Biography
Malik Abdoulmoumine (b. 1997) is a multidisciplinary artist and painter living and working in New York. With a diverse upbringing in Italy, the United States, Ghana, and Liberia.
Abdoulmoumine holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from Lancaster University (Ghana) and recently completed a Master’s in Marketing from Syracuse University. As a self-taught designer, he has pursued extensive material study and works primarily in photography, drawing, and painting. His art invites viewers to reflect on their experiences within a world marked by shifting borders, challenges, and evolving ideas.
In 2024, Abdoulmoumine was honored with the Light Work Grant in Photography. He also earned a filmmaking certification from Drama Queens Ghana in 2019. His work has been featured in group exhibitions at the Community Folk Art Center (January 2025), Light Work (May 2024), and Gold Host (2020). He has also collaborated on projects with Bard College, Limbo Accra, Tobi Onabolu, and The Public Art Fund alongside Clifford Prince King.
Creative resume
Education:
- 2024: Master of Arts in Marketing, Syracuse University
- 2019: Bachelor of Science in Business Studies, Lancaster University (Ghana)
- 2019: Film-Making Certification, Drama Queens Ghana
Projects:
- 2024: ‘A Woman’s Work’ - Rochele Royster for the New York Council on the Arts
- 2024: ‘Let me know when you get home’ - Clifford Prince King for Public Art Fund (USA)
- 2023: ‘Alafia Ni’ - Tobi Onabolu (UK)
- 2022: ‘Putting the cooker on low’ - Ama Josephine Budge for Bard College (USA)
- 2019: ‘Concrete Limbo’ - Limbo Accra (Berlin)
Representation
Abdoulmoumine is currently not represented by a gallery.