Assil Diab

Assil Diab is a Sudanese visual artist, graphic designer and graffiti artist, based in Qatar. She was born in Sudan, and moved with her parents to Qatar as a child. There, she grew up and later received her degree in Fine Arts and graphic design. In 2019, she returned to Khartoum and became known for her graffiti murals honouring Sudanese citizens, who were killed during the Sudanese Revolution.[1]

Early years and education

During her early childhood, her family moved to Qatar. She attended the Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and in Richmond, Virginia, USA, and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design.[2] She also holds a diploma in Digital Marketing and Advanced Social Media Marketing.[3][4]

Artistic career

Diab works as a freelance graphic designer and graffiti artist. She has been called the first female graffiti artist in Qatar and in Sudan.[2] Before she moved into freelancing as a graffiti artist, she worked at Doha Film Institute (DFI) and for Al Jazeera Children's Channel.

In 2019, she went back to Sudan. Upon returning to the country of her birth, she undertook an artistic project to honour Sudan's protesting citizens, who lost their lives during the Sudanese revolution. For this project, she created murals of the victims on walls of their respective family homes.[1][5][6]

Exhibitions
  • LAS Charity Fashion Show with pop art exhibition by Assil Diab - Grand Regal Hotel (2013)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar[2]
  • Iwalewahaus Gallery in Bayreuth, Germany (2017)
  • Red Bull's Artspace in Bahrain, called ‘Malja’ (2015 and 2016)
  • Karmakol Festival in Sudan (2017)

References
  1. "BBC World Service - Newsday, The graffiti artist honouring Sudan's protest victims". BBC. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  2. "20 Young Sudanese Women You Should Know About". Ola Diab. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. VCUQatar. "Assil Diab". www.qatar.vcu.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. Muzawazi, Rumbie (2017-09-11). "Assil Diab: Being an Arab Muslim female painting the streets is not always applauded". She Leads Africa. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. "Sudan Graffiti Artist Honors Anti-Government Protest Victims". Voice of America. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  6. "Sudan's Artists of the Revolution | The Mantle". www.themantle.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
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