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Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro was born in Abu Jibayha, [[Sudan]].<ref name=Telegraph /> He graduated in Fine and Applied Arts from [[College of Fine and Applied Art (Khartoum)|Khartoum Technical Institute]] in 1958,<ref name=Telegraph /> the following year winning a scholarship to [[London]] to study ceramics at the [[Central School of Arts and Crafts]].<ref name=Telegraph /> He did postgraduate studies in industrial pottery design at the North Staffordshire College of Ceramics, after which he had a period of training in chemical analyses of ceramics materials at the North Staffs College of Ceramics Technology.<ref>[http://oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t276/e894?_hi=0&_pos=7710 "Sudan, Democratic Republic of the — IV. Painting, graphic arts and sculpture"], Oxford Islamic Studies Online.</ref><ref name=Abbaro>[http://www.moabbaroart.com/INDEX.htm "Mo A Abbaro, Ceramisist"], British Museum. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625053439/http://www.moabbaroart.com/INDEX.htm |date=25 June 2016 }} website.</ref> He went back to Sudan to teach ceramics for some years, but decided to return to England in 1966<ref name=CPA /> to pursue his career in Britain.<ref name=Abbaro />
Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro was born in Abu Jibayha, [[Sudan]].<ref name=Telegraph /> He graduated in Fine and Applied Arts from [[College of Fine and Applied Art (Khartoum)|Khartoum Technical Institute]] in 1958,<ref name=Telegraph /> the following year winning a scholarship to [[London]] to study ceramics at the [[Central School of Arts and Crafts]].<ref name=Telegraph /> He did postgraduate studies in industrial pottery design at the North Staffordshire College of Ceramics, after which he had a period of training in chemical analyses of ceramics materials at the North Staffs College of Ceramics Technology.<ref>[http://oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t276/e894?_hi=0&_pos=7710 "Sudan, Democratic Republic of the — IV. Painting, graphic arts and sculpture"], Oxford Islamic Studies Online.</ref><ref name=Abbaro>[http://www.moabbaroart.com/INDEX.htm "Mo A Abbaro, Ceramisist"], British Museum. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625053439/http://www.moabbaroart.com/INDEX.htm |date=25 June 2016 }} website.</ref> He went back to Sudan to teach ceramics for some years, but decided to return to England in 1966<ref name=CPA /> to pursue his career in Britain.<ref name=Abbaro />


He taught ceramics at the [[Camden Arts Centre]] for more than two decades,<ref name=CPA /> and had many exhibitions in London—including at the [[Barbican Centre]], the [[Whitechapel Gallery]], the [[Mall Galleries]], and the Iraqi Cultural Centre<ref name=Telegraph />—and elsewhere in the UK, as well as in the US and Sweden.<ref name=Abbaro /> His studio and showroom were in King Henry’s Road, close to [[Primrose Hill]].<ref name=Abbaro />
He taught ceramics at the [[Camden Arts Centre]] for more than two decades,<ref name=CPA /> and had many exhibitions in London—including at the [[Barbican Centre]], the [[Whitechapel Gallery]], the [[Mall Galleries]], and the Iraqi Cultural Centre<ref name=Telegraph />—and elsewhere in the UK, as well as in the US and Sweden.<ref name=Abbaro /> His studio and showroom were in King Henry's Road, close to [[Primrose Hill]].<ref name=Abbaro />


He turned to writing in later life, publishing works on ceramic technique, such as ''Modern Ceramics—On the Interplay of Forms and Surfaces'' (2000), as well as on his own family history,<ref name=Telegraph /> including ''The History of the Abbaros of Sudan since the 15th Century'' (1997).<ref name=CPA />
He turned to writing in later life, publishing works on ceramic technique, such as ''Modern Ceramics—On the Interplay of Forms and Surfaces'' (2000), as well as on his own family history,<ref name=Telegraph /> including ''The History of the Abbaros of Sudan since the 15th Century'' (1997).<ref name=CPA />
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==Family==
==Family==
He was married to Rose (née Glennie),<ref name=Telegraph /> since 1964,<ref name=CPA>Halida and Besheer, [http://www.craftpottersassoc.co.uk/craftp0t5/uploads/2016/02/CPANEWS-issue-167-2.pdf "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro 1933-2016"], ''CPA News: The Craft Potters Association'', Number 167, 2016, pp. 8–9.</ref> daughter of composer [[Elisabeth Lutyens]] and granddaughter of Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]].<ref name=Telegraph />
He was married to Rose (née Glennie),<ref name=Telegraph /> since 1964,<ref name=CPA>Halida and Besheer, [http://www.craftpottersassoc.co.uk/craftp0t5/uploads/2016/02/CPANEWS-issue-167-2.pdf "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro 1933-2016"], ''CPA News: The Craft Potters Association'', Number 167, 2016, pp. 8–9.</ref> daughter of composer [[Elisabeth Lutyens]] and granddaughter of Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]].<ref name=Telegraph />


Abbaro died in March 2016, survived by his wife and their son and two daughters.<ref name=Telegraph />
Abbaro died in March 2016, survived by his wife and their son and two daughters.<ref name=Telegraph />
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Mo Abbaro
Born
Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro

17 October 1933
Abu Jibayha, Sudan
Died12 March 2016(2016-03-12) (aged 82)
Other namesMo Abdalla
EducationKhartoum Technical Institute; Central School of Arts and Crafts; North Staffordshire College of Ceramics
Occupation(s)Ceramicist and potter
Spouse
Rose Glennie
(m. 1964)
Children3

Mo Abbaro (17 October 1933 – 12 March 2016),[1][2] also known professionally as Mo Abdalla or Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro,[3][4] was a London-based Sudanese ceramicist and potter, who has been described by artist Oliver Bloom as "one of the world's finest ceramicists".

Life and career

Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro was born in Abu Jibayha, Sudan.[1] He graduated in Fine and Applied Arts from Khartoum Technical Institute in 1958,[1] the following year winning a scholarship to London to study ceramics at the Central School of Arts and Crafts.[1] He did postgraduate studies in industrial pottery design at the North Staffordshire College of Ceramics, after which he had a period of training in chemical analyses of ceramics materials at the North Staffs College of Ceramics Technology.[5][6] He went back to Sudan to teach ceramics for some years, but decided to return to England in 1966[2] to pursue his career in Britain.[6]

He taught ceramics at the Camden Arts Centre for more than two decades,[2] and had many exhibitions in London—including at the Barbican Centre, the Whitechapel Gallery, the Mall Galleries, and the Iraqi Cultural Centre[1]—and elsewhere in the UK, as well as in the US and Sweden.[6] His studio and showroom were in King Henry's Road, close to Primrose Hill.[6]

He turned to writing in later life, publishing works on ceramic technique, such as Modern Ceramics—On the Interplay of Forms and Surfaces (2000), as well as on his own family history,[1] including The History of the Abbaros of Sudan since the 15th Century (1997).[2]

His ceramics are in the collections of London's British Museum, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and the Smithsonian Museum, Washington.[7] His work was shown in Frederique Cifuentes's 2017 exhibition Sudan: Emergence of Singularities at the P21 Gallery, London.[8]

Family

He was married to Rose (née Glennie),[1] since 1964,[2] daughter of composer Elisabeth Lutyens and granddaughter of Sir Edwin Lutyens.[1]

Abbaro died in March 2016, survived by his wife and their son and two daughters.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mo Abbaro, ceramicist – obituary", Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Halida and Besheer, "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla Abbaro 1933-2016", CPA News: The Craft Potters Association, Number 167, 2016, pp. 8–9.
  3. ^ Bennett, Natalie (29 August 2004). "Sudan's ancient treasures reveal the mighty culture that humbled the pharoahs". The Independent.
  4. ^ "Mohammed Abdalla (Biographical details)", The British Museum.
  5. ^ "Sudan, Democratic Republic of the — IV. Painting, graphic arts and sculpture", Oxford Islamic Studies Online.
  6. ^ a b c d "Mo A Abbaro, Ceramisist", British Museum. Archived 25 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine website.
  7. ^ "Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla", Smithsonian National Institute of African Art.
  8. ^ Dabrowska, Karen (9 April 2017). "Sudanese artists showcased for first time in London". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2022.