27+ Shamsia Hassani

This is the official website of afghanistan s first graffiti artist shamsia hassani.

Shamsia hassani. Hassani was born in 1988 and spent her childhood in iran. She is an afghan graffiti artist and lecturer at the faculty of fine arts kabul university. The beginning that is led by colorful representations and poetic quotes by shamsia hassani. She received her bachelor s degree in arts in 2010 and master s degree in visual arts in 2014 from kabul university. 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. Shamsia hassani was born in 1988 in iran. 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. And where are you from. She is considered to afghanistan s first street artist art galleries are scarce in afghanistan but there are numerous blank walls. Her parents had temporarily immigrated there from kandahar afghanistan during the war. Shamsia s works have been exhibited in usa afghanistan india germany denmark switzerland italy turkey and other countries. Who are you. She could be the first female afghan graffiti artist who has taken streets of kabul as her canvas.

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. 1988 tehran iran is a graffiti artist and a lecturer of fine arts at kabul university afghanistan.