(Free) Shamsia Hassani

She received her bachelor s degree in arts in 2010 and master s degree in visual arts in 2014 from kabul university.

Shamsia hassani. شمسیه حسینی born 1988 is an afghan street artist and professor in the fine arts department at kabul university living and working in afghanistan. 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. She is considered to afghanistan s first street artist art galleries are scarce in afghanistan but there are numerous blank walls. The beginning that is led by colorful representations and poetic quotes by shamsia hassani. Hassani showed interest in painting from a young age. Alongside with the ruins of war torn buildings of afghanistan that tell the story of decades of misery faced by afghans there is a hint of a new beginning.

And where are you from. 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. Her parents had temporarily immigrated there from kandahar afghanistan during the war. This is the official website of afghanistan s first graffiti artist shamsia hassani. Shamsia hassani official instagram profile of shamsia hassani the 1st afghan female graffiti street artist. She is an afghan graffiti artist and lecturer at the faculty of fine arts kabul university. Who are you.

Shamsia s works have been exhibited in usa afghanistan india germany denmark switzerland italy turkey and other countries. Hassani was born in 1988 and spent her childhood in iran.