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) bi Algerian contemporary artist living insyd London. Niati dey specialize insyd mixed media installations wey dey criticize Western representations den objectification for north African den Middle Eastern women. Ein installations notably dey live for performances most commonly traditional Algerian music such as Raï, as ebi key visual representation for Niati ein homeland den culture. Salah M. Hassan further details ein performances, "She dey use synthesizers, sound recordings, den special light effects to create a theatrical atmosphere den vibrant magical environment for sound, body movement, den color." De installations den exhibitions join together paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos, soundtracks, den performances.

Early life den career

Niati grow up insyd French-occupied Algeria, wey over one million Algerians dem kill for resisting occupation. Wen Niati bi twelve years old, she demonstrate against French colonialism plus ein anti-colonial graffiti, wey land her insyd jail. Niati ein experience with de French occupation den eventual revolution for ein people greatly influence her art later insyd life.

Niati move to London insyd de late 1970s, wey she observe Western art dat wey depicte Algerian people, especially women, insyd fictionalize den exotic way. Dis dey influence her own depictions for post-colonial cultures, nations, den people. She attend Camden Arts Centre den Croydon College of Art, den later dey go on say dem go get ein MA insyd Fine Arts for Middlesex University.

Selected exhibitions

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

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. .

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