Lisa Fattah


Lisa Fattah (1941–1992) was a German-born artist of Swedish descent who lived and worked in Iraq.[1][2]

Lisa Fattah
Born1941
Germany
Died1992
Baghdad, Iraq
NationalityGerman-Iraqi
EducationAccademia di Belle Arti di Roma; Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
Known forPainter
SpouseIsmail Fattah

Life and career

Fattah studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma graduating in 1963 and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.[1] While she was in Rome, she met Iraqi artist Ismail Fattah, who she later married.[2] After her studies concluded, she moved to Baghdad.

She died in Baghdad in 1992.[1]

Work

Her work often expresses her anger at the violence experienced by the Iraqi people. [3] Her painting Aggression was included in the exhibition Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World. It is now held in the collection of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts.[2]

See also

References

  1. Eigner, Saeb (2010). Art of the Middle East. ISBN 978-1-8589-4500-2.
  2. "Lisa Fattah". Meem Gallery. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  3. Shabout, N. (ed), A Century of Iraqi Art, Bonham's of London, 2015 [Illustrated Catalog to accompany art sale], Monday 20 April 2015, p. 74
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