Leila Kubba
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Leila Kubba Kawash or simply Leila Kubba is an Iraq
i-American
artist
who was born and educated in Baghdad
, Iraq
.
She graduated with a National Diploma of Art and Design from the Manchester College of Art and Architecture and also studied at the Corcoran College of Art in Washington DC. She has participated in exhibitions across the world, including solo exhibitions at Leighton House in London
, England
, Magna Gallery in Athens
, Greece
, Atrium of International Monetary Fund and Alif Gallery in Washington DC, at the Cultural centers in Abu Dhabi in UAE, Amman
, Jordan
, and a touring exhibition across the United States
. Today she lives and works creatively in Washington DC. Her latest series, New Beginnings
, inspired by a recent visit to Iraq
, reflects on the uncertainty that lies ahead and the women who bear the fragments of Iraq’s past, present and future.
Her works are in private and public collections internationally, including the British Museum
. Today she lives and works creatively in Washington D.C.
Featured on WETA TV Washington DC. "around town" File established in arcnives of National Museum of Women in the Arts. Library and Research Centre, Washington DC.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i-American
United States
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
who was born and educated in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
She graduated with a National Diploma of Art and Design from the Manchester College of Art and Architecture and also studied at the Corcoran College of Art in Washington DC. She has participated in exhibitions across the world, including solo exhibitions at Leighton House in London
London
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, England
England
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, Magna Gallery in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
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, Atrium of International Monetary Fund and Alif Gallery in Washington DC, at the Cultural centers in Abu Dhabi in UAE, Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, and a touring exhibition across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Today she lives and works creatively in Washington DC. Her latest series, New Beginnings
New Beginnings
New Beginnings is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen recorded in 1988 for the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "on New Beginnings pianist Don Pullen sets up fairly simple structures and then, after stating the theme, tosses...
, inspired by a recent visit to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, reflects on the uncertainty that lies ahead and the women who bear the fragments of Iraq’s past, present and future.
Her works are in private and public collections internationally, including the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
. Today she lives and works creatively in Washington D.C.
Solo exhibitions
- 2005 "New Beginnings" Jerusalem Fund
- 2004-5 "Layered Dreams" Karma, Washington, DC.
- 2004 "From Sumeria to Iraq" National Press Club, Washington, DC.
- 2004 "Windows of Light" George Mason University, Arlington, VA.
- 2001 "Spoken Shadows" Foundry Gallery, Washington DC.
- 1999 "Transcending Time" Leighton House, London, U.K.
- 1999 "Recent Works" Jerusalem Fund Washington DC.
- 1997 "Dawns and Invocations" Magna Gallery, Athens, Greece. Accompanying catalogue.
- 1996 "Diversities and Harmony" Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, United Arab Emirates.
- 1994 "Crossings" Royal Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan.
- 1993 "Interpretations in Texture" Two Person Exhibition Michael Stone Gallery Washington DC.
- 1993 "Recent Works" at the A.D.C. Convention, Washington DC.
- 1991 "Words, Echoes and Irnages" at the Alif Gallery, Washington DC.
Featured on WETA TV Washington DC. "around town" File established in arcnives of National Museum of Women in the Arts. Library and Research Centre, Washington DC.
- 1987 "Movements and Traditions" at Hilton Gallery in Athens, Greece.
- 1984 - 6 "Through Arab Eyes" Touring Exhibition sponsored by the American Arab affairs council. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Library, Cupples House Art Gallery, Saint Louis University, Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, Alabarna, The David M Kennedy Center for International Studies, Brigharn Young University, Provo, Utah, The Oriental Institute, Chicago, Illinois, The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, Minnesota.
- 1986 "Through Arab Eyes" Atrium of International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.
- 1982 "Recent Paintings" Sheraton, Abu Dhabi, UAE, under The patronage of the Alliance Français and the UAE Ministry of Information and Culture.
- 1978 "An Exhibition of Paintings" Hilton, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Under the patronage of the US. Embassy.
Group exhibitions
- 2006 "Three person show – "Out of Baghdad", Pomegranate Gallery, New York, curated by Leila Kubba
- 2005 "Group show" Marlboro Gallery, MD.
- 2004 "Group Show" Aya Gallery, London England
- 2004 "Visions from Iraq" Darul Salam Center, Washington, DC.
- 2003 "Diversity in Harmony" Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, University of Michigan, Dearborn.
- 2002-4 "Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World" Athens, Greece. Paris, France. Naples, Milan, Lecce in Italy. Valencia, Seville, Almeria in Spain. Luxembourg.
- 2001-2 "Strokes of Genius" Brunei Gallery, London, Exeter University, Exeter, Hotbath Galleries, Bath, United Kingdom, Grinnel College Iowa, Chicago, Illinois.
- 2000 "Under One Roof" Foundry Gallery, Washington DC.
- 2000 "Dialogues of the Present" United Kingdom. Hot Bath Gallery, Plymouth Arts center, Plymouth, Pittshanger Manor Gallery, London, University of Brighton Gallery, Brighton.
- 1998 "All of Us" Foundry Gallery, Washington DC.
- 1995 "Al Quds" at the Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- 1994 "Forces of Change" organized by the International Council of Women in the Arts at the National Museum of Women, Washington DC. And in Walnut Creek, California.
- 1994 "Group Show" at Michael Stone Gallery and at the Design Center, Washington DC.
- 1992 "Students show" At the Corcoran White Walls Gallery.
- 1990 "Group Show" at the Alif Gallery, Washington DC.
Publications
Publications- "Breaking the veils." The Royal society of Fine Arts, Jordan, and Pan Mediterranean
- Women Artists Network, text by Wijdan Ali. This is the accompanying catalogue of a group exhibition, Athens, Greece.
- "Art in Palestine" By Ismail Shammout
- "Contemporary Arab Women's Art" Dialogues of the Present Women’s Art Library, Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue, Fulham, London.
- "Strokes of Genius" Contemporary Iraqi Art Edited by Maysaloon Faraj - Saqi BooksSaqi BooksSaqi Books is an independent UK publisher co-founded in 1984 by author and feminist Mai Ghoussoub to "print quality academic and general interest books on the Middle East". It now claims to be "the UK's largest publisher of Middle Eastern and Arabic titles"...
, London.
- "Forces of Change" international Council of Women in the Arts Catalogue accompanying exhibit at the National Museum of Women in Washington DC. Painting of Leila used for cover of accompanying book.
- "Dawns and Invocations" Magna Gallery, Athens, Greece. Accompanying catalogue to exhibition.