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Black British Art and Artists
We assume that the art shown in galleries or museums tells us a complete narrative of a specific moment in time, we know this to be a...
Habib Hajallie
Feb 21, 2023


Residency at Watts GAllery
My work looks to investigate notions of what it means to be quintessentially British by contrasting our preconceived notions of...
Habib Hajallie
Dec 1, 2022


UAL:Decolonising Arts Institute 20/20 Residency
I’m very pleased to share that I am 1 of the 8 artists selected as part of the first cohort of UAL’s Decolonising Arts Institute 20/20...
Habib Hajallie
Oct 8, 2022


Mammy Yoko
Mammy Yoko (1849–1906), or Madam Yoko was a pioneering figure of Sierra Leonean history. She was the leader of the Mende tribe and vastly...
Habib Hajallie
Sep 28, 2022


The Salone Dichotomy (diptych)
‘Salone’ is a colloquial term for Sierra Leone. This diptych looks to celebrate the somewhat obscure great pioneering tribal leaders of...
Habib Hajallie
Jul 21, 2022


John Archer
In 1913 John Archer (1863–1932) became the first black mayor of London with his election as mayor of Battersea. He was a Pan-Africanist,...
Habib Hajallie
Jun 9, 2022


Facebook Commission Installation
In 2020 I was approached by Facebook's Artist in Residence program to submit a proposal for a commission to be installed in their new...
Habib Hajallie
May 25, 2022


JME
This ballpoint pen portrait, drawn on a London tube map, depicts pioneering grime artist JME. He defies the stereotype of grime/rap...
Habib Hajallie
May 9, 2022


Unity, Freedom, Justice
The motto depicted on the Sierra Leone coat of arms is ‘unity, freedom, justice’. Often notions of discord, oppression and corruption are...
Habib Hajallie
Apr 3, 2022


Habib Hajallie RBA
I’m immensely proud and honoured to be elected as one of two new members of The Royal Society of British Artists. With the near 200 year...
Habib Hajallie
Mar 22, 2022
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