Sudanese artist, Rashid Diab, earned a BFA in painting from the College of Fine and Applied Art in Khartoum (1978), a BFA in painting (1984), a BFA in etching (1986) and Ph.D (1999) all from La Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. In 2000 Rashid established the Dara Art Gallery and in 2006 he opened the Rashid Diab Arts Center. Rashid currently lives and works in Khartoum.