Artists

13 Moroccan visual artists

Farid Belkahia

PAINTING

1934–2014

Pioneer of the Casablanca School, known for works on leather using natural pigments and Berber symbols.

AbstractionTradition & ModernityIdentity

Mohamed Melehi

PAINTING

1936–2020

Co-founder of the Casablanca School, famous for his iconic wave motif and Op Art influences.

Abstraction

Mohamed Chabâa

PAINTING

1935–2013

Casablanca School co-founder known for geometric abstraction and public murals.

Abstraction

Chaïbia Talal

PAINTING

1929–2004

Self-taught artist and leading figure of Moroccan naïve art, celebrated for vibrant depictions of women and daily life.

Daily LifeFigurationFeminism

Ahmed Cherkaoui

PAINTING

1934–1967

Influential painter who synthesized Berber signs with abstract expressionism.

AbstractionCalligraphic

Mahi Binebine

PAINTING

1959–present

Contemporary painter and novelist exploring themes of migration and fragmented identity.

DiasporaIdentityFiguration

Mohamed Kacimi

PAINTING

1942–2003

Lyrical abstractionist known for spiritual and meditative works.

SpiritualityAbstraction

Lalla Essaydi

PHOTOGRAPHY

1956–present

Photographer challenging Orientalist imagery through calligraphy-covered female figures.

FeminismColonialismCalligraphic

Daoud Aoulad-Syad

PHOTOGRAPHY

1953–present

Documentary photographer and filmmaker capturing Moroccan life in evocative black-and-white.

DocumentaryDaily LifeStreet

Hicham Benohoud

PHOTOGRAPHY

1968–present

Conceptual photographer known for surreal staged classroom photographs.

StagedIdentity

Yto Barrada

PHOTOGRAPHY

1971–present

Multidisciplinary artist documenting Tangier's urban transformation and migration.

DiasporaDocumentaryLandscape

Hassan Hajjaj

PHOTOGRAPHY

1961–present

Pop artist creating vibrant portraits celebrating African and Arab aesthetics.

PortraitIdentityTradition & Modernity

Leila Alaoui

PHOTOGRAPHY

1982–2016

Documentary photographer exploring Moroccan identity and Sub-Saharan migration.

IdentityDiasporaDocumentary