Karim Bennani (; 2 January 1936 – 3 January 2023) was a Moroccan painter.

Biography

Bennani was born in Fez on 2 January 1936. He initially pursued commercial studies before leaving in 1951 to attend the Académie des arts de Fès. In 1954, he enrolled in the

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and also studied at the

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. In 1957, he exhibited his works at the Galerie du Bac in

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and was invited to the Biennale d'Alexandrie. In 1967, he exhibited at the Galerie Charpentier in Paris. Upon his return to Morocco, Bennani worked for the national tourist office and

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. He was a founding member of the ''Association Marocaine des Arts Plastiques'' in 1972 and became its first president, serving until 2003. Karim Bennani died on 3 January 2023, one day after his 87th birthday.

Works

*Oil on canvas, untitled (1968)

References

1936 births 2023 deaths Moroccan male painters 20th-century Moroccan painters 21st-century Moroccan painters People from Fez, Morocco 20th-century Moroccan male artists 21st-century male artists Académie Julian alumni École des Beaux-Arts alumni {{Morocco-bio-stub