Fathi Hassan
Born in Cairo in 1957 to Nubian Egyptian partents. Since graduation in 1984, he has lived in Marche, Italy and currently resides in the UK and works between Italy and Great Britian.
In his drawings, paintings and installations, Hassan experiments with the written and spoken word, exploring the theme of ancient languages erased by colonial domination.
Hassan has public collections displayed in:
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
- British Museum, London, UK
- Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC
- Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA (Egyptian Art)
- Fondazione Fausto Radici, Bergamo
- Flash Art Museum, Trevi, Paraguay
- Barjeel Foundation , Sharjah, UAE
- Symphonia S.G.R , Milan, Italy
- Williams college museum of Art, Massachusetts USA
- The Farjam Collection, Dubai, UAE