Mohamed Mourabiti

Mohammed Mourabiti (b. 1968) is a self-taught Moroccan artist who was born in Marrakech. Although his talent was evident early on in life when he began drawing as a child, Mourabiti worked for several years in industry before devoting himself to art, taking jobs that allowed him to develop his practice over time. 

Mourabiti is a multi-media artist whose oeuvre spans collage, drawing, painting and sculpture, he is today regarded as a major figure on the contemporary Moroccan art scene and known globally.

Mourabiti’s work is rooted in his birth country’s rich heritage and cultural traditions, while also revealing his passion for the earth and environment, alongside spiritual influences. 

“Keeping in touch with the earth is a vital need. It nourishes the body and the mind,” he has said.

Mourabiti blends traditional techniques, including Arabic calligraphy and Islamic, geometric patterns and shapes, with contemporary abstract forms, in works that are completed in vibrant colours and mixed media.

Mohammed Mourabiti’s work can be found in several prestigious public and private collections worldwide, including: the Royal Palace, Rabat; Mohammed VI Museum, Rabat; Ministry of Finance, Rabat; Kinda Contemporary Arab Art Collection Foundation, Riyadh; Margo and Anthony VISCUSI Foundation, New York; Sachoua Foundation, London; Hermès Foundation, Paris; Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and National Museum, Amman, Jordan, among many others.

Mourabiti’s work has been exhibited extensively over the decades in Morocco and around the world in both solo and group shows.

Recent solo exhibitions include: ‘Carte Blanche’, the Farid Belkahia Museum, Marrakech (2025); ‘Entre Peinture et Poésie’, Institut Français, Rabat (2018); ‘L’Empreinte de la Memoire’, Abla Ababou Gallery, Rabat (2018); ‘L’Afrique sans Frontière’, Voice Gallery, Casablanca (2017); ‘L’Afrique de tout Cœur!’, Passevite Gallery, Lisbon (2017); ‘Homage a Michel Butor’, Laon Cultural Center, France (2016); Galerie l’Atelier 21, Casablanca (2014); ‘Fragments de Mémoire’, AB Gallery, Rabat (2011); Atelier 21 Gallery, Casablanca (2010); Institut Français, Rabat (2009); Black on White Gallery, Marrakech (2008); Nobilis Gallery, Paris (2008); Atelier Dartois Gallery, Bordeaux (2008); International City of Arts, Paris (2008); Dar Cherifa, Marrakech (2007); Delacroix Gallery, Tangier (2007); Forest, 32 Art Gallery, Amman (2007); Institute Français, Casablanca (2007); Henri-Martin Museum, Cahors (2006); Institute Français, Marrakech (2006); CDG Expressions Space, Rabat (2006); Moroccan General Banking Company Benslimane (2005); and Nar Wama, Marrakech (2004).

Group shows include, most recently: ‘Africa Now’ Hôtel & Ryads Barrière Le Naoura, Marrakech (2025); 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Marrakech (2019); Katharina Maria Raab Gallery, Berlin (2018); Mahler Fine Art, North Carolina (2018); 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Marrakech 2018); AKAA, Art & Design fair, Paris (2017); Marrakech Biennale (2016); Collective Exhibition of Contemporary Arab Art, Doha (2016); Katharina Maria Raab Gallery, Berlin (2016); Al Maqam Art Space, Tahannaout (2015); Insoumission, UN, New York (2015); Artspace Gallery, Manama, Bahrain​ (2014); Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rabat (2014); Arab World Institute, Contemporary Morocco, Paris (2014); Galerie 38, Casablanca (2013); Arab World Institute, Syriart, Paris (2013); ‘The Year of Morocco’, Book Fair, Geneva (2012); FAAP Museum, São Paulo, Brazil​ (2012); Sachoua Foundation, London (2011); Marrakech Art Fair  (2011); Margo and Anthony VISCUSI Foundation, New York (2010); Marrakech Art Fair (2010); ‘Autour de Michel Butor’, Al Maqam Art Space, Tahannaout (2009); Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2009); Al Maqam Art Space, Tahannaout (2008); Ministry of Culture, Düsseldorf (2008); Al Bareh Gallery, Bahrain (2008); Galerie 38, Casablanca (2007); Hassan II Center, Assilah (2007); Dubai Forum (2007); Cugnaux, Toulouse (2007); Amiens (DRAC) (2007); FAAP Museum, São Paulo, Brazil​ (2006); Sachoua Foundation, London (2005); Major Exhibition of Moroccan Artists, Marrakech, Casablanca and Paris (2005); Margo and Anthony VISCUSI Foundation, New York (2004); Al Maqam Art Space, Tahannaout (2003); Plastic Arts Festival Morocco (2003); Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2002); USM Exhibition, Morocco (2001); Galerie 38, Casablanca (2001); and FAAP Museum, São Paulo, Brazil (2000).

Mourabiti completed an artist’s residence at the Paris Cité des Arts in 2007. He founded Al Maqam in Tahannaout in 2008, an arts hub which holds festivals and exhibitions, houses his studio and provides a platform for cultural exchange among artists.