AMNA ELHASSAN
Born 1988 in Khartoum, Sudan
Lives and works in Khartoum, Sudan
EDUCATION
2019 Studio program at Khartoum arts training center, Khartoum (Sudan)
2013 Master di II Livello in Architetture per la Salute (Master in architecture for health) from Sapienza, University of Rome (Italy)
2010 Bachelor of Science (Honours), first class in architecture from Khartoum University Gama’a Avenue, Khartoum (Sudan)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (Germany)
2022 Galerie der HFBK Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Egypt Int’l Art fair, Cairo( Egypt)
2020 FNB Joburg Art Fair, Afriart Gallery, online Broadcasting from Johannesburg (South Africa)
2020 Sudanese Art Before, During and After the 2019 Revolution, Afriart Gallery, Kampala (Uganda)
2020 Playing To The Gallery, Afriart Gallery, Kampala (Uganda)
2019 Journées d’Art Contemporain de Carthage JACC, Dara art Gallery, Tunis (Tunisia)
2018 Let’s talk about love, Khartoum Art Center, Khartoum (Sudan)
2017 Hand Printmaking, Rashid Diab arts center, Khartoum (Sudan)
2016 Modern times for creative photography, National museum of Sudan, Khartoum (Sudan)
2015 Group Exhibition, curated by Yalla Khartoum at Mojo gallery, Khartoum (Sudan)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022 Guest lecturer at HFBK University of Fine Arts Hamburg,Hamburg (Germany)
2014 - present Lecturer at Khartoum University, Faculty of architecture, Khartoum (Sudan)
2011-2012 Teaching Assistant at Khartoum University, Faculty of architecture, Khartoum (Sudan)
WORKSHOPS & TRAINING
2017 The Spanish Embassy & Rashid Diab Arts Centre, Khartoum (Sudan) Workshop: Printmaking and hand printing art with Artist Dar Alnaim
2016 British council, Khartoum (Sudan). Media for social impact workshop
Film making, Active citizen and Social media.
2015 Goethe-Institut Sudan, Khartoum, Khartoum (Sudan) - Workshop: YALLA go paint Khartoum, Urban arts. Group Art Exhibition Yalla Khartoum is a community of Artist coming together to support and celebrate urban arts and youth cultures in the context of an intercultural exchange in Sudan. http://www.yallakhartoum.com/Group
member https://vimeo.com/151811133
2015 Goethe-Institut Sudan, Khartoum, Khartoum (Sudan)
Master class: Modern times for creative photography at MUGRAN FOTO WEEK 2016. 21 Oct 2016–29 Oct 2016: Photographer Goethe-institut Berlin, Berlin (Germany). Workshop to explore the European month of photography in Berlin with photographers from the MENA region.
GRANTS/AWARDS
2022 Guest lecturer at HFBK, department painting/drawing, Hamburg
2020 Art Jameel Research and Practice Grant, Cycle 3, Dubai
2012 Full scholarship for Master degree program from the Italian ministry of foreign affairs and Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
2010 The faculty Award for the second best academic performance, Fifth Year, University Of Khartoum, Khartoum
TALKS
2022 Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
2022 HFBK University of Fine Arts Hamburg,Hamburg (Germany)
2021 Friday share, Upstatement, Boston, MA, U.S, Online
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- KATHARINA DESCHKA, AMNA ELHASSAN IN DER SCHIRN: Suche nach einem sicheren Ort, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Faz, November 11,2022, Print
- Christian Huther, Lebenskampf für die Rechte der Frauen, Frankfurter Neue Presse, December 22,2022, print
- Katharina J. Cichosch, Wie ein zeitgenössisches Schlachtengemälde, Die Tageszeitung (taz, die tageszeitung), December 9, 2022, print
- KATHARINA DESCHKA, Das Lächeln der Braut, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, November 28, 2022, print
- Christian Huther,Denkmal der ermordeten Frauen ,Main-Echo, December 22,2022, print
- HFBK-Hochschulmagazin 61,62, Lerchenfeld, print
- Hinz und Kunzt, https://www.hinzundkunzt.de
- Artist Interview, Amna Elhassan, The Art Direction Show, 26 August 2021, https://artdirection.show/interviews/amna-elhassan . Web