Samia Halaby
Palestinian artist · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1936 · age 90
Samia A. Halaby 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.
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Her work is housed in public and private collections around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 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.
