Malika Agueznay

Malika Agueznay is a visual artist and pioneer of modern art in Morocco, recognized as the country’s first woman modernist and a member of the experimental Casablanca Art School. Her work became prominent in the history of Moroccan visual art, developing abstract forms inspired by seaweed as a recurring motif. While influenced by mentors such as Mohamed Melehi and her peers, she forged her own path, pursuing an abstraction that evoked femininity and her distinct perspective. Her work was featured at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, in an exhibition dedicated to the Casablanca Art School, showcasing around 100 works and historical documents from the period. Agueznay lives in Casablanca.