Mo Abbaro

Mo Abbaro
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenSudan Edit
Name wey dem give amMohamed Edit
Ein date of birth17 October 1933 Edit
Place dem born amAbu Jibeha Edit
Date wey edie12 March 2016 Edit
Place wey edieLondon Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish, Arabic Edit
Ein occupationartist, ceramicist, potter Edit
Educate forCollege of Fine and Applied Art (Khartoum), Central School of Art and Design Edit

Mo Abbaro (17 October 1933 – 12 March 2016),[1][2] dem sanso know am professionally as Mo Abdalla anaa Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro,[3][4] na he be a London-based Sudanese ceramicist den potter, wey na artist Oliver Bloom describe am as "one of the world's finest ceramicists".

Life den career

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Na dem born Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro insyd Abu Jibayha, Sudan.[1] He graduate insyd Fine den Applied Arts from Khartoum Technical Institute insyd 1958,[1] de year wey dey follow he win a scholarship to London make he study ceramics for de Central School of Arts and Crafts.[1] He do postgraduate studies insyd industrial pottery design for de North Staffordshire College of Ceramics, after wich he get a period of training insyd chemical analyses of ceramics materials for de North Staffs College of Ceramics Technology.[5] He go back to Sudan make he teach ceramics for sam years, buh he decide make he return to England insyd 1966[2] make he pursue ein career insyd Britain.[5]

He teach ceramics for de Camden Arts Centre for more dan two decades,[2] wey he get chaw exhibitions insyd London—wey dey include for de Barbican Centre, de Whitechapel Gallery (as part of Africa '95),[6] de Mall Galleries, den de Iraqi Cultural Centre[1]—den elsewhere insyd de UK, as well as insyd de US den Sweden.[5] Na ein studio dey showroom dey insyd King Henry's Road, close to Primrose Hill.[5]

He turn go writing insyd later life, wey he publish works for ceramic technique top, such as Modern Ceramics—On the Interplay of Forms and Surfaces (2000), as well as for ein own family history,[1] wey dey include The History of the Abbaros of Sudan since the 15th Century (1997).[2]

Ein ceramics dey insyd de collections of London ein British Museum, de Institut du Monde Arabe insyd Paris, den de Smithsonian Museum, Washington.[7] Na dem show ein work insyd Frederique Cifuentes ein 2017 exhibition Sudan: Emergence of Singularities for de P21 Gallery, London.[8]

Family

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Na he marry Rose (née Glennie),[1] since 1964,[2] daughter of composer Elisabeth Lutyens den granddaughter of Sir Edwin Lutyens.[1]

Abbaro die aged 80 insyd London for 12 March 2016,[9] he be survived by ein wifey den dema son den two daughters.[1][6]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Mo Abbaro, ceramicist – obituary", Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Abbaro, Halida and Besheer (2016), "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro 1933-2016", CPA News: The Craft Potters Association, Number 167, pp. 8–9.
  3. ↑ Bennett, Natalie (29 August 2004). "Sudan's ancient treasures reveal the mighty culture that humbled the pharoahs". The Independent.
  4. ↑ "Mohammed Abdalla (Biographical details)", The British Museum.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Mo A Abbaro, Ceramisist", British Museum. Archived 25 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine website.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Abbaro, Besheer (Summer 2016). "A Tribute to Mo Abdalla (1935–2016)". The Lutyens Trust. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla", Smithsonian National Institute of African Art.
  8. ↑ Dabrowska, Karen (9 April 2017). "Sudanese artists showcased for first time in London". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mo Abbaro ceramicist". buru.org.uk. Ben Uri Research Unit (BURU). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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