Faisal Abdu'Allah

Dr. Faisal Abdu’Allah (b. 1969) in London; is a contemporary artist best known for his large-scale steel prints and tapestries that explore the intersectionality of identity, Abdu’Allah has been exhibited on five continents and has participated in the Torino Biennale, the 55th Venice Biennale, and recently Aqua Art Miami. Abdu’Allah has collaborated with, Sir David Adjaye, Virgil Abloh, and choreographer Frank Gatson Jr. Abdu’Allah is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including The Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors award, Mayor of London Award, National Endowment for the Arts and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. His works are in the collections of Tate Britain, the V&A Museum, MMoCA and the Chazen Museum. Abdu'Allah is the Chazen Family Distinguished Chair in Art, and Associate Dean for the Arts in the School of Education at UW-Madison. Abdu’Allah stars in the current Netflix documentary The Fade and was recently honored as a Wisconsin Academy Fellow. He is represented by Magnolia Editions, USA, and Autograph (ABP), UK.

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