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, US; Metropolitan Museum of Art, US. 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.