Hashim Akib

Hashim Akib was born in 1967 in the United Kingdom. Public sources describe him as having attended art school, though the specific institution, degree, and years of study are not documented. He works primarily in acrylic paint, known for bold, expressive street scenes and portraits.

Akib built his profile through the United Kingdom's painting societies. He has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the New English Art Club, and the Royal Society of Marine Artists, and has taken part in the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition, all staged at the Mall Galleries in London, though the specific years of his participation in these shows are not given in available sources. His recognition within this system includes the SAA (Society for All Artists) Artist of the Year title in 2009, after winning the SAA Professional category in 2005 and 2007.

Beyond exhibiting, Akib has produced instructional DVDs and collaborated with the paint manufacturer Daler Rowney on the relaunch of its System 3 Acrylic range, including an advertising campaign. He is represented by Thompson's Gallery, among other UK galleries referenced but not individually named in public sources. No dated 2025 or 2026 source confirming his current exhibition calendar was located; his gallery representation and website remain active as of this profile's data date.

Readers researching this name should take care with identity: several unrelated artists share the name Hashim, including the Iraqi graphic artist and designer Hashim Samarchi (1939 to 2024, who died in London in December 2024) and the Kurdish painter Hama Hashim (born 1973). Neither is the same individual as Hashim Akib, and auction or biographical data attached to those names should not be attributed to him.

Independent critical coverage of Akib in major art-press outlets is limited in the available record, and no verbatim quotes from named critics in major publications could be confirmed. His recognition instead comes from within the UK's exhibiting-society structure, most notably the SAA Artist of the Year title in 2009, and from gallery and podcast profiles that describe him in general terms as a widely known contemporary painter.

No confirmed all-time auction record for Hashim Akib has been located as of this profile's data date. His visibility has developed primarily through gallery representation and participation in juried UK society exhibitions rather than through a documented secondary auction market, and buyers should not assume that public auction liquidity data exists for his work.

There is no catalogue raisonne for Hashim Akib and no documented third-party authentication protocol; verification should be sought directly from his representing galleries. No confirmed public auction record exists for his work, and several biographical details, including his exact birth date, birth place, and the name of the art school he attended, remain undocumented. Collectors should treat his market as primarily a primary-market, gallery-driven one, and should confirm current representation and provenance directly with Thompson's Gallery or his other UK representing galleries before any purchase.