Greta Naufal
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Greta Naufal
Visual Artist and Art Educator
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Community/Lebanon Impact
Greta Naufal Sawaya, born in 1955 in Beirut, is a multifaceted Lebanese artist and educator whose work spans various mediums, deeply influenced by her family and the Lebanese Civil War. Her art documents life during conflict, exploring themes of war, maternity, memory, and music. She has captured her experiences through paintings, prints, installations, and video art, often reflecting on displacement, collective memory, and the impact of political strife. Naufal's works also pay homage to intellectuals and musicians, including her father, oud composer Georges Naufal Sawaya. Recognized for her contributions, she has received numerous awards and her art is held in prestigious collections. Naufal's career is marked by her resilience, creativity, and commitment to documenting and reflecting on Lebanon's socio-political landscape.
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Education
Education:
- 1985: PhD candidate, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
- 1980: Master degree in Fine Arts on aesthetics and comics, The Lebanese University.
- 1974: Lebanese Baccalaureate in Science.
- 1967 - 1968: Art Lessons with Painter Guvder, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), Moussaytbeh, Lebanon.
Work history
Previous Professions:
- 1984 - Present: Faculty Memeber, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1982: Teaching art classes and developed the curriculum over a period of three decade, Collège Protestant Français.
Major Achievements
Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.):
- 2017: Greta Naufal, Jazz pulse: 1990 – 2013.
- 2010: Greta Naufal, Greta Naufal: All the Jazz.
- 2007: Greta Naufal, Exodus.
- 1999: Greta Naufal, William Wareing, Samar Mogharbel, Beirut blues: Greta Naufal, malari: Samar Mogharbel, skulpture.
- 1996: Greta Naufal, Samar Mogharbel, BEY 017/GS4 96.
Exhibitions, lectures & performances:
- 2017: Partition Inachevée, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2010: All That Jazz: Painting, Prints and Video Art, Maqam Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2009: Irony, Video Installation Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
- 2009: Imajazzination, Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2007: Exodus, Return Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
- 2007: Exodus II, Goethe-Insitut, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2006: Bey05, Video Installation & Music Performance, Goethe-Institut, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2003: Jazz Portraits, Goeth-Institut, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 2002: Jazz/Reading Room, Print Installation, Benassi Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2001: Femme Seule, Theatre of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1999: Face Efface, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1999: Beirut Blues, Millesgarden Museum, Stockholm, Sweden.
- 1997: Works of Jazz, City Café, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1996: Bey 017/GS96, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1993: Il pleut dans ma mémoire, Alwane Gallery, Kaslik, Lebanon.
- 1991: Behind the Wall, Kulturzentrum, Kaslik, Lebanon.
- 1990: Stand Up and dance, Goethe-Institut, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1987: Maternity, Alumni Association, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1986: Chemin de croix des survivants, Chahine Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1984: Women Nouba, Chahine Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1982: Beyrouth ma ville, Goethe-institut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Accomplishments
Awards:
- 2014: Juhayna Baddoura Award for an outstanding teaching and artistic career.
- 1995: Awarded the Jury Prize from the Salon d’Automne at Musée Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock in Beirut.
Competences & Skills
Field(s) of Expertise:
- Arts