Artist Category: Exhibited

Meriem Yin is a Moroccan artist and curator whose signature work focuses on surreal interpretations of daily Moroccan scenes. She injects a sense of humor and optimism in her art by mixing hand embroidery and photography.

Yassine Sellame is a Moroccan photographer and skateboarder originally from Marrakech, whose practice was born directly out of his deep immersion in Morocco’s skateboarding subculture. He first stepped on a skateboard in 2008 and discovered film photography in 2014 — initially out of necessity, teaching himself to develop and scan film using cameras collected from flea markets. Working exclusively in analog with 35mm and 120mm film, his photography documents the skaters, streets, and communities of cities across Morocco, viewing the discipline of skating as a metaphor for life and creative practice alike. His most celebrated project, Marrakech on Skateboard — Skating Youth: Portrait of a Generation, was published as a 44-page photobook by À La Maison Editions in Paris in 2022. His work has been exhibited internationally, including in the Czech Republic at a skateboarding festival, at the Arab Fest and Transforma festivals, and in the exhibition space of artist Hassan Hajjaj during the 1-54 art fair. Beyond his own practice, Sellame is a committed advocate for analog photography in Morocco — co-founding Moroccan Dark Room to revive and democratize film developing in the country, and serving as a member of the Noorseen Collective, a pan-Moroccan group of emerging photographic artists. He has also participated in the Artists for Morocco relief initiative alongside some of the country’s most celebrated names.

Madiha Sebbani is a Moroccan multidisciplinary artist and curator born in 1991 in Salé, who lives and works between London and Saudi Arabia. A graduate of the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tétouan (2015), she went on to pursue a master’s degree in Public Art and New Artistic Strategies at Bauhaus University in Germany, and in 2020 was granted a Global Arts and Cultural Talent Visa by the British Arts Council. Her practice — spanning performance, installation, painting, photography, and video — centers on minimalist acts rooted in daily rituals and intimate gestures, often examining power, authority, and human behavior, themes shaped in part by her upbringing on a military base. As a curator, she is the founder of the Young Moroccan Artists (YMA) collective, which has mounted exhibitions in London, Cologne, New York, and Washington D.C., as well as the Sacred exhibition at ESCAP3 Gallery in Cape Town and Contemporary Lab, an art consultancy focused on contemporary art from the Arab world, which she founded in 2022. Her work has been shown internationally at institutions including the Misk Art Institute in Saudi Arabia, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Belkahia Foundation in Marrakech, and the Kunstmeile Krems in Austria.

Amine Oulmakki is a Moroccan photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist born on January 28, 1986, in Rabat, where he continues to live and work. His first encounter with photography came in childhood, experimenting in the darkroom his father had built in their family bathroom — but it was in 2006 that his distinctive visual language truly crystallized, when he photographed his great-grandmother as she was losing her sight to illness. A graduate of the Superior Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual (ISCA), Oulmakki moves fluidly between photography and film, with his short film Un Jour la Vie (2012) winning both the Audience Award at Rabat’s Short Film Festival and the Jury Prize at the Festival des Rives de la Méditerranée in Paris. His bodies of work — including L’Œuvre au Noir, Intérieur/Nuit, and I Put on the Fabric of Life — reflect his preoccupation with time, the body, and the fleeting nature of the moment. His work has been exhibited internationally across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States, and is held in the public collections of the Moroccan Ministry of Culture and the National Foundation of Museums of Morocco.

Rachid Ouettassi is a self-taught Moroccan photographer born on May 21, 1969, in Tangier, where he continues to live and work. Over a career spanning more than twenty-five years, he has made the streets of Tangier his primary canvas — walking, observing, and waiting with patience until an unexpected moment reveals itself. His work, rendered predominantly in black and white with rigorous framing and confident composition, serves as a living visual archive of Tangier’s iconic characters, everyday scenes, and urban landscapes, capturing a mythic city in the midst of profound social and architectural transformation. His notable bodies of work include Moroccan Trilogy (2020), shown at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid; Tangier, the Turning Point (2014) at the French Institute of Tangier; and Errance (2005), as well as a tribute series to the late writer Mohamed Choukri. A member of the Moroccan Association of Photographic Art from 2006 to 2015, his work has entered major public collections including the Mohamed IV Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat, the Ministry of Culture of Morocco, the Adligat Museum of Serbian Literature in Belgrade, and the Maison de la Francité in Brussels, cementing his place as one of Morocco’s most dedicated and distinguished documentary photographers.

Nabil Nadifi is a self-taught French-Moroccan photographer and curator based between London and Paris. Beginning his photography practice in 2010, he spent his early years exploring street photography, cityscapes, and portraiture — a period he describes as his “experimental years” — before evolving toward a more project-driven and editorially focused approach. His commercial work spans fashion, editorial, and lifestyle photography, including a notable collaboration with French fashion influencer and editor Garance Doré to produce a series of editorials for her platform Atelier Doré and Icônes Magazine, shot in Marrakech during the summer of 2017. Beyond photography, Nadifi has also worked as an independent art curator, organizing pop-up exhibitions in cities including Antwerp, Paris, and New York to champion the work of emerging artists. He is also the co-host of the Art Oriented podcast. Rooted in both his French and Moroccan heritage, Nadifi brings a cross-cultural perspective to his work that spans documentary, fashion, and the art world.

Youness Miloudi is a Moroccan visual artist, designer, and entrepreneur born in Oujda in 1993, who lives and works in Casablanca. A graduate of the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Casablanca, where he specialized in interior design, his most celebrated work is Kassita — an ongoing project he began conceptualizing in 2012, rooted in childhood memories of his uncle’s recording studio. The project transforms discarded vintage cassette tapes into canvases, with each piece composed of 112 cassettes repurposed to create Pop Art-style portraits of musicians and cultural figures from across Morocco’s regions. Through Kassita, Miloudi weaves together art, music, and environmental consciousness — rescuing objects that would otherwise contribute to plastic waste while celebrating Morocco’s rich and diverse musical heritage. The project has been exhibited across Morocco, including a 2017 showing in Oujda and a 2019 exhibition at Morocco Mall in Casablanca. Beyond Kassita, Miloudi is the founder of Studio Kassita and remains an active voice in Morocco’s contemporary art scene, driven by the belief that art is a bridge between cultures and a force for positive change.

Hosein Jaddad, a professional photographer and a versatile multidisciplinary artist, hails from the stunning coastal city of Safi in Morocco but currently resides in Arlington, Virginia. Growing up near the ocean, he developed a deep connection and respect for the natural world, which inspired him to capture its beauty and share it with others. However, witnessing the devastating impact of pollution and declining biodiversity in the oceans and coastlines motivated him to shift his focus toward environmental preservation and sustainability. Through his compelling photography and videography, Hosein aims to raise awareness about the destructive effects of human activity on the environment.

Hasnae El Ouarga is a Moroccan visual artist born in Salé in 1993, who lives and works in Marrakech. A graduate of the École des Arts Visuels de Marrakech, her practice centers on the complexity of the photographic image and its relationship to memory, time, and the unconscious. Working primarily with cyanotype — an early photographic process that uses sunlight and chemistry to produce striking blue-toned prints — she incorporates stone as a natural element to evoke an inaccessible yet ever-present past, treating each work as a meditative and alchemical act of remembrance. Her work has been presented at major international venues including Hannah Traore Gallery in New York and the Jajjah Gallery in Marrakech, and has entered prestigious collections including those of the Rockefeller Foundation, Dior, the Montresso Art Foundation in Marrakech, and the National Museum of Photography in Rabat. She has also been represented at Art Paris at the Grand Palais, cementing her place as one of the most compelling emerging voices in contemporary Moroccan art.

Nour Eddine Tilsaghani is a Moroccan photographer, video artist, and educator born in 1972 in Marrakech, where he continues to live and work. He first exhibited his work in 1993 at the inaugural Printemps de la Photo at the Institut Français de Marrakech, launching a career that has spanned three decades across photography, video art, and film. His notable projects include Hammam, which represented Morocco at the Bamako Biennial in Mali in 2003; Jemaa Elfna Patrimoine Oral, shown at the Reina Sofía National Museum in Madrid; Écoles Coraniques, exhibited at the KIT Museum in Amsterdam; and Achoura Feux de Joie et Musique, presented at the Dar Bellarj Foundation in Marrakech and the Château de Tours in France. A prolific award winner, he has taken first prize multiple times at Morocco’s National Photography Art Competition and the International Video Art Festival of Casablanca, and received the Sony France Prize at the world’s largest photo competition in 2014. His work has been shown internationally at institutions including the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, Boston University Art Gallery, and Hannah Traore Gallery in New York, and he has also worked as an educator at several visual arts schools, contributing to the development of the next generation of Moroccan artists.