Egyptian artist (born 1974)
Sherin Guirguis (born 1974 in Luxor, Egypt) is a visual artist based in Los Angeles, California. Guirguis has had solo exhibitions of her work at 18th Street Art Center (Santa Monica, California), The Third Line Gallery (Dubai),[1] Shulamit Nazarian Gallery (Venice, California),[2] and LAXART (Los Angeles).[3] In 2012, Guirguis received the California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists[4] and the 2014–15 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship.[5]
Her work is acquired or held in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[6] Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[7] Orange County Museum of Art,[8] Las Vegas Art Museum,[9] U.S. Department of State,[10] and Metropolitan Authority Los Angeles.[8] Guirguis is an associate professor in the Practice of Fine Art at the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California.[11]
Guirguis draws from Western and Middle Eastern influences as is seen in her Mashrabiya patterns punctuated by a bold neon palette.[12]
Her work was showcased at the Desert X exhibit in the Coachella Valley from February 25 – April 30, 2017. The Aviation/Century station for the Los Angeles Metro Rail system incorporates her artwork.[13]
Exhibitions
- Desert X (group), AlUla, (2019-2020)[14]
- Of Thorns and Love (solo), Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2018)[15]
- My Place is the Placeless (solo), 18th Street Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA (2017)[16]
- El Beit El Kabir (solo), Third Line Gallery, Dubai, UAE[17]
References