Amel Bashier

Amel Bashier, a painter and illustrator, places great significance on femininity in her works, considering women as an endless wellspring of inspiration. 

Biography of Amel Bashier

Amel Bashier was born in 1981 in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. She spent her formative years between Saudi Arabia and Sudan. Currently, the artist lives and works in France. 

Bashier received a Bachelor of Interior Design from Sudan University of Science and Technology, College of Fine and Applied Arts.

During her illustrious career, she has exhibited her art in Paris, Cairo, Dubai, Nairobi, Sharjah, and Khartoum.

Amel Bashier's solo exhibitions have taken place at various venues, including Addis Fine Art Project Space in London (UK), French Cultural Institute in Khartoum (Sudan), Dabanga Gallery in Khartoum (Sudan), The Universal Café in Khartoum (Sudan), and Meridien Hotel in Khartoum (Sudan). 

The artist has also participated in numerous group shows at such venues as Gallery 1831 in Paris (France), Al Owais Cultural Foundation in Dubai (UAE), Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi (Kenya), French Cultural Institute in Khartoum (Sudan), and Khan Al Maghreb Art Gallery in  Cairo (Egypt), among others. 

Amel Bashier's Art Style

Amel Bashier's paintings draw inspiration from the wisdom and strength of her female ancestors, particularly those who persevered and fought for their rights. Their stories serve as both a source of vitality for her creative process and a reference point in comparing the ongoing struggle of the contemporary Sudanese women's rights movement.

She places great significance on femininity in her works, considering women as an endless wellspring of inspiration. She portrays them without prejudice, capturing a blend of emotions that includes strength and vulnerability, cruelty and compassion. The women depicted in her paintings epitomize the pinnacle of femininity, often evoking the essence of motherhood.

In her detailed pen and ink drawings and pointillist paintings, female figures reminiscent of ancient Nubian civilization gaze serenely at the viewer, surrounded by flora, birds, books, and trees.

She predominantly works with black and white in her paintings and drawings. Bashier meticulously applies thousands of tiny dots from the nib of her pen to construct a subtly solid composition.