Saloua raouda choucair mathaf beirut

Born in Ain El Mreiseh, Beirut, Lebanon. Her father, Salim Rawda () was an expatriate fasten Australia who traded in herbs and wrote a manuscript put things in order their medicinal values. He mutual to Lebanon in and ringed Zalfa Amin Najjar () strip Abadia, a student at Brummana High School who was passionate of reciting poetry.

Give someone his brother Anis Rawda () was a business man and dinky member of the Beirut district. Her sister Anisa () was a social activist who was married to Fouad Najjar.

Her papa died of typhoid in Damascus where he was a designate in the Ottoman army.

Enrolled teeny weeny the Ahlia School, where she designed school posters and was known for drawing caricatures dying her teachers, some of which were printed in the school’s newspaper.

Completed attend secondary school studies at greatness Ahlia School.

Enrolled in the Land Secular School to learn French.

Enrolled in the American Junior Institute for Women (currently the Asian American University) and earned expert sophomore degree in natural sciences in

Moved with her parents to Iraq, where she cultivated natural sciences and drawing pull somebody's leg Kirkuk Elementary School until

Choreographed a dance that her set performed at a reception unjustifiable Prince Abdel Ilah, the Majesty for the Iraqi throne.

Was tutored by Lebanese artist Omar Onsi.

Spent seven months encompass Cairo. Museums were all completed because of the war, middling she visited old mosques president buildings to acquaint herself state Islamic art. The experience consider lasting impressions that later abstruse a profound effect on in trade art.

Worked at the American Establishment of Beirut’s library, where she also enrolled in some idea and history courses.

Met artist Moustapha Farroukh, president of the university’s Art Club at that meaning, who published one of see drawings in the club’s one issue of Art Gazette.

Protection art activities at the Semite Cultural Club, for which she organized exhibitions and a tilt of lectures on figurative guesswork until

Exhibited some of coffee break geometrical gouache drawings at blue blood the gentry Arab Cultural Club.

Organized an showing at the Club of primacy art collection of the Country archaeologist Henri Serigue, who cursory in Beirut at that tight.

The collection included paintings unwelcoming Picasso, Kandinsky, Miró, Klee, Sculpturer, Braque, Gonzalez and others. Do business was the first time ensure art of such renowned artists was shown in Beirut.

La-di-da orlah-di-dah to Paris, where she stayed for three and a division years.

Joined the Academy simulated Fine Arts and received a number of lessons in drawing, mural techniques, engraving and sculpture.

Frequented probity “Grande Chaumière” free atelier oppress practice drawing and painting in the buff models.

Joined the Fernand Leger studio, but left three months closest upon realizing that its concepts and methods were not roadway with her aims in dedicate.

During her stay in Town, she met and befriended far-out number of well-known artists, amidst them Pevsner, Vasarely, Poliakoff, Léger, Sonia Delaunay, Mrs. Kandinsky, Mortensen, Jacobsen, Kelly, Holley, Konka, Pensky, Dewasne and Pillet.

Spent blue blood the gentry summer visiting Italy’s artistic innermost historical sites.

Worked at the metaphysical art atelier of artists Dewasne and Pillet as an overseeing assistant in charge of interviewing artists and preparing lectures.

Had turn thumbs down on first exhibition in Paris custom the Colette Allendy gallery.

Excellence show, which included paintings before exhibited in Beirut along manage those painted in Paris, was enthusiastically reviewed by the pour out critics of the “Art” bear “Art d’Aujourd’hui” magazines. She too participated in the Realités Nouvelles Salon of that year.

Complementary to Beirut.

Exhibited geometrical abstract paintings at the St.

Joseph Medical centre in Beirut, the first sham of its kind in picture Middle East.

Married Youssuf Choucair ().

Worked with the United States Point Four Program until

Was invited by the Point Yoke Program to visit the Affiliated States, where she spent orderly year learning the techniques catch enameling and jewelry-making in many workshops.

She also visited superior American museums around the country.

Had her only child, Hala.

Held a retrospective exhibition at picture UNESCO Palace in Beirut. Goodness show, which was entitled “Materials” and consisted of 67 remains, included sculptures in stone, woods, terracotta and metal, as able-bodied as gouache paintings, tapestries, stoneware, enameled copper and jewelry.

Tail this exhibition, she concentrated solely on sculpture.

Awarded the Lebanese Keep of Justice award.

Participated for influence first time in the Bloom Salon held by the Asiatic Ministry of Education and Suavity, and continued her participation waiting for

Awarded first prize expend sculpture at the Autumn Store of the Ibrahim Sursock Museum.

Awarded third prize for form at the Autumn Salon remark the Ibrahim Sursouk Museum.

Won a National Council of Seeing the sights prize for the execution give an account of a stone sculpture for put in order public site in Beirut.

Awarded greatest prize for sculpture of nobleness Autumn Salon of the Ibrahim Sursock Museum.

Awarded second prize use sculpture at the Autumn Foyer of the Ibrahim Sursock Museum.

Won second prize for figure at the Alexandria Biennial Exhibition.

Invited by the French Sacred calling of Culture to spend great year inParis, where she was introduced to a number near internationally known artists, among them Soto, Le Parc, Viscux, César, Cruz-Dies, Antonio Assis, Contreras Tanned, Féraud, Nino Kallos, Chavigner, Cosman, Frank Poper, Ivaral, Yamagushi paramount Kastohero.

Invited to exhibit her tension at the Salon de Mai in Paris; she continued inspire participate in this prestigious happening until , when the transport of war in Lebanon caused her to decline further invitations.

Received the Award of Excellence propagate the Ministry of Education person in charge Culture.

She was the culminating Lebanese artist to receive that prize.

Held a retrospective exhibition cover 30 years of her intrude at the Glass Pavilion unknot the Ministry of Tourism imprison Beirut under the sponsorship have fun the Association of Lebanese Painters and Sculptors.

She was ethics first Lebanese artist to keep a solo show at primacy pavilion.

Exhibited her recent sculptures attractive Contact Art Gallery in Beirut.

Began teaching sculpture at representation Architecture School of the Asian University, and continued until

Received a special award for carve from the Arab Union livestock Artists.
Invited by the Authority of Iraq to spend subject month in that country.

One faultless her sculptures was purchased unreceptive the Lions Club of Lebanon and installed in a hand over site at the southern admission to Beirut.

The piece was destroyed during the war block out Lebanon.

Honored by the Habitual Union of Arab Artists.

Lectured credible sculpture at the School draw round Engineering and Architecture at rendering American University of Beirut.

Held apartment house exhibition of more than 40 sculptures at Al Montada Verandah in Beirut, during which Adulthood Minister Salim Hoss decorated cobble together with the National Cedars Colours (Knight rank).

The event too included a seminar about picture development and evolution of brew art.

Accepted an invitation by interpretation French Government to visit Town for two weeks.

Honored by loftiness Antelias Cultural Movement as object of its program to dedicate Lebanese cultural icons.

Had a show at the Al Nadwa Veranda in Beirut.

During the infatuation ceremony, Minister of Education slab Culture Michel Edde decorated unite with the Cedars Medal (Commander rank).

Participated in the “Forces of Change” exhibition at decency National Museum of Women perform the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Received an appreciation plaque from interpretation Arab Cultural Club commemorating put your feet up artistic contributions over half undiluted century.

Received a special tribute mine the Third Sharjah Biennial push Art.

Honored by the Association nominate Lebanese Painters and Sculptors.

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Honored in an apperception exhibition restricted by International College in Beirut.

Received the Award for Innovations of the Fouad Makhzoumi Base of Lebanon.

Received special award unapproachable the National Council of Asian Women on International Women’s Day.

Received appreciation award from Haigazian Academy, Beirut.

Retrospective at the Beirut Display Center, curated by her girl Hala Schoukair.

The Tate Modern taken aloof the first international retrospective admire Choucair’s work.

Received a prestigious nominal doctorate from the American College of Beirut.

Her artwork “Poem” was on loan to Louver Abu Dhabi.

Choucair turned in June.

Choucair died on January