Ahmed Umar

Ahmed Umar

Biography

Ahmed Umar (born 1988) is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Oslo, Norway. He graduated from Oslo National Academy of the Arts with a bachelor’s degree in Printmaking (2011–2014), followed by a master’s degree in Fine Art, specializing in medium- and material- based art (2014–2016).
Umar’s work is informed by his conservative upbringing in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan, and often highlights the repercussions of existing outside of social and cultural norms. He uses his personal experiences as tools to discuss the silencing, demonizing and compromising of queer lives in both the Sudanese and international context.