Born in Khartoum in 1966, Salah El Mur is an artist who touches on various disciplines: photography, film making, illustrations, painting and sculpture. The richness of El Mur production reflects...
SALAH EL MUR, Sudan (1966)
Bio
Born in Khartoum in 1966, Salah El Mur is an artist who touches on various disciplines: photography, film making, illustrations, painting and sculpture. The richness of El Mur production reflects the inspiration, that he took from the many years of travelling throughout East Africa as well as the Middle East. Having gained a local and international exposure, his oeuvre though stayed related to his homeland: Sudan. Using a palette of warm colors and a slightly abstract style, the painting of El Mur is characterized by his appeal for the Sudanese people and their traditions. Yet, the artist does not give a specific narrative behind the scenes that he depicts, as he prefers to organize the elements with fantasy – revealing his talent of illustrator for children’s books. Salah El Mur lives and works in Cairo.
CV
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
Salah Elmur: Central Electricity and Water Administration, Gallery 1957, London, United Kingdom
2022
Forthcoming, Water and Electricity, Vigo Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2020
Pink Circles, Gallery MOMO, Cape Town, South Africa
2019
Photos of a cotton Company’s Workers, Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo
The International Fine Art Biennale, Cairo, Egypt
River Ceremony, Al Markhiya Gallery, Doha, Qatar
STUDIO KAMAL, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2018
Fragrances of the Forest and Photos, Shajrah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2015
The last of Domestic Rituals, Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
2013
Eyes Stream, Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
Gazzambo Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2012
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
African Cultural Center, Washington D.C, United States of America
2011
Still there, Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
2009
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
2007
Modern Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2006
Sudanese National Museum, Khartoum, Sudan
2004
Tulifanya Art Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
2002
French Cultural Centre, Khartoum, Sudan
2000
Juiana Art Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
1998
College of Fine & Applied Arts, Khartoum, Sudan
Baladna Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan
Tulifanya Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
1997
One off Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
1995
Ashtar Art Gallery, Damascus, Syria
1994
Goethe Institute, Khartoum, Sudan
French Cultural Centre, Khartoum, Sudan
1991
Aram Gallery in Collaboration with Ashtar Art Gallery, Damascus, Syria
1984
Meridian Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Sala, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa
New Acquisitions, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND, United States
2022
The Storytellers, Gallery 1957, London, United Kingdom
Fictions, Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2021
East African Encounters, Circle Art Gallery, Cromwell Place, London, United Kingdom
2019
Al Markhiya Gallery, Doha Fire Station, Doha, Qatar
Summer Show, Gallery MOMO, Cape Town, South Africa
The Foundation Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2017
Circle Art Agency, Nairobi, Kenya
2004
British National Museum, London, United Kingdom
Children Book Illustration, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France
2001
The German Cultural Center, Khartoum, Sudan
2000
Tulifanya Gallery, Kampala, Uganda
1999
Sudanese & Canadian Artists, Moose Jaw, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Canada
French Cultural Center, Stone Town, Zanzibar
1997
Contemporary Artist from Sudan, Masai Camp, Arusha, Tanzania
Sharjah Contemporary Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
1996
City Theatre Hall, Beirut, Lebanon
Shibrain Art Center, Khartoum, Sudan
1994
Goethe Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
1991
Five Sudanese Contemporary Artists, Damascus, Syria
1989
Two man show, C.I.D.A.F, Madrid, Spain
Publications
2018
Salah Elmur, Salah Elmur: Fragrances of the Forest and Photos
Awards and Honors
2010
Awarded the Jury Prize in the International Short Film Festival in Ethiopia
Collections
Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon
Sharjah Art Museum Collection, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Museum of African Contemporary Art, Al Maaden Collection, Marrakesh, Morocco
Le Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Minneapolis Institute of Art Collection, Minneapolis, United States of America
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum Collection, Minneapolis, United States of America
CCH Pounder Collection, New Orleans, United States of America
Press
Salah El Mur - Biography _ Selections Publishing House.pdf
Vigo Gallery _ news.pdf
Vigo Gallery _ Salah Elmur.pdf
WePresent _ Salah Elmur’s paintings inspired by a childhood in Sudan.pdf
SALAH EL MUR Artwork
SALAH EL MUR, 2017
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