AMNA ELHASSAN

Lives and works in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

EDUCATION

2019      Studio program at Khartoum arts training center, Khartoum (Sudan)

2013      Master di II Livello in Architetture per la Salute from Sapienza, University of Rome (Italy)

2010       Bachelor of Science (Honours), first class in architecture from Khartoum University, Khartoum (Sudan)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024    Sakhile&Me, Frankfurt (Germany)

2023     Achterhaus, Hamburg (Germany)   

2022     Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (Germany)

2022    Galerie der HFBK Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024-2025   kunsthaus Hamburg (Germany)

2023-2024    Sfeir-Semelr Gallery, Hamburg (Germany)

2023   1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Sakhile&Me gallery, London (UK)

2023    HFBK Hamburg (Germany)

2023     Saatchi Gallery, Moleskine Foundation, London (UK)

2023     Mouches Volantes, Cologne (Germany)

2023     Dara Art Gallery, Khartoum (Sudan)

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/RESIDENCIES

2023         Achterhaus, Artist-In-Residence, Hamburg

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

SELECT PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES/MEDIA

2024         basis Frankfurt, panel discussion, Frankfurt(Germany)

2023         Radio interview, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Cologne (Germany)

2023        Mouches Volantes, panel discussion, Colonge (Germany)

2022         Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, panel discussion, Frankfurt (Germany)

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