Amin Amir

Amin Amir (Somali: Amiin Caamir, Arabic: أمين عامر) be a Somali-Canadian cartoonist den painter.

Personal life
Dem born Amir between 1959 den 1960 insyd Somalia. After de start of de civil war insyd de early 1990s, he move abroad, living insyd various countries. Insyd 2000, Amir emigrate to Canada. Ein family later settle insyd Edmonton insyd 2006.  
Career
Amir be a prominent visual artist within de Somali community. He dey work insyd a variety of genres, plus ein political cartoons wey be especially popular. Amir dey use de Somali language insyd ein texts, as Somalis dey comprise ein principal audience. Ein drawings den paintings typically dey employ satire den caricature make dem champion socio-political change insyd Somalia. Dem dey tap into a deep reservoir of personal knowledge den insight. Amir ein art sanso often dey feature nostalgic, hopeful scenes base for ein formative years insyd de nation.

Amir dey publish ein work under de professional sobriquet Amin Arts. Ein official website dey earn over a million hits a month. Additionally, Amir ein political cartoons regularly dey appear insyd a number of major Somali media outlets, wey dey include Hiiraan Online.

Insyd 2010, Amir launch ein first Canadian art exhibition at de Edmonton City Hall. De five paintings depict key, personal moments insyd ein life. Among dese be ein early forays drawing plus charcoal, a time ein wifey save ein life, den reunification plus ein family at a local airport.

Besides ein own visual art, Amir sanso dey serve as a mentor give oda cartoonists den painters. He dey plan make he start a program for aspiring young artists insyd Edmonton, wey dey help dem make dem illustrate dema emotions den ideas.

Awards
Na Amir win various awards den recognition for ein art. Insyd 2004, Hiiraan Online name am ein Person of de Year. Na dem sanso present am plus an Award of Excellence den Lifetime Achievement by de Subiye Development Volunteers Organization den oda NGOs. Additionally, na Amir be runner-up insyd de 2011 Hadaf Somalia International Cartoon Competition.
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Category:Somalian people
Category:Human
Category:Somalian emigrants to Canada
Category:Canadian contemporary painters
Category:Somalian contemporary artists
Category:21st-century Canadian painters
Category:Canadian male painters
Category:Somalian painters
Category:21st-century Canadian male artists
Category:Canadian people of Somali descent