Born: Somalia
Ismail Mohamed has lived in Buffalo for about 13 years. Before he moved to Buffalo, Mohamed lived in Somalia. He recently began making artwork during a collage workshop series organized by the UB Art Galleries. The piece he created during this project is currently on display as part of the "Restoration Stories" show in the Connect Gallery at Conventus. In his mixed media work, he tries to express feelings of difference while also exploring experiences of change, growth, and recovery. Although he is a new artist, he has found that he likes to express his feelings and ideas visually and would like to use this practice to share new perspectives with people.