57 Shamsia Hassani

Shamsia hassani official instagram profile of shamsia hassani the 1st afghan female graffiti street artist.

Shamsia hassani. 1988 tehran iran is a graffiti artist and a lecturer of fine arts at kabul university afghanistan. Hassani was born in 1988 and spent her childhood in iran. Who are you. Her parents had temporarily immigrated there from kandahar afghanistan during the war. While in the ninth grade hassani lacked access to art classes as it was not permitted to afghans in iran. In her graffiti shamsia often paints women in burqas women without burqas with their eyes closed and fish which are symbols of the atmosphere flowing around her and her own life experiences. Shamsia s works have been exhibited in usa afghanistan india germany denmark switzerland italy turkey and other countries.

Hassani showed interest in painting from a young age. This is the official website of afghanistan s first graffiti artist shamsia hassani. The beginning that is led by colorful representations and poetic quotes by shamsia hassani. And where are you from. Shamsia hassani was born in 1988 in iran. She is considered to afghanistan s first street artist art galleries are scarce in afghanistan but there are numerous blank walls. شمسیه حسینی born 1988 is an afghan street artist and professor in the fine arts department at kabul university living and working in afghanistan.

I have started to do art as every body has started when i was 3 4 or before that which i can not remember but as i mentioned before every child like to do painting and drawing but the important point is to stay artist until future as well. She received her bachelor s degree in arts in 2010 and master s degree in visual arts in 2014 from kabul university.