Assil Diab
Assil Diab is a Sudanese visual artist, graphic designer and graffiti artist, based in Qatar. She was born in Sudan and moved with her parents to Qatar as a child. There, she grew up and graduated in Fine Arts and graphic design. In 2019, she returned to Khartoum and became known for her graffiti murals honouring Sudanese citizens, who were killed during the Sudanese Revolution.[1]
Early years and education[]
During her early childhood, her family moved to Qatar. She attended the Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and in Richmond, Virginia, USA, and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design.[2] She also holds a diploma in Digital Marketing and Advanced Social Media Marketing.[3][4]
Artistic career[]
Diab works as a freelance graphic designer and graffiti artist. She has been called the first female graffiti artist in Qatar and in Sudan.[2] Before she moved into freelancing as a graffiti artist, she worked at Doha Film Institute (DFI) and for Al Jazeera Children's Channel.[citation needed]
In 2019, she went back to Sudan, where she undertook an artistic project to honour Sudan's protesting citizens, who lost their lives during the Sudanese revolution. For this project, she created murals of the victims on walls of their respective family homes.[1][5][6]
Exhibitions[]
- LAS Charity Fashion Show with pop art exhibition by Assil Diab - Grand Regal Hotel (2013)
- Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar[2]
- Iwalewahaus Gallery in Bayreuth, Germany (2017)
- Red Bull's Artspace in Bahrain, called ‘Malja’ (2015 and 2016)[citation needed]
- Karmakol Festival in Sudan (2017)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "BBC World Service - Newsday, The graffiti artist honouring Sudan's protest victims". BBC. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "20 Young Sudanese Women You Should Know About". Ola Diab. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ VCUQatar. "Assil Diab". www.qatar.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ Muzawazi, Rumbie (2017-09-11). "Assil Diab: Being an Arab Muslim female painting the streets is not always applauded". She Leads Africa. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Sudan Graffiti Artist Honors Anti-Government Protest Victims". Voice of America. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Sudan's Artists of the Revolution | The Mantle". www.themantle.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
Further reading[]
- Zoghbi, Pascal; Stone; Hawley, Joy (2013). Arabic graffiti = Ghirāfītī ʻArabīyah. Berlin: From Here to Fame. ISBN 978-3-937946-45-0. OCLC 818463305.
External links[]
- Assil Diab - graphic artist (YouTube video in Arabic, with English subtitles)
- "Meet The People Of Qatar" episode 09 - Assil Diab (YouTube video in English)
- How Art Helped Propel Sudan’s Revolution magazine article about artists active in the Sudanese Revolution
- Living people
- Sudanese artists
- Virginia Commonwealth University alumni
- 21st-century women artists
- Women graffiti artists
- Sudanese graphic designers
- Sudanese contemporary artists
- Women muralists