CV
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
2015 – 2019: PhD (Cum Laude) in Contemporary Art, Faculty of Fine Arts of Pontevedra, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
2014 – 2015: Master of Contemporary Art. Creation and Research, Faculty of Fine Arts of Pontevedra, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
2009 – 2013: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design Section, National Institute of Fine Arts, Tetouan, Morocco.
2007 – 2009: Architectural Studies, Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Métiers d’Architecture, Rabat, Morocco.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
– GAP OF POSSIBILITIES, MCC Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco
– MCC Gallery, Africa Basel, Basel, Switzerland
– CDA Gallery, DADA, 1-54 Art Fair, Marrakech, Morocco
– Ligne(s) du Désir, IZZA, 1-54 Art Fair, Marrakech, Morocco
– Adaptability, SAMoCA, Ryadh, Saudi Arabia
2024
– Arab Design Now, Doha Design Biennial, M7, Doha, Qatar
– Alwane, Galerie H by Holmarcom, Casablanca, Morocco
– Crafting Design Futures, Museum of Islamic Art,Doha, Qatar
2023
– Du Zellige à l’infini, Espace Rivages, Fondation Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco
– Maison de l’Artisan, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
– Art & Craft Aujourd’hui, Bratislava Design Week, Bratislava, Slovakia
2022
– Sons Improbabeis, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– STEREOTRIP Maroc, Stereolux, Nantes, France
2021
– Novos Valores 2019/20, Culturgal, Pontevedra, Spain
– Une scène artistique actuelle, Musée Mohammed VI d’Art Contemporain, Rabat, Morocco
– Amalgama Gráfica Contemporánea III, La Maldita Estampa, Barcelona, Spain
2020
– De Maîtres à Disciples, Prestigia Gallery, Casablanca, Morocco
2019
– Vínculos abiertos. Cuatro artistas hispano-marroquíes, Casa Árabe Madrid, Spain
– Young Moroccan Artists, KFW Deg Bank, Cologne, Germany
– Novos Valores, Pontevedra Museum, Pontevedra, Spain
– Undécimo premio Artistas Novos, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2018
– Global Complexity, Zona «C», Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– SAIDA Art Contemporain Gallery, SCULTO Feria de Escultura, Logroño-La Rioja, Spain
– Identitas(Lab), Art Mustang Gallery, Elche, Alicante, Spain
2017
– Décimo premio Artista Novos, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– SAIDA Art Contemporain Gallery, International Print Biennale Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia
– Fabrica de Identidades, Museo de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
– Bajo el efecto borde, Sant Andreu Contemporani, Barcelona, Spain
2016
– 40 dias en la frontera, The Waiting Room, Pontevedra, Spain
– Con/Sin Visado, Cuarto Publico, NH Collection Hotel, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– SAIDA Art Contemporain Gallery, Estampa 2016, Matadero Madrid, Spain
– MULAFEST 2016, IFEMA Madrid, Spain
– UFOFABRIK Gallery, Contemporary Art Ruhr, Essen, Germany
– Noveno premio Artista Novos, Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2015
– ESO SIGUE SU CURSO, Sala X and Fundación RAC, Pontevedra, Spain
– Camino a la Medina, Revela-T 2015, Barcelona, Spain
– Sin Fronteras, Alliance Française of Madrid, PHOTOESPAÑA 2015, Madrid, Spain
RECIDENCIES
2022
– LAB Digital Maroc, Stereolux, Nantes, France
2021
– Jardin Rouge, Montresso Art Foundation, Marrakech, Morocco
2013
– III Encontro de Artistas Novos, Ciudad de la Cultura, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
PRIZES, GRANTS & CONTESTS
2024
– Finalist at Design Doha Prize «Crafts category» with SANIA project, Doha, Qatar
2021
– Selected for the Lab Digital Maroc, Institut Français du Maroc, Morocco
2019
– Winner of the Novos Valores Prize, Pontevedra Museum, Spain
– Selected for the Eleventh Prize Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2017
– Selected for the Tenth Prize Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– Selected for «Zona C» with the project «Global Complexity», Consello de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– Selected for IDENTITAS(LAB), Mustang Art Gallery, Elche, Alicante, Spain
2016
– Selected for the Emerging Art BURN, MULAFEST 2016, IFEMA, Madrid
– Selected for «Premio LABORA ESSEN 2016«, UFOFABRIK Contemporary Art Gallery, Italy
– Winner of the «Concello de Santiago Prize» with the project «Con/Sin Visado», Contemporary Art Fair Cuarto Publico, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
– Selected for the Ninth Prize Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2015
– Finalist at the photography contest «Sin Fronteras» of the Alliance Française of Madrid, Spain
PUBLICATIONS
– Asselman, Amine (2018) “Zellige y creación contemporánea: la visión actual de Hicham Lahlou y Younes Duret.” Revista Estúdio, artistas sobre outras obras. ISSN 1647-6158 e-ISSN 1647-7316. 9, (22), abril-junho. 66-75.
– Asselman, Amine (2017) “Zellige y creación contemporánea: la visión mística de Younes Rahmoun.” Revista Estúdio, artistas sobre outras obras ISSN 1647-6158 e-ISSN 1647-7316. 8, (17) janeiro-março. 119-126.
OTHER PROJECTS
– Participation in the research program «Art & Crafts Aujourd’hui» in partnership with the higher schools of art and design of Bratislava (Slovakia), Brussels (Belgium), Montreal (Quebec), Porto (Portugal), Tétouan (Morocco) and Saint-Étienne (France) which benefits from the support of the European Union. 2019-2024
– Design mentor of the Summer School on the Art of Zellige, Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftmanship «Homofaber» in partnership with the National Institute of Fine Arts and the School of Arts and Crafts of Tétouan
ACQUISITIONS
– Musée Mohamed VI d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Rabat, Morocco
– Museo de Pontevedra, Spain
– Montresso Art Foundation, Marrakech, Morocco
– Ministère de la Culture, Rabat, Morocco
– Four Season Resort Marrakech, Morocco
– St Régis La Bahia Blanca, Morocco
– Qatar Museums, Qatar
– Tanger Med, Morocco
Amine Asselman 