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'Bringing Art to Dartford' - Project Overview
I’m delighted to announce that I have been awarded a National Lottery Project Grant by the Arts Council England for my proposal of...
Habib Hajallie
Jan 16, 2021


why so many Self portraits?
I often get asked why I draw so many self portraits. This is usually a loaded question said in jest, with implications of my own vanity....
Habib Hajallie
Dec 4, 2020


Goatee Summer
Although I primarily specialise in ballpoint pen portraiture, I felt an urge to introduce colour to my practice. ‘Goatee Summer’ is my...
Habib Hajallie
Nov 25, 2020


Mary Seacole
This ballpoint pen portrait pays homage to Mary Seacole. Known as one of the greatest Black Britons in history; I believe her...
Habib Hajallie
Nov 17, 2020


WElls Art Contemporary 2020
I'm really pleased to have my triptych, "Where Are You Really From", as one of the 128 pieces shortlisted from 3600 entries to The Wells...
Habib Hajallie
Oct 4, 2020


Sierra ‘Murican
During my time as an artist-in-residence in New Jersey, USA in the summer of 2019 I had the opportunity to meet my half brother for the...
Habib Hajallie
Sep 16, 2020


Questions Of Our Day
This ballpoint pen self portrait drawn on collaged pages of ‘Questions of Our Day’ (1934) depicts the emotional turmoil of the isolated...
Habib Hajallie
Aug 28, 2020


Hajjah Aliya
This fineliner pen portrait depicts Hajjah Aliya, my great grandmother, on a map of Sierra Leone from the 1940s. Direct links to the...
Habib Hajallie
Aug 13, 2020


The British Dream
In the western world we are all too familiar with the notion of “the American dream”, but for many immigrants Great Britain is also...
Habib Hajallie
Jul 30, 2020


The Painful Joy of Love
This self-portrait depicts the romanticised notion of the archetypal artist plagued with the ‘affliction’ of an apparently innate desire...
Habib Hajallie
Jul 20, 2020
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