Faisal Abdu'allah

Faisal Abdu'allah (born 1969 in London) is a British artist and barber.[1] His work includes photography, screen print and installations.

Life and work

Abdu'Allah was born Paul Duffus in 1969 and grew up in a Pentecostal family. He was educated at Willesden High School, Harrow School of Art, Central St Martins and the Royal College of Art.[2] In 1991, Abdu'Allah reverted to Islam and changed his name. The event was described in the BBC television documentary series The Day That Changed My Life[3] and formed the subject of the artist's 1992 work Thalatha Haqq (Three Truths).[4] He teaches at the University of East London (UEL),[5] formerly North East London Polytechnic, He is a visiting Professor at Stanford University [1] and is a member of the Association of Black Photographers.[6]

References

  1. ^ Jo Littler and Roshi Naidoop, The Politics of Heritage: Legacies of Race, Routledge, p178. ISBN 978-0-415-32210-2
  2. ^ Michael Edmands, Artist who is a cut above, The Guardian, 30 June 2001.
  3. ^ Thomas Sutcliffe, Review, The Independent, 24 August 1995.
  4. ^ V&A website
  5. ^ ,"AVA Staff – Academic Staff". http://www.uel.ac.uk/ava/staff/index.htm. 
  6. ^ Elizabeth M Hallam and Brian Vincent Street, Cultural Encounters: representing otherness, Routledge, p273. ISBN 978-0-415-20279-4

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