Ghasan Saaid

I’ve been a visual artist for nearly 30 years, working across painting, photography, digital imaging, filmmaking, and installation. Born in Khartoum, Sudan, I graduated with First Class Honors in Painting from Sudan University of Science and Technology in 1995. After graduating, I taught Fine Arts at Ahfad University and also explored theatre and dance.

Since moving to Australia in 1998, I have expanded my practice to include community art development and management, combining creativity with social impact. I earned an Advanced Diploma in Fine Art with distinction from The Sydney Gallery School and a Master’s degree in Photo Media from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.

Before relocating, I exhibited extensively across Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Nairobi, Paris, and London. Since then, I’ve been involved in over 70 solo and group exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Norway, and Hong Kong.

Passionate about blending different art forms and using art as a tool for community engagement and empowerment, I continue to create meaningful work and support others through teaching and managing community art initiatives.

2008 Master of Studio Arts - Sydney College of the Arts - The University of Sydney - Australia.

2005 Advance Diploma of Arts, Sydney Gallery School.

1996 BA of Fine Arts - Collage of Fine and Applied Arts, Sudan University.

2021 – 2024
Curated exhibitions and community art projects across NSW
(Details available upon request)

2021
August — Auckland Memorial Museum, New Zealand

2020
May — Solo Show: Revealing and Concealing, Peacock Gallery

2019
December — Under the Tree Contemporary Art Project, Granville Town Hall

March — Solo Show: Twist, Peacock Gallery

2017
May — Winner, Cumberland Community Photography Award, NSW

2016
September — Worlds Collide (with Marian Abboud and Khaled Sabsabi), video projections, Parramatta Cultural Art Collective

2016 – 2017
April – February — BMDH Touring Exhibition Project, Sydney

2015
December — Finalist, Fisher Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Arts Centre

September — Solo Exhibition: 2D & 3D Objects, Bankstown Arts Centre

2014
27 February – April — Uncovered: Hidden Pleasures of the Day (with Maria Fernanda Joanne Saad), Blacktown Arts Centre

2013
June – September — Me, the Road and I, Wollongong Art Gallery, NSW

10 September — Art2Muse Gallery, Double Bay, NSW

Singapore Art Fair, Singapore

April — Recent Paintings, Sorrento Gallery, Victoria

March — African Diaspora, Peacock Gallery, Auburn, NSW

2012
September — Blacktown Art Prize & Exhibition

March — International Artist Award, 9th Position, UA...