Driss Ouadahi

Driss Ouadahi (dem born am 1959 insyd Casablanca, Morocco) be contemporary Algerian painter den architect wey train, dey work, den dey live insyd Düsseldorf, Germany. Ouadahi ein work dey feature abstracted architectural forms dem find insyd real Algerian housing structures. Themes insyd Ouadahi ein works dey surround politics of class, religion, den ethnicity wey dey relate to ideas of boundaries den otherness. Systeme der Abgrenzung (Systems of Demarcation), dem open at de Heydt Museum insyd Germany for February 25, 2018.

Driss Ouadahi

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	Germany, Algeria
Name wey dem give am	Driss
Ein date of birth	1959
Place dem born am	Casablanca
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	Arabic
Ein occupation	painter, architect
Educate for	Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Copyright representative	reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as creator	works protected by copyrights

Education

• Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf (1988–1994)
• École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Algiers (1984–1987)
• Architectural Study, Algiers (1979–1982)

Public Collections

Ouadahi ein works dey include insyd de publication collections for Barjeel Art Foundation (Sharjah, UAE), FRAC Centre (Orléans, France), Herbert-Weisenburger-Stiftung (Rastatt, Germany), Kamel Lazaar Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland), Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf (Germany), Nadour Collection (Germany), Stadtsparkasses Baden-Baden (Germany) 

Awards

• Grand Prix Léopold Sédar SENGHOR, Dakar, Senegal (2014)
• Cité International de Arts Paris, (Verein der Düsseldorfer Künstler) (2013)
• Artist Residency, Etaneno Museum im Busch, Namibia (2011)
• Centre d'Art Contemporain, Istres, Marseille (2003)

Publications

1. "Driss Ouadahi, Systeme Der Abgrenzung." Von Der Heydt Kunsthalle Wuppertal-Barmen. 2018.
2. "Driss Ouadahi Takes on Fences in Latest Exhibit." San Francisco Chronicle. (Jul. 13, 2016).
3. "Driss Ouadahi, 'Breach in the Silence' at Hosfelt Gallery.' Art Enthusiast. (Aug. 4, 2016).
4. "Driss Ouadahi: Meeting with an International Style Painter." Global Art Daily Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. (Nov. 14, 2014).
5. Viladas, Pilar. "Now Showing: Driss Ouadahi". The New York Times Style Magazine. (Oct. 1, 2010)
6. Levin, Kim. "Gridded Tyrannies," Catalog Essay from Driss Ouadahi: Densité. (Hosfelt Gallery, New York). 2010.

External links

• Driss Ouadahi at Hosfelt Gallery
• Art works of Driss Ouadahi at Martin Leyer-Pritzkow Archived 2019-01-15 at the Wayback Machine