She was born in 1944 in Cairo to Iraqi parents,[1] living and working in the United States,[2] is a ceramicist, calligrapher, and painter. She is considered both as a "famous Arab American female artist"[3] and as a "specialist in Islamic art" [4]
Selected exhibitionsedit
Solo exhibitions have been held in Beirut, 1966, 68, and 70; Florence, 1967; Abu Dhabi, 1976; Jedda, 1981; Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1983; London, 1984 and 85; Al-Khubar, Saudi Arabia, 1990; Sackler Museum, 2001.[5] She participated to the group exhibition Forces of change presented in 1994 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, where her work was described as "abstract expressionist".[6]
Educational pursuitsedit
Her doctoral thesis in the history of Islamic art from Harvard University,[7]Beyond the symmetries of Islamic geometric patterns : the science of practical geometry and the process of Islamic design, made a "pioneering use of tessellation theory for the analysis of angular interlacing patterns".[8] She directed and designed the book Issam El-Said: Artist and Scholar published in 1989 by the Issam El-Said Foundation.[9] She taught and published on Islamic geometry.[10] She is an instructor at the Ceramics Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard University.[11][12]
Museums Her ceramic pieces have been acquired by notable museums around the world such as: The British Museum; The Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh; The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, where a 2019 gallery re-install includes a video interview with the artist alongside one of her pieces;[13]Harvard Art Museums /Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger, Arther M. Sackler Museum; Beit Al Qur'an, Bahrain, among others.
^Oweis, Fayeq (2008). Encyclopedia of Arab American artists. ABC-CLIO. pp. 78–80. ISBN978-0-313-33730-7.
^Temin, Christine (August 31, 2002). "Shaped by Islam the Work of Wasma'a Khalid Chorbachi Combines Ceramics, Calligraphy, and a touch of her faith". Boston Globe.
^Kayyali, Randa A. (2006). The Arab Americans. Greenwood Publishing. p. 129. ISBN978-0-313-33219-7.
^Kappraff, Jay (2001). Connections: the geometric bridge between art and science. World Scientific. p. 205. ISBN978-981-02-4586-3.
^"Wasma'a K. Chorbachi". World's Women on line. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^Anne Mullin Burnham, 1994, Reflections in Women's Eyes, Saudi Aramco World
^Mikdadi, Salwa. "West Asia: Between Tradition and Modernity". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^Rogers, J.M. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Volume 60, 1997.
^In the Tower of Babel: Beyond symmetry in islamic design in Computers & Mathematics with Applications, Volume 17 Issue 4-6, January 1989
^"Dr. Wasma'a Khalid Chorbachi". Harvard Ceramics. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^"Islamic Ceramic Traditions Seminar". Office for the Arts at Harvard. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^"Arts of Islamic Cultures". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
External linksedit
Art by Chorbachi at Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
An Islamic Pentagonal Seal coauthored by Wasma'a Khalid Chorbachi in Fivefold Symmetry,1992
Wasma'a Khalid Chorbachi, by Raquel Wharton Rohr excerpted from vol 1. number 3 Spring 2009 of Sgraffito, the Harvard Ceramics Program newsletter
April 11, 2024
wasma, khalid, chorbachi, american, iraqi, artist, born1944caironationalityamericaneducationharvard, universityknown, forceramic, contents, personal, background, selected, exhibitions, educational, pursuits, also, references, external, linkspersonal, backgroun. Wasma a Khalid Chorbachi is an American Iraqi artist Wasma a Khalid ChorbachiBorn1944CairoNationalityAmericanEducationHarvard UniversityKnown forceramic art Contents 1 Personal background 2 Selected exhibitions 3 Educational pursuits 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal background editShe was born in 1944 in Cairo to Iraqi parents 1 living and working in the United States 2 is a ceramicist calligrapher and painter She is considered both as a famous Arab American female artist 3 and as a specialist in Islamic art 4 Selected exhibitions editSolo exhibitions have been held in Beirut 1966 68 and 70 Florence 1967 Abu Dhabi 1976 Jedda 1981 Cambridge Massachusetts 1983 London 1984 and 85 Al Khubar Saudi Arabia 1990 Sackler Museum 2001 5 She participated to the group exhibition Forces of change presented in 1994 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington where her work was described as abstract expressionist 6 Educational pursuits editHer doctoral thesis in the history of Islamic art from Harvard University 7 Beyond the symmetries of Islamic geometric patterns the science of practical geometry and the process of Islamic design made a pioneering use of tessellation theory for the analysis of angular interlacing patterns 8 She directed and designed the book Issam El Said Artist and Scholar published in 1989 by the Issam El Said Foundation 9 She taught and published on Islamic geometry 10 She is an instructor at the Ceramics Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard University 11 12 Museums Her ceramic pieces have been acquired by notable museums around the world such as The British Museum The Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh The Boston Museum of Fine Arts where a 2019 gallery re install includes a video interview with the artist alongside one of her pieces 13 Harvard Art Museums Fogg Museum Busch Reisinger Arther M Sackler Museum Beit Al Qur an Bahrain among others See also editArabesque Iraqi art Islamic art Islamic calligraphy List of Iraqi artists List of Iraqi women artistsReferences edit Oweis Fayeq 2008 Encyclopedia of Arab American artists ABC CLIO pp 78 80 ISBN 978 0 313 33730 7 Temin Christine August 31 2002 Shaped by Islam the Work of Wasma a Khalid Chorbachi Combines Ceramics Calligraphy and a touch of her faith Boston Globe Kayyali Randa A 2006 The Arab Americans Greenwood Publishing p 129 ISBN 978 0 313 33219 7 Kappraff Jay 2001 Connections the geometric bridge between art and science World Scientific p 205 ISBN 978 981 02 4586 3 Wasma a K Chorbachi World s Women on line Retrieved August 18 2011 Anne Mullin Burnham 1994 Reflections in Women s Eyes Saudi Aramco World Mikdadi Salwa West Asia Between Tradition and Modernity Metropolitan Museum of Art Retrieved August 18 2011 Rogers J M Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Volume 60 1997 Issam El Said In the Tower of Babel Beyond symmetry in islamic design in Computers amp Mathematics with Applications Volume 17 Issue 4 6 January 1989 Dr Wasma a Khalid Chorbachi Harvard Ceramics Retrieved August 18 2011 Islamic Ceramic Traditions Seminar Office for the Arts at Harvard Retrieved August 18 2011 Arts of Islamic Cultures Museum of Fine Arts Boston Retrieved 2019 11 08 External links editArt by Chorbachi at Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts An Islamic Pentagonal Seal coauthored by Wasma a Khalid Chorbachi in Fivefold Symmetry 1992 Wasma a Khalid Chorbachi by Raquel Wharton Rohr excerpted from vol 1 number 3 Spring 2009 of Sgraffito the Harvard Ceramics Program newsletter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wasma 27a Khalid Chorbachi amp oldid 1172322060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
