Cities on canvas

Sudan’s urbanscape inspired many Sudanese artists who have taken the city as a topic for their works of art, exploring the urban life, and architectural details, and highlighting the essence of Sudanese cities; these are a few of many modern artists in Sudan.

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Sidahmed Mohamed Al-Hassan

A Sudanese visual artist, he studied engineering and left it to study arts, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree with distinction in drawing and painting from the College of Arts, and won the award for the best graduation project in the College of Arts in 2016.

He published a scientific paper in the Human Sciences Journal of Sudan University, and he worked as a teaching assistant in the College of Art Education in 2017. In his work, he is interested in the transformations that society is experiencing and expressing them in new visual ways. He has won a number of awards and grants, and his works have been exhibited in Sudan, Egypt, and Tunisia. He is also currently participating in the 2024 Venice Biennale.

Urban scene from Khartoum © Said Ahmed

Said Ahmed's work can be found on the following pages:

Instagram: saidahmed_artist

Facebook page: Said Ahmed

YouTube channel: Said Ahmed

Khalid Abdel Rahman

Khalid Abdulrahman is a self-taught artist, he was born in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1978, where he lived his entire life, except for short travels. After the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023 he decided to move to Cairo, Egypt to continue pursuing his career.

Khalid prefers using traditional mediums of drawing and painting to express his artistic ideas. His work explores his relationship with the spaces he lived in, through landscapes, urban scapes, and architectural details.

He participated in several group exhibitions in Khartoum, Kampala, Cairo, Nairobi, Cape Town, and other cities, he also held six solo exhibitions in Khartoum, New Orleans, and Nairobi.

Scene from Hamad AlNile © Khalid Abdel Rahman

Khalid Abdulrahman's work can be found on the following pages:

Instagram: khalid_rahman_art

Artsy: Khalid Abdel Rahman

Griselda El Tayib

Born in London in 1925, Griselda El Tayib came to Sudan in 1951 and was involved in setting up the curriculum for teaching art at Sudanese girls’ schools where she also taught the subject. Griselda’s art is mostly representational using watercolours. Her work has been exhibited in Sudan, Nigeria, Morocco, Britain, America, and most recently at the Sharjah Art Foundation’s 2016 comprehensive exhibition of Pioneers of Sudanese Art. Griselda died in Khartoum in 2022.

Burri al-Sharif © Griselda El Tayib

Information about the late Griselda El Tayib can be found on the Sudan Memory website

Mustafa Muiz

Mustafa was born in Omdurman in 1968. He graduated from the College of Fine and Applied Art in 1995 specializing in graphic design. Mustafa’s scenes of Khartoum are often stylised in pen and black ink and occasionally in watercolour or acrylic paints. He has exhibited in Nigeria, the UAE, and Sudan. Mustafa taught at the Khartoum College of Applied Sciences and the Comboni Secondary School.

Tea Lady ©Mustafa Muiz
White Turbans and Slippers ©Mustafa Muiz

Mohammed Ibrahim (Wd Eljack)

Wd Eljack was born in Atbara, White Nile State in 1967. He attended the Sudan University for Sciences and Technology graduating in 1994 with a degree in printing and binding. He teaches art at college level and is a freelance designer. Wd Eljack’s main medium is pastel but he also uses acrylic and oil paints. His art has been exhibited around Sudan and in the UAE and China. Wd ElJack is a member of the Terab Comedy Group.  

A City © Mohammed Ibrahim (Wd Eljack)

Salih Abdel Rahman

Born in Bahri, Khartoum North in 1987, Salih was educated in Jabayt in eastern Sudan before joining the Sudan University of Sciences and Technology’s Faculty of Education from where he graduated specializing in painting and calligraphy. His scenes of the city in watercolour, coffee, and charcoal are mostly realistic and have been exhibited in Sudan and abroad.

Suakin market  © Salih Abdel Rahman

Salih Abdel Rahman's work can be found on the following page:

Facebook page: Salih Abdo

Cover painting: Khartoum Grand Mosque Maidan Abu Jinzir, published in a calendar © Griselda El Tayib

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Published
11/12/24
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Zainab O. M. Gaafar
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Sidahmed Mohamed Al-Hassan

A Sudanese visual artist, he studied engineering and left it to study arts, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree with distinction in drawing and painting from the College of Arts, and won the award for the best graduation project in the College of Arts in 2016.

He published a scientific paper in the Human Sciences Journal of Sudan University, and he worked as a teaching assistant in the College of Art Education in 2017. In his work, he is interested in the transformations that society is experiencing and expressing them in new visual ways. He has won a number of awards and grants, and his works have been exhibited in Sudan, Egypt, and Tunisia. He is also currently participating in the 2024 Venice Biennale.

Urban scene from Khartoum © Said Ahmed

Said Ahmed's work can be found on the following pages:

Instagram: saidahmed_artist

Facebook page: Said Ahmed

YouTube channel: Said Ahmed

Khalid Abdel Rahman

Khalid Abdulrahman is a self-taught artist, he was born in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1978, where he lived his entire life, except for short travels. After the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023 he decided to move to Cairo, Egypt to continue pursuing his career.

Khalid prefers using traditional mediums of drawing and painting to express his artistic ideas. His work explores his relationship with the spaces he lived in, through landscapes, urban scapes, and architectural details.

He participated in several group exhibitions in Khartoum, Kampala, Cairo, Nairobi, Cape Town, and other cities, he also held six solo exhibitions in Khartoum, New Orleans, and Nairobi.

Scene from Hamad AlNile © Khalid Abdel Rahman

Khalid Abdulrahman's work can be found on the following pages:

Instagram: khalid_rahman_art

Artsy: Khalid Abdel Rahman

Griselda El Tayib

Born in London in 1925, Griselda El Tayib came to Sudan in 1951 and was involved in setting up the curriculum for teaching art at Sudanese girls’ schools where she also taught the subject. Griselda’s art is mostly representational using watercolours. Her work has been exhibited in Sudan, Nigeria, Morocco, Britain, America, and most recently at the Sharjah Art Foundation’s 2016 comprehensive exhibition of Pioneers of Sudanese Art. Griselda died in Khartoum in 2022.

Burri al-Sharif © Griselda El Tayib

Information about the late Griselda El Tayib can be found on the Sudan Memory website

Mustafa Muiz

Mustafa was born in Omdurman in 1968. He graduated from the College of Fine and Applied Art in 1995 specializing in graphic design. Mustafa’s scenes of Khartoum are often stylised in pen and black ink and occasionally in watercolour or acrylic paints. He has exhibited in Nigeria, the UAE, and Sudan. Mustafa taught at the Khartoum College of Applied Sciences and the Comboni Secondary School.

Tea Lady ©Mustafa Muiz
White Turbans and Slippers ©Mustafa Muiz

Mohammed Ibrahim (Wd Eljack)

Wd Eljack was born in Atbara, White Nile State in 1967. He attended the Sudan University for Sciences and Technology graduating in 1994 with a degree in printing and binding. He teaches art at college level and is a freelance designer. Wd Eljack’s main medium is pastel but he also uses acrylic and oil paints. His art has been exhibited around Sudan and in the UAE and China. Wd ElJack is a member of the Terab Comedy Group.  

A City © Mohammed Ibrahim (Wd Eljack)

Salih Abdel Rahman

Born in Bahri, Khartoum North in 1987, Salih was educated in Jabayt in eastern Sudan before joining the Sudan University of Sciences and Technology’s Faculty of Education from where he graduated specializing in painting and calligraphy. His scenes of the city in watercolour, coffee, and charcoal are mostly realistic and have been exhibited in Sudan and abroad.

Suakin market  © Salih Abdel Rahman

Salih Abdel Rahman's work can be found on the following page:

Facebook page: Salih Abdo

Cover painting: Khartoum Grand Mosque Maidan Abu Jinzir, published in a calendar © Griselda El Tayib