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Where are you really from?
There is an immense catharsis when an idea for a work comes to fruition; particularly with works that have only existed as annotated...
Habib Hajallie
Jun 10, 2020


The Place of the Inferiority Complex
It is assumed that young artists take themselves too seriously. This self-portrait is drawn from a reference image taken some years ago,...
Habib Hajallie
May 14, 2020


The 5 best websites for artist open calls
I often get asked about how I hear about different exhibition and competition open calls, so I thought a list of the websites I regularly...
Habib Hajallie
May 4, 2020


grime portraits
I love grime. I vividly remember listening through JME’s ‘Blam’ album on my MP3 player as a 13 year old kid on rugby tour. The energy,...
Habib Hajallie
Apr 24, 2020


Allegory of Self-Censorship
The collaged texts from the 1940s book, Questions of Our Day acts as a means of contextualising the thought process behind the work....
Habib Hajallie
Apr 8, 2020


winning an award, selling work and how much artists get paid
JUDGES QUOTE: 'This is a terrific piece in every way, great technique, great message, a great artistic achievement.' It is incredibly...
Habib Hajallie
Mar 27, 2020


Goal setting in art
From my first exhibition as a naïve 19-year-old, I started to set myself goals to achieve by certain milestones
Habib Hajallie
Feb 4, 2020


The Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Annual Exhibition
Two of my works (Folktales of Freetown and Allegory of Self-Censorship) have been selected from over 1,500 entries to appear in The Royal...
Habib Hajallie
Jan 27, 2020


Best in Show Award and My 30th Exhibition
My pen portrait, 'Can I Touch Your Hair', has been awarded Best in Show from over 16,000 entries.
Habib Hajallie
Jan 20, 2020
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