Huguette Caland
Professions: 
Artist
Designer
Painter
Field(s) of expertise: 
Design
Fashion
Arts
Fashion
Areas of Impact: 
Arts
In memory of: 
Deceased

Personal information

Huguette Caland
Painter, Sculptor, and Fashion Designer

Community/Lebanon Impact

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1931, Huguette Caland is the only daughter of the first president of the Republic of Lebanon (President Bechara El Khoury). She began painting at the age of 16 under the private tutelage of Fernando Manetti, an Italian artist who resided in Lebanon. She then studied art at the American University of Beirut, lived in Paris for 17 years, and spent some time in New York.  Huguette eventually settled in Venice, California in 1987, where she lived and worked until 2013. In 2013, she travelled to Beirut to visit her sick husband, and remained in Beirut until her passing in October 2019.

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Education

Education: 
  • 1964 - 1968: Fine Arts, Lebanese American University of Beirut.

Major Achievements

Exhibitions, lectures & performances: 

Solo Exhibitions:

  • 2020: Mathaf Modern, Doha, Qatar.
  • 2019: Tate St Ives, Cornwall, UK.
  • 2018: “Early Work: 1964,” Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut.
  • 2018: “Exhibition 2: Huguette Caland,” IAIA, New York.
  • 2016: “Silent Letters,” Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York.
  • 2015: “Bronzes,” Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut.
  • 2014: “Early Works: 1970-85,” Lombard Freid Gallery, New York.
  • 2014: “Retrospective 1964-2012,” Beirut Exhibition Center.
  • 2011: “Undercover,” Peter Findlay Gallery, New York.
  • 2011: “Mes Jeunes Années,” Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut.
  • 2010: “Caché,” Caché, Venice.
  • 2009: “Silent Memories,” Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
  • 2009: “Autumn,” LA Contemporary, Los Angeles.
  • 2009: “Silent Memories,” Peter Findlay Gallery, New York.
  • 2006: “Rossinantes,” Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
  • 2006:  Samy Kinge Gallery, Paris.
  • 2005: Michael’s, Santa Monica, California.
  • 2003: “Introspective,” Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
  • 2001: “Silent Letters,” Sami Kinge Gallery, Paris.
  • 2000: “L’argent,” Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
  • 1999: “Silent Letters and Touchables,” Off Main Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica.
  • 1998: “Scapes & Escapes,” Elena Zass Gallery, Laguna Beach.
  • 1997: “Faces and Places II,” Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
  • 1997: “Faces and Places I,” Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
  • 1992: Gallery 5, Santa Monica.
  • 1992: Toepel Gallery, Kirkland, Washington.
  • 1992: Bella Interiors Gallery, Santa Monica.
  • 1980: Faris Gallery, Paris.
  • 1973: Contact Gallery, Beirut.
  • 1972: Delta Gallery, Beirut.
  • 1972: Dar El Fan, Beirut.