Souhila Belbahar

Souhila Belbahar (born February 17, 1934; alternatively Souhila Bel Bahar[1]) is an Algerian painter. In 2018, she was awarded Algeria's National Order of Merit.

Souhila Belbahar
Born (1934-02-17) February 17, 1934
Blida, Algeria

Biography

Belbahar was born in Blida, Algeria, in 1934.[2][1][3] A self-taught artist,[2] she held her first exhibition in 1971, at the age of 37.[3] Since that time, she has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Algiers.[2] The Algerian Cultural Centre in Paris hosted a solo exhibition of Belbahar's works in 1986.[4]

Belbahar exhibited at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers in 1984.[2] The museum held a retrospective exhibition of her works in 2008.[3] In 2016, the museum published Il pleut des jasmins sur Alger, a biography of Belbahar written by her daughter, Dalila Hafiz.[1]

In 2018, Belbahar was awarded the National Order of Merit by the Algerian Minister of Culture, Azzedine Mihoubi.[5]

References
  1. Amokrane, Imène (2016-12-14). "Plongée dans l'univers de l'artiste Souhila Bel Bahar: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". Liberté (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. "Belbahar, Souhila". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011-10-13. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00015442. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. Baba-Hadji, Farouk (2008-05-29). "La peinture est mon refuge". Le Midi (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. Grand Maghreb (in French). Centre d'information sur le Grand Maghreb. 1986. p. 15.
  5. "Des médailles de l'ordre du mérite décernées à des hommes de lettre, intellectuels et artistes algériens et étrangers". Algérie Presse Service (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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