Ahmed Umar (b. 1988, Sudan) is an interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Oslo. He received his MFA degree in medium- and material- based art from Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2016. Ahmed's art highlights questions regarding identity, religion and cultural values ​​through different modes of artistic expression. He uses personal experiences as tools to convey narratives not only about suppression and alienation, but also of liberation and owning one's own history. His works have been exhibited at a number of institutions in Norway and abroad.

Work with Southnord:

• Featured in The Threshold is The Prism exhibition at Kulturhuset during Southnord Artfest 2023