Ahmed El Hayani has just won the first prize in "Francisco Albert Cassar" Contest, organized by the Spanish Chamber of trade and navigation in Casablanca. The Moroccan creator was granted a sum of 30,000 Moroccan Dirhams for what was described as his 'daring work and the force of his art'.
However, coming from Morocco's young generation of artist-painters, El Hayani, 30, also has to work as a teacher in order to support himself. He is currently teaching art in one of Casablanca's private schools. El Hayani explained to <i>Aujourd'hui</i> newspaper that for him "teaching is an enriching experience, complimentary to my artistic work."
