Driss Ouadahi


Driss Ouadahi is a contemporary Algerian painter and architect who trained, works, and lives in Düsseldorf, Germany. Ouadahi's work features abstracted architectural forms found in real Algerian housing structures. Themes in Ouadahi's works surround politics of class, religion, and ethnicity relating to ideas of boundaries and otherness. One of his most recent shows, , opened at the Heydt Museum in Germany on February 25, 2018 and one week before in a group show.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including in Dubai, New York, North Africa and throughout Europe. Driss Ouadahi is represented by in San Francisco.

Education

Ouadahi's works are included in the publication collections of Barjeel Art Foundation, FRAC Centre, Herbert-Weisenburger-Stiftung, :fr:Fondation Kamel Lazaar|Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Nadour Collection, :de:Sparkasse Baden-Baden Gaggenau|Stadtsparkasses Baden-Baden

Awards

  2. "Driss Ouadahi, Systeme Der Abgrenzung." Von Der Heydt Kunsthalle Wuppertal-Barmen. 2018.
  3. "Driss Ouadahi Takes on Fences in Latest Exhibit." ..
  4. "Driss Ouadahi, 'Breach in the Silence' at Hosfelt Gallery.' ..
  5. "Driss Ouadahi: Meeting with an International Style Painter." ..
  6. Viladas, Pilar. "Now Showing: Driss Ouadahi". .
  7. Levin, Kim. "Gridded Tyrannies," Catalog Essay from Driss Ouadahi: Densité.. 2010.