Khalid Albaih
Khalid Albaih is a Sudanese political cartoonist and multidisciplinary artist, born in Bucharest, Romania. He is currently living and working in Denmark as an ICORN/PEN artist in residence for the city of Copenhagen. Before he moved to Denmark, he lived in Doha, Qatar, working for the Qatar Museums Authority as Head of Installation and Design. His cartoons are published under the umbrella of Khartoon!, a pun on Sudan’s capital Khartoum and cartoon, and present a confluence of journalism and art. Additionally, he publishes his written social and political commentary in publications such as Aljazeera, CNN and The Guardian. He founded @DohaFashionFridays and is a co-founder of Khartoum Art & Design Center and has published two books ‘Khartoon’ and ‘Sudan Retold’ featuring his work and the works of other Sudanese artist.