Shurooq Amin - Artist Info

About Shurooq Amin

  • Biography

    Shurooq Amin (b.1967)

    Born in Kuwait, she is an interdisciplinary art practitioner of Kuwaiti-Syrian background. In addition to being a visual artist with thirteen solo exhibitions to date, she is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet with a doctorate in Creative Writing from Warnborough College, England.

    In 2013, Shurooq was awarded the title of "Artist of the Year" by the Arab Woman Awards, Kuwait chapter and was the first female Kuwaiti artist to be auctioned at Christie's in 2012. Amin's paintings are housed in public and private collections in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

    Selected solo and group exhibitions for the artist include: Ayyam Gallery Al Quoz, Dubai (2013); Lahd Gallery, London...

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