Anna Boghiguian
Born1946 (age 77–78)
NationalityEgyptian of Armenian heritage. Egyptian/Canadian citizen. Armenia Armenian
Education
Alma mater

Anna Boghiguian (Cairo, 1946) is one of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists. Her work investigates various historical happenings for political meaning, such as the history of the cotton trade, the salt trade and the life of Egyptian Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy.[1] Her work frequently takes the form of vast installations composed of painted figures that are arranged to fill rooms.[1]

Early life & education

Anna Boghiguian was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 and has Armenian roots.[1][2] She studied political and social science at the American University in Cairo, Egypt and holds a BFA in fine arts and music from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.[2] She is a traveling artist and has constantly moved between different cities across the globe.[2]

Career

After a showing at the 2012 edition of Documenta, Boghiguian won the Golden Lion for her Armenian Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale.[1]

In 2017, she had solo exhibitions at Castello di Rivoli and Index—The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm.[3][4] She has been nominated for the 8th edition of the Artes Mundi award, one of the largest contemporary art prize in the UK.[5]

In 2023, Boghiguian was awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize, granted by the Museum Ludwig.[1][6]

Boghiguian will be the subject of a solo show at the Power Plant in Toronto in October 2023.[1]

Works

Her works have been part of several international group exhibitions, including:

Solo exhibitions:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alex Greenberger (September 29, 2023). "Anna Boghiguian to Take Home $106,000 After Receiving One of the World's Biggest Art Prizes". ARTNews.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Anna Boghiguian". The Power Plant.
  3. ↑ "Boghiguian | Sfeir-Semler Gallery". www.sfeir-semler.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian: WOVEN WINDS – Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation". indexfoundation.se. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian - Artes Mundi 8". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. ↑ "ANNA BOGHIGUIAN WINS 2024 WOLFGANG HAHN PRIZE". Art Forum. September 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian". Sharjah Art Foundation.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Anna Boghiguian". Sfeir-Semler Gallery.
  9. ↑ documenta13. "dOCUMENTA (13) - dOCUMENTA (13)". d13.documenta.de. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  11. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian - Castello di Rivoli". Castello di Rivoli. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  12. ↑ "Anna Boghiguian - Van Abbemuseum". Van Abbemuseum. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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