Fathi Hassan
Fathi Hassan is an Egyptian artist who was born in Cairo in 1957 to both Nubian and Egyptian parents. He attained a grant to study Set Design at the Naples Art School in Italy. After graduating in 1984, he decided to stay and live in Le Marche, Italy. His calligraphic body of work, from colourful collages highlighted by words and symbols, explores the theme of ancient languages erased by colonial domination. Hassan’s work is in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Museum and The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, alongside others. He currently resides and works between the UK and Italy.
- Soul Taming (curated by Najlaa El-Ageli) - 2020 in Sulger-Buel Gallery / London / United Kingdom
- Whispers - 2019 in Lawrie Lawrie Shabibi Gallery / Dubai / United Arab Emirates
- - 2018 in Castle Brancaleoni of Piobbico / Urbino / Italy
- On the Road - 2017 in Pio Monti Gallery / Rome / Italy
- Animalia - 2017 in Galleria Monti / Rome / Italy
- Cortesie Per Gli Ospiti - 2017 in Palazzo Collicola / Spoleto / Italy
- Slavery - 2017 in A.I.C.A / Milan / Italy
- The Gesture - 2016 in Marta Massaioli Fondation / Fabriano / Italy
- African Art against the State - 2016 in Williams Museum / Boston / USA
- Edge of Memory - 2016 in Clark Museum / Atlanta / USA
- Migration of Signs - 2015 in Williams Museum / Boston / USA
- Mare Motus - 2015 in Lipari Castle / Sicily / Italy
