Ghada Jamal (artist)
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Ghada Jamal (born 1955) is an abstract artist born in Beirut, Lebanon. Jamal studied Fine Arts at Lebanese American University (LAU), where she graduated in 1984. She then relocated to California to pursue a Master's degree from California State University in Long Beach, graduating in 1991. Ghada Jamal currently teaches at Notre Dame University and the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Jamal resides in California, USA. [1]
Jamal's abstract artwork depicts Middle Eastern landscapes, especially those of Lebanon, through various political and economic eras. Her mediums include oil, acrylic, and chalk on canvas and paper. Her work varies in tone from peaceful and serene to violent and brutal, often emphasizing images and experiences of war.[2][3]
Jamal's abstract art tackles diverse topics such as the physical, emotional and spiritual devastation caused by the Lebanese civil war, Iraqi war, and Palestinian massacres, as well as Arabic music and poetry, identity and identification, contemporary life, landscape and city architecture.[4]
Jamal's artwork has been displayed as part of both solo and group exhibitions in many galleries around the world.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ghada Jamal" (PDF). Ghada Jamal. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ghada Jamal". Ghada Jamal. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ Seigneur, Margaux (2022-03-19). "Ghada Jamal: the Painter of the Lebanese's Suffering and Hope". The New Global Order. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "News | From war to peace: LAU alumna shifts tone in her paintings". LAU. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "CLARA". Clara.nmwa.org. 1955-02-15. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
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- Living people
- 1955 births
- American abstract artists
- Lebanese American University alumni
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- University of Notre Dame faculty
- Lebanese expatriates in the United States
- Lebanese contemporary artists
- American women academics
- 21st-century American women artists
- 21st-century Lebanese women artists