Anna Boghiguian (born 1946) is an Egyptian contemporary artist. One of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists, her work investigates various historical events in a political context, 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]

Anna Boghiguian
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian-Canadian
Education
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Early life and education

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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

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

Works

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

Solo exhibitions:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Alex Greenberger (September 29, 2023). "Anna Boghiguian to Take Home $106,000 After Receiving One of the World's Biggest Art Prizes". ARTNews.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "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.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "ANNA BOGHIGUIAN WINS 2024 WOLFGANG HAHN PRIZE". Art Forum. September 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Anna Boghiguian". Sharjah Art Foundation.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "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.