Halaby, Samia

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Name (Latin)
Halaby, Samia
Name (Arabic)
حلبي، سامية، 1936-
Other forms of name
Ḥalabī, Sāmiyah
Date of birth
1936
Place of birth
Jerusalem (Israel)
Associated country
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
Beirut (Lebanon)
Field of activity
Art
Associate group
Yale University. School of Art
University of Cincinnati
Indiana University, Bloomington
Occupation
Artists
Painters
College teachers
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 96398027
Wikidata: Q7409413
Library of congress: no2001029757
Sources of Information
  • Samia Halaby, 2014:title page, etc. (Palestinian artist and painter, born in Jerusalem 1936; lived in Beirut; moved to United States in 1951; she received a bachelor of science in design from the University of Cincinnati in 1959; and a master in fine arts from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1963; lecturer then associate professor at the Yale School of Art; returned to Palestine and the Arab world, where she has worked, conducted research, and exhibited)
  • Computer art, 199-?:title, pt. 3 (Samia Halaby, an artist's personal promise)
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Wikipedia description:

Samia A. Halaby (born 1936) is a Palestinian-American visual artist, activist, educator, and scholar. Halaby is recognized as a pioneer of abstract painting and Computer art. Since beginning her artistic career in the late 1950s, she has exhibited in museums, galleries, and art fairs throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. Her work is housed in public and private collections around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris), and the Palestinian Museum (Birzeit). Her work was included in the 2024 Venice Biennale. She is represented by Andrée Sfeir-Semler's gallery, operating in Beirut and Hamburg.

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