Osaka Triennial, Osaka, 1991
Artwork in private and public collections including:
- Bibliotheque National, France
- Institute du Monde Arabe, France
- Library of Congress, USA
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA
- Lives and works in New York City
SSE:
2004
- Hassan II Center for International Encounters, Asilah, Morocco
- Hakim Gallery d’Art, Asilah, Morocco
2002 Rochan Fine Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2001 Hunderdon Museum of Art, Clinton, New Jersey
1996 Asilah, Morocco
1992
- Alif Gallery, Washington, DC
- Gallery Teinturerie, Paris, France
- Institut de Monde Arabe, Paris, France
- El Waisiti Gallery, Amman, Jordan
1987
- The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York
- Marlene Eleini Gallery, London, England
1984 Limited Art Editions, New York, NY
1981
- New School University, New York, NY
- Cinque Gallery, New York, NY
1979
- Basamat Gallery, Casablanca, Morocco
- B.S. Structure Gallery, Rabat, Morocco
- Layla Farawi Gallery, Casablanca, Morocco