Egypt. 1919 - 1999
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1908 - 2005. Known for: Painting.
The first Iraqi woman to receive a scholarship from the government to study in Europe, Madiha Omar officially studied education but also pursued lessons in art. In 1933, she graduated from the Maria... Read full biography
The first Iraqi woman to receive a scholarship from the government to study in Europe, Madiha Omar officially studied education but also pursued lessons in art. In 1933, she graduated from the Maria Grey Training College, London. Returning to Baghdad, Omar taught painting at the Teachers Training... Read full biography
The first Iraqi woman to receive a scholarship from the government to study in Europe, Madiha Omar officially studied education but also pursued lessons in art. In 1933, she graduated from the Maria Grey Training College, London. Returning to Baghdad, Omar taught painting at the Teachers Training School for Women and later became head of the arts department. In 1942, she relocated to Washington, DC, where she received an MFA from the Corcoran School of Art in 1959 and studied art education at... Read full biography
The first Iraqi woman to receive a scholarship from the government to study in Europe, Madiha Omar officially studied education but also pursued lessons in art. In 1933, she graduated from the Maria Grey Training College, London. Returning to Baghdad, Omar taught painting at the Teachers Training School for Women and later became head of the arts department. In 1942, she relocated to Washington, DC, where she received an MFA from the Corcoran School of Art in 1959 and studied art education at George Washington University. She held her first exhibition in Georgetown's public library, Washington, DC, in 1949. Upon her return to Iraq, she taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad, and became a member of the One Dimension Group of 1971. From... Read full biography
The first Iraqi woman to receive a scholarship from the government to study in Europe, Madiha Omar officially studied education but also pursued lessons in art. In 1933, she graduated from the Maria Grey Training College, London. Returning to Baghdad, Omar taught painting at the Teachers Training School for Women and later became head of the arts department. In 1942, she relocated to Washington, DC, where she received an MFA from the Corcoran School of Art in 1959 and studied art education at George Washington University. She held her first exhibition in Georgetown's public library, Washington, DC, in 1949. Upon her return to Iraq, she taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad, and became a member of the One Dimension Group of 1971. From 1950-80 she held eighteen solo exhibitions. She also participated in numerous i... Read full biography
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Egypt. 1913 - 2003
Egyptian tomb motif sculpture-marble
Iraq, France. 1914 - 1992
Painting
Egypt. 1924 - 1990
Egyptian culture symbolic painting, elongated figure, illustration, teaching
Lebanon, France. Born 1975
Large scale expressive portrait painting, warrior images, installations
Iran, Islamic Republic of. 1928 - 1980
Paintings, poetry
Iran, Islamic Republic of. Born 1939
Symbolic painting, calligraphy, teaching
Syrian Arab Republic. 1934 - 1978
Working class figure and genre painting
Lebanon, France. 1926 - 1993
Abstract figurative and still life painting
Iran, France, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Born 1937
Political and religious symbolic paintings, calligraphy, silkscreen
Syrian Arab Republic, France. 1922 - 1999
Mixed-media abstraction, teaching, cityscapes