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January 26, 2008 at 4:14pm
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I am honored to be included in this new publication:
Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists
Artists of the American Mosaic
Fayeq S. Oweis
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN: 0-313-33730-6 978-0-313-33730-7
Description: The rich history and culture of the Arab American people is found in the passionate works of its artists. Whether they be traditional media such as painting and calligraphy, or more sophisticated media such as digital work and installation, the pieces represent the beauty of heritage, the struggles of growing up in war-torn countries, the identity conflicts of female artists in male-dominated societies, and the issues surrounding migration to a Western culture very different from one's own.
Many of the artists included here, though their works appear in museums and galleries throughout the world, have never before been featured in a reference book. Interviews conducted by the author provide a personal look into the experiences and creative processes of these artists.
Author Information:
FAYEQ S. OWEIS is an Arab American artist and a professor of Arabic Language and Culture at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. He has a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies with focus on Arabic and Islamic arts. As an artist, he designed the exterior entranceway murals and the calligraphy of the interior dome of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He has also exhibited his Arabic calligraphic compositions through out the United States, and was an Artist-in-residence at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Artists included in "Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists":
Etel Adnan, Yasser Aggour, Jocelyn M. Ajami, Abe Ajay, Sabah Al-Dhaher, Andrea Ali, Rheim Alkadhi, Hend Al-Mansour, Mohammed Al-Sadoun, Sama Alshaibi, Hashim Al-Tawil, Abderrahim Ambari, Ghada Amer, Heba Amin, George Halim Awde , Halla Ayla, Nahda Alsalah Balaa, Lily Bandak, Khalil Bendib, Haifa Bint-Kadi, Doris Bittar, Kamal Boullata, Huguette Caland, Adnan Charara, Wasmaa Khalid Chorbachi, Carole Choucair-Oueijan, Rajie "Roger" Cook, Abdelali Dahrouch, Joyce Dallal, Aissa Deebi, Hanah Diab, Saliba Douaihy, Nihad Dukhan, Mona A.
El-Bayoumi, Dahlia Elsayed, Layla Zarour Elshair, Lalla A. Essaydi, Hala Faisal, Simone Fattal, Dalah El-Jundi Faytrouni, Chawky Frenn, Mariam Ghani, Rajaa A. Gharbi, Gibran Khalil (Kahlil) Gibran, Kahlil George Gibran, Samia Halaby, John Halaka, Nabila Hilmi, Hasan Hourani, (House of Lebanon (HOL) Artists Group: George Chamaa, Carole Choucair-Oueijan, Jeanice Deeb, Dalah Faytrouni, Reem Hammad, Joseph Hawa, John Hajjar, Father Farid Shoucair); Alya Abdul Razzak Husseini, Happy/L.A. Hyder, Annemarie Jacir, Emily Jacir, Fay Afaf Kanafani, Mohammad Omar Khalil, Zahi Khamis, Sari Ibrahim Khoury, Khalid Kodi, Leila Kubba, Ilham Badreddine Mahfouz, Sam Maloof, Amina Mansour, Samar Megdadi, Aisha Mershani, Nabil Nahas, Said Nuseibeh,
(OTHER: Arab Artists Collective – Detroit: Radfan Alqirsh, Mohamad Bazzi, Imad Hassan, Joe Namy, Rola Nashef, Lana Rahme); Walid Raad, Naziha Rashid, Fawzia A. Reda, Mamoun Sakkal, Jacqueline (Jackie) Salloum, Adelia Malouf Samaha, Sumayyah Samaha, Linda Dalal Sawaya, Adnan Shati, Nida Sinnokrot, Katherine Toukhy, Mary Tuma, Madiha Umar, Faisal Yousef, Emna Zghal, Helen Zughaib, Afaf Zurayk.
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