Anna Boghiguian

Anna Boghiguian was born in 1946, an Armenian in Cairo. Living a nomadic life, the artist has constantly moved between different cities across the globe, from Egypt to Canada and India to France. She studied political science at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and Arts and Music at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. The artist investigates subjects such as the history of the cotton trade, the salt trade and the life of Egyptian Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy.

Anna Boghiguian
Born1946 (age 73–74)
NationalityEgyptian of Armenian heritage. Egyptian/Canadian citizen. Armenian
Education
Alma mater

In 2017, she had solo exhibitions at Castello di Rivoli and Index—The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm.[1][2] She has been nominated for the 8th edition of the Artes Mundi award, one of the largest contemporary art prize in the UK.[3]

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

Her works are in the collections of:

References
  1. "Boghiguian | Sfeir-Semler Gallery". www.sfeir-semler.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. "Anna Boghiguian: WOVEN WINDS – Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation". indexfoundation.se. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. "Anna Boghiguian - Artes Mundi 8". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. documenta13. "dOCUMENTA (13) - dOCUMENTA (13)". d13.documenta.de. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  5. "Anna Boghiguian | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. "Anna Boghiguian - Castello di Rivoli". Castello di Rivoli. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  7. "Anna Boghiguian - Van Abbemuseum". Van Abbemuseum. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
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