List of Moroccan artists explained

The following list of Moroccan artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Morocco, of Moroccan descent or who produce works that are primarily about Morocco.

A

• Aassmaa Akhannouch (born 1973), photographer
• Amina Agueznay (born 1963), installation artist, jewelry designer, architect
• Rachid Ben Ali (born 1978), Moroccan-born Dutch painter
• Daoud Aoulad-Syad (born 1953), photographer, film director, and screenwriter

B

• Yto Barrada (born 1971), visual artist^[1]
• Farid Belkahia (1934–2014), modernist painter, educator
• Amina Benbouchta (born 1963), painter, photographer, and installation artist
• Karim Bennani (1936–2023), painter
• Mahi Binebine (born 1959), painter, novelist

C

• Bruno Catalano (born 1960), Moroccan-born Italian French sculptor
• Mohamed Chabâa (1935–2013), modernist painter
• Ahmed Cherkaoui (1934–1967), painter

D

• Noureddine Daifallah (born 1960), calligrapher and educator

E

• Latifa Echakhch (born 1974), contemporary artist, based in Switzerland
• André Elbaz (born 1934), painter, filmmaker
• Safaa Erruas (born 1976), contemporary artist

F

• Mounir Fatmi (born 1970), video artist, installation artist, drawer, painter and sculptor

G

• Jilali Gharbaoui (1930–1971), painter and sculptor
• Hassan El Glaoui (1923–2018), figurative painter

H

• Hassan Hajjaj (born 1961), contemporary portrait photographer
• Mohamed Hamri (1932–2000), Beatnik painter, restauranteur, author, songwriter, music producer
• Bouchta El Hayani (born 1952), painter

I

• Amina Id Abdellah (born 1971), photo-realistic paintings and drawings

K

• Ikram Kabbaj (born 1960), stone sculptor
• Mohamed Kacimi (1942–2003), painter
• Majida Khattari (born 1966), Moroccan-born French multidisciplinary contemporary artist and performance artist
• Bouchra Khalili (born 1975), visual artist^[2]

L

• Nicola L (1932–2018), pop artist, conceptual artist, video artist, filmmaker, performance artist
• Faouzi Laatiris (born 1958), sculptor, installation artist
• Mous Lamrabat (born 1983), Belgian photographer of Moroccan–Flemish descent
• Radia Bent Lhoucine (1912–1994), painter^[3]

M

• Najia Mehadji (born 1950), French-Moroccan contemporary artist
• Mohamed Melehi (1936–2020), painter
• Mohamed Mrabet (born 1936), author, painter

R

• Mohammed ben Ali R'bati (1861–1939), painter, watercolorist
• Ahmed ibn Qassim ar-Rifa'i ar-Ribati, 19th-century calligrapher
• Zakaria Ramhani (born 1983), calligrapher
• Rebel Spirit (artist) (born 1989), comic book author, illustrator, street artist, and musician

S

• Selfati (born 1967), painter, drawer, and illustrator
• Dawood Olad Al-Seyed (born 1953), photographer, film director, and screenwriter
• Batoul S'Himi (born 1974), sculptor

T

• Chaïbia Talal (1929–2004), painter^[4]
• Hocein Talal (1942–2022), painter
• Frederic Matys Thursz (1930–1992), abstract painter and teacher; lived in the United States and France

Y

• Ahmed Yacoubi (1928–1985), painter, playwright, author, and storyteller
• Yoriyas (born 1984), street photographer, breakdancer

Z

• Abdellatif Zine (1940–2016), painter

See also

• List of Moroccan Americans
• List of Moroccan women artists
• Moroccan art

Notes and References

1. Ian . Bourland . March 2014 . Yto Barrada . dead . Artforum International . 52 . 7 . 293 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305001520/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-364199044/yto-barrada . 2016-03-05 .
2. Book: Martin. Florence. Screens and Veils: Maghrebi Women's Cinema. 2011. Indiana University Press. Bloomington, IN. 978-0-253-35668-0. 251–252.
3. Web site: Yabiladi.com. La Galerie 38 de Casablanca expose les œuvres de Radia Bent Lhoucine. 2021-06-11. www.yabiladi.com. fr.
4. Reviewed Work: Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East by Sherifa Zuhur. Christopher. Stone. Journal of Arabic Literature. 34. 3. 2003. 294–298. Brill. 4183494.