Artist: Mohamed Raiss El Fenni
Date of Birth: January 1st, 1950
Address: Petit Socco 15, Medina, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa

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Since 1965, Raiss El Fenni Mohamed has lived and worked in the Kasbah of Tangier, Morocco on the tip of North Africa, looking across the Straits of Gibraltar to Europe only a few miles away. From this point, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean and where two Continents, with such different histories and heritages, almost touch, Raiss El Fenni has digested these various influences- Moslem Arab, African and Occidental – in a uniquely personal way.

Born in Fez, The artistic and intellectual Capital of Morocco, Raiss El Fenni Mohamed began painting at an early age, although he has had no formal training. His years spent dyeing fabrics have helped him develop his keen sense of color and his sensitivity to different surfaces. His works blend the light of the Mediterranean with the solid earth hues of the African soil into a whirlwind of a dream world: a whirlwind that voraciously sweeps up pieces of the Artist’s experience, whole or fragmentary, rearranging them in layers that peel away, exposing a fantastic fantasy of feel, smell and light.

His paintings are to be found in collections in Morocco, Europe, Australia, Venezuela, Canada and the United States of America.

In addition to his painting, Raiss El Fenni also designs clothing and textiles.