Education: 2004, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture & Digital editing; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. USA.
1987- 1991, Drawing, Painting, Photography and Sculpture, College of Fine and Applied Art, Khartoum, Sudan.

Selected exhibitions:
Solo exhibitions:
May 2nd - August 2006 Retrospective at Short North’s Gypsy Café, Columbus, OH
April 2005“ Sudanese Themes- Painted Muddy House” Columbus Metropolitan Library, Whetstone branch.
Feb 2005 “Jaloose” the Sish- Sha lounge N. High St. Columbus, Ohio.
2004 “Book Work” Graduation show, Clean Space Gallery, The Ohio State University.
2001 “Sudanese features” Sudan Studies Association conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
1996“Omdurman Black & White”, Ewart Gallery, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
1991 “Tribute to Professor Mohamed Omer Bashir” Omdurman Al-Ahlia University, Omdurman, Sudan.
Group exhibitions:
Dec 3ed 05 “Global citizen” Ohio Art League 954 N High St. Columbus, Ohio.
Dec 3ed 05 “Monthly Reception” Studio 16, 17 Buttles Ave. Columbus, Ohio.
May 2005 “The Ladies of Delta Sigma“ The Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
2004 “The Ladies of Delta Sigma“ The Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center,The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2004 “Art Auction” BLD Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2002Art Auction” BLD Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
2002 “Piece out” Blue Cube Gallery, Columbus, and Ohio.
2001 “November Group Show” Blue Cube Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
1997 “Sudanese in Exile”, a joint exhibition, The Sudanese Cultural Club in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
1996 “Art from the Horn of Africa” St. Andrew Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.
1995 “International Artist Show” El-Bustan Palace Hotel, Muscat, Oman.
1992 “Illustrations from Sudan” Bonive Art Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland.
1992 “ Sudanese Painting” Ramada Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland.
1992 “ Alara Art collection” Grand Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan.
1991 “ Suspended Art” Meridian Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan.
1990 “What in the School” Hilton Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan.
1989 “Painting for stories” National Council of Art and Culture, Khartoum, Sudan.

Grants/ Awards:
2005, “Certificate of Achievement”, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Epsilon Chapter.
2005, "Selected  Artist." Greater Columbus Arts Council, Business Arts Partnership.
2004, Edith Fergus Gilmore Material Award, Department of Art, The Ohio State University.
2003, Dean’s list, Department of Art, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
2002, Dean’s list, Department of Art, The Ohio State University,  Columbus, Ohio.
1995, “Certificate of Achievement”, Sudan Human Rights Organization, Cairo, Egypt.
1995, “Certificate of Achievement”, Sudanese Victims of Torture Group, Cairo, Egypt.
 

Bibliography: 
- Bill Mayer, “Short North feels Like U.N Headquarter” The Columbus Dispatch, Dec 8th 2005.
Osman Fadl & Ann M. Lesch, “Coping with Torture”, The Red Sea  Press,  Inc. Trenton, NJ. Illustrated images "Against  Torture", P.104-111, 2004 
- Mohamed Abusabib, “Art, Politics, and Cultural Identification in Sudan” Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis.  Image of tortured body, sculpture P. 118. 2004.
- Hassad Music Production Company, Cairo, Egypt. Photography and Cover Designs, 1995-1997.
- Al ITTIHADI News Paper, Cairo, Egypt. Photography, Illustrations, and Cartoons, 1993-1997.
- Yahya Fadulalla, “An Open Window”, interview, El-Khartoum newspaper, Khartoum, Sudan, Nov 1996.
- Naser El Gezouly, “The Horizon of Freedom”, interview, El-Khartoum newspaper Khartoum, Sudan.
- Rasha Elsaeed, “September Art” interview, Egypt Today Magazine, Cairo, Egypt, September 1996.    
- Khaled Hafez, “Out of Africa” Middle East Times, interview, Cairo,  Egypt June 1996.     
- Al Bagir Mosa, “ Art of the Week” interview, Al MIDAN newspaper Khartoum, Sudan, June 1989. 

Membership:                            
2005, Ohio Art League,  Columbus, Ohio, member.
2004,Sudanese Association for OSU students,  founding member, Columbus, Ohio.
1997, The Association of Sudanese Artists in Exile, founding member, Cairo, Egypt
1996, Karma Art Group, founding member, Cairo, Egypt.
1991-1993, Alara  Art Group, founding member, Khartoum, Sudan.
1987-1992, Sudanese Students Democratic Association, member. Khartoum, Sudan1986-1992
1992-1998, Sudan Human Rights Organization, member, Cairo, Egypt .       

Omer now works and lives in New York city.