Houria Niati

human
Ein sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Algeria
Ein date of birth	1948
Place dem born am	Khemis Miliana
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	Arabic
Ein occupation	contemporary artist
Educate for	Camden Art Centre
Dema official website	http://www.hourianiati.com

Houria Niati (dem born am on 1948) be Algerian contemporary artist wey dey live insyd London.^[1]^[2] Niati dey specialize insyd mixed media installations wey dey criticize Western representations den objectification of north African den Middle Eastern women.^[3] Ein installations notably get live performances most commonly traditional Algerian music such as Raï, as a key visual representation of Niati ein homeland den culture.^[1] Salah M. Hassan further dey detail ein performances, "She uses synthesizers, sound recordings, and special light effects to create a theatrical atmosphere and a vibrant magical environment of sound, body movement, and color."^[4] De installations den exhibitions dey join togeda paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos, soundtracks, den performances.^[1]

Early life den career

Niati grow up insyd French-occupied Algeria, wer na dem kill over one million Algerians for resisting occupation.^[1] Wen na Niati dey twelve years old, she demonstrate against French colonialism plus ein anti-colonial graffiti, wich land am insyd jail.^[1] Niati ein experiences plus de French occupation den eventual revolution of ein people greatly influence ein art later insyd life.^[1]

Niati move go London insyd de late 1970s, wey she observe Western art dat wey depict Algerian people, especially women, insyd fictionalize den exotic way.^[1] Dis influence ein own depictions of post-colonial cultures, nations, den people.^[1] She attend Camden Arts Centre den Croydon College of Art,^[5] wey later she go on make she get an MA insyd Fine Arts at Middlesex University.^[6]

Exhibitions dem select

1983: Five Black Women, Africa Centre, London
1984: Into the Open: New Painting, Prints and Sculpture by Contemporary Black Artists, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield^[7]
1986: From Two Worlds, Whitechapel Gallery, London^[7]
1988: An Exhibition of Pastels & Paintings by Houria Niati, Africa Centre, London^[7]
1990: No to the Torture, dem first display at de Cartwright Hall Museum insyd Bradford, England, insyd 1990^[1]^[2]
1991: Four x 4, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston^[7]
1991: Bringing Water from the Fountain, dem first display at de Harris Museum insyd Preston, England, 1991^[1]^[2]
2013: Houria Niati: Identity Search, Conway Hall, London, UK^[8]

Publications

Niati, Houria (1999). "Diverse Bodies of Experiences". In Lloyd, Fran (ed). Contemporary Arab Women's Art: Dialogues of the Present. WAL Women's Art Library. .

References

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 Fairchild Ruggles, D. (2006). Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies. Albany: SUNY Press. p. 243. ISBN 0791493075. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Hassan, Salah M (1997). Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc. p. 9.
↑ De Weever, Jacqueline (Spring 2004). "Review: Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies by D. FAIRCHILD RUGGLES". Arthuriana. 14 (1): 114–116. doi:10.1353/art.2004.0029. JSTOR 27870591. S2CID 201754269.
↑ Hassan, Salah M. (1997). Gendered Visions. Africa World Press, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0-86543-619-3.
↑ Hassan, Salah M. (26 January 2013). "The Installations of Houria Niati". Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. 3 (1): 50–55. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ "Houria Niati - MA Fine Arts". hourianiati.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Keen, Melanie (1996). Recordings : a select bibliography of contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British art. Elizabeth Ward, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Institute of International Visual Arts. London: Institute of International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design. ISBN 1-899846-06-9. OCLC 36076932.
↑ Highet, Juliet (16 September 2013). "Houria Niati: Identity Search". Asharq Al Awsat. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[Ruggles-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 Fairchild Ruggles, D. (2006). Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies. Albany: SUNY Press. p. 243. ISBN 0791493075. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Hassan, Salah M (1997). Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc. p. 9.

[Review-3] De Weever, Jacqueline (Spring 2004). "Review: Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies by D. FAIRCHILD RUGGLES". Arthuriana. 14 (1): 114–116. doi:10.1353/art.2004.0029. JSTOR 27870591. S2CID 201754269.

[4] Hassan, Salah M. (1997). Gendered Visions. Africa World Press, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0-86543-619-3.

[5] Hassan, Salah M. (26 January 2013). "The Installations of Houria Niati". Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. 3 (1): 50–55. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[6] "Houria Niati - MA Fine Arts". hourianiati.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[:1-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 Keen, Melanie (1996). Recordings : a select bibliography of contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British art. Elizabeth Ward, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Institute of International Visual Arts. London: Institute of International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design. ISBN 1-899846-06-9. OCLC 36076932.

[8] Highet, Juliet (16 September 2013). "Houria Niati: Identity Search". Asharq Al Awsat. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

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