MOHAMED HASSAN

Originally from Alexandria, I have lived and worked in Pembrokeshire, Wales, since 2007. I graduated with a 1st class honors degree in Photography from Carmarthen School of Art in 2016 and completed a Master’s in Documentary Photography with Distinction at USW in 2023. In Wales, my work has been exhibited at the National Museum of Wales, National Library of Wales, National Portrait Gallery, Glynn Vivian Gallery, Oriel Davies, Mission Gallery, and the Waterfront National Museum. I’ve been shortlisted for various awards, and in 2023, won the Canon Student Development program. In 2024, I won the Polaroid/Magnum X Award and the STAR Award for a photobook dummy, with my first photobook set for publication in April 2025. Some of my work has been included in permanent collections, and three of my works with the National Museum of Wales, Government Art Collection, Historic England, and Glynn Vivian Gallery. In 2024, I was honored to become a Trustee with Literature Wales. The year also included global exhibitions, talks, work

Key highlights from 2024 include:

The Changemakers Project: A Welsh Government exhibition on migration and community, exhibited alongside Mohamed Amin at the National Library of Wales. Bristol Photo Festival: Dreamlines: Documenting contemporary Bristol with Historic England and Bristol City Council. Polaroid X Magnum – Paris Photo Fair: A global exhibition focused on empathy and imperfect perspectives. Witnessing Wales: A solo exhibition at the Pierhead Futures Gallery, Cardiff, exploring community and nationhood. The Street Matters: A community project documenting St Helens Road, Swansea. PH Museum Days – CLOSER: An exhibition in Bologna, Italy, exploring intimacy and challenging stereotypes.

Hyphen Online Assignment – World Refugee Day: Photographed Syrian refugees in Aberystwyth for Hyphen magazine. Bom Dia Cymru: A solo exhibition in Wrexham, exploring migration and identity with the Portuguese diaspora community. 2023 - Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla – Government Art Collection: Created works for the Government Art Collection as part of this historic event. 2022 - Documentary Photographer – Ceredigion County Council: Abstract and reportage photography documenting public regeneration efforts across six towns. I contributed to Facing Britain, exhibited at Kunsthalle Darmstadt Museum, and toured to Koslar and Krakow in 2022. In Wales, I exhibited in Many Voices, One Nation 2 at Ffotogallery, and Responding to Rembrandt at Oriel Davies. Additionally, I was commissioned by Collective Cymru/National Theatre Wales to document communities for Festival UK 2022.