Faisal Abdu'allah

Faisal Abdu'allah (born 1969 in London) is a British artist and barber. [Jo Littler and Roshi Naidoop, "The Politics of Heritage: Legacies of Race", Routledge, p178. ISBN 978-0-415-32210-2] His work includes photography, screen print and installations.

Life and work

Abdu'Allah was born Paul Duffus in 1969 and grew up in a Pentecostal family. He was educated at Willesden High School, Harrow School of Art, Central St Martins and the Royal College of Art. [Michael Edmands, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2001/jun/30/features.jobsmoney4 "Artist who is a cut above"] , "The Guardian", June 30, 2001.] In 1991 he converted to Islam and changed his name. The event was described in the BBC television documentary series "The Day That Changed My Life" [Thomas Sutcliffe, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_/ai_n14002145 "Review"] , "The Independent", August 24, 1995.] and formed the subject of the artist's 1992 work "Thalatha Haqq (Three Truths)". [ [http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1341_black_british_style/the_exhibition/related_collections_detail.php?id=11 V&A website] ] He teaches at the University of East London (UEL), formerly North East London Polytechnic, and is a member of the Association of Black Photographers. [Elizabeth M Hallam and Brian Vincent Street, "Cultural Encounters: representing otherness", Routledge, p273. ISBN 978-0-415-20279-4]

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External links

* [http://www.iniva.org/archive/person/91 Iniva website]
* [http://www.southlondongallery.org/docs/exh/exhibition.jsp?id=90 South London Gallery]
* [http://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2008/03/artists-tackle-existential Interview in the "New Statesman"]