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


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

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. 1 2 3 Eigner, Saeb (2010). Art of the Middle East. ISBN 978-1-8589-4500-2.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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