Khalid Albaih is a Romanian-born, Qatari-raised, Sudanese artistic, political cartoonist, and cultural producer. He’s recognized for his cartoons in regards to the Arab Spring that went viral throughout the Center East and North Africa in 2011. In 2018, he was named one of many high 5 cartoonists on this planet by The Impartial. Along with two books in print — “Khartoon!” (2018) and “Sudan Retold” (2019) — Khalid’s cartoons have been printed broadly in worldwide publications, together with The New York Instances, The Atlantic, PRI, NPR, and the BBC. His written social and political commentary has been printed in publications similar to The Guardian, CNN, and Al Jazeera. Khalid has additionally participated in tv and information packages worldwide as a trusted commentator on international political occasions, and is the founding father of a number of cultural initiatives, together with getfadaa.com, SudanArtistFund.com, and SudanArtandDesignLibrary.com.
“The appropriate circumstances arrange by the Artwork in Protest Artist Residency will enable for me to take a step again and deeply examine how I need to develop my artwork and future initiatives of artistic dissent.”
– Sudanese political cartoonist Khalid Albaih