AHMED SHIBRAIN

Biography

b. 1931, Berber, Sudan
d. 2017, Khartoum

Painter, graphic designer and an educator, Ahmed Shibrain was a renowned African modernist and one of the founding members of The Khartoum School in the 1960s. His work integrated aspects of Arabic calligraphy and Pan-African aesthetic and cultural traditions. He studied at London’s Central School of Art before returning to found several institutions in Sudan. 

 

Works exhibited in Hamburg:

Sonnet XVII (1960)
Untitled (1960)

 

Works exhibited in Sharjah:

Sonnet XVII (1960)
Untitled (1960)

participating artists