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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...

JME

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

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 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...

Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti transcended music as a charismatic artist and activist. He pioneered the rise of Afrobeat music in the 1970s in Nigeria with...

Absurdity

My use of portraiture is informed thematically by an exploration of identity, usually ethnic identity. Most recently, my quasi surrealist...

Facebook Commission

My new series, ‘Pioneers’ (2021), was commissioned by Facebook for reproduction in their new London headquarters. The installation will...

Art and Cake LA Interview written by Gary Brewer

Habib Hajallie: Facing History - by Gary Brewer “Compassion is the basis of morality.” - Arthur Schopenhauer A face is like a map- it...

Artfinder Interview

Q:Do you have a message for readers regarding the UK’s Black History Month? A:Use black history month as a starting point for sustained...

Wampanoag Power

The narrative of the Pilgrim’s arrival & settlement from Plymouth, UK to the United States is a largely farcical historical retelling,...