Farouq Molloy, born Sean Molloy in 1957 in Plymouth, is a British "outsider" artist."Farouq Molloy", website of the British Outsider Art exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris He initially drew on graph paper with a black biro, then began working with colours. His patterned drawings incorporate "Islamic and North African decorative elements", reflecting his conversion to Islam in the early 1990s."Farouq Molloy", website of the British Outsider Art exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris
Molloy's work was exhibited at the Tranquil Minds exhibition in 2004,"My spiritual journey", Farouq Molly, British Broadcasting Corporation, November 2004 and at the British Outsider Art exhibition in Paris in 2008."Farouq Molloy", website of the British Outsider Art exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris It was also featured in Prospect Magazine n°106, in January 2005."Under the Radar", Prospect
External links "My spiritual journey", Farouq Molly, British Broadcasting Corporation, November 2004 Examples of Molloy's artwork, website of the British Outsider Art exhibition in Paris
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