Habib Hajallie: Black Pen Portraits

Friday 20th October - Sunday 10th December

Habib Hajallie champions figures from ethnically diverse backgrounds that have been conspicuously omitted from traditional British portraiture, he specialises in the use of the everyday medium of black ballpoint pen to celebrate figures that should be given a greater visibility.

 

Born in Southeast London, his work is often informed by his Sierra Leonean and Lebanese heritage.

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