Néjib Belkhodja
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Néjib Belkhodja was a Tunisia
n painter. She was the sister-in-law of economist Ali Zouaoui
; among her works were the designs for several Tunisian stamps.
Néjib Belkhodja (Arabic : نجيب بلخوجة), born in 1933 in Tunis et died May, 8, 2007, was a Tunisian painter.
Born to a father from the Tunisian bourgeoisie, whose members were mainly specialized in the trade and industry of hats, and a Dutch mother, opera singer at the Opéra de Paris [1], he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Tunis.
He began exhibiting his artwork in 1956 and solo exhibits in Tunisia; the same year he received the Tunis City International Exhibition Award. He also continues his career in France and Morocco, he participated in many group exhibitions throughout the world including in Tunisia, the United Kingdom, France, Egypt, West Germany and the United States. He won the gold medal [What?] in Italy in 1964 and Egypt in 1968. Also in 1968, he won the National Award for the painting of the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. In 1991 he organized an exhibition in Tunis with the Iraqi painter Dia Azzawi.
Belkhodja is distinguished by a particular approach to the traditional architecture of the medina, where the success of his works and paintings that bear the mark of specificity and authenticity of the modern Tunisian art.
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n painter. She was the sister-in-law of economist Ali Zouaoui
Ali Zouaoui
Ali Zouaoui was a Tunisian economist and politician. He was a member of an old family which hailed from Hajeb El Ayoun, and studied law and economics in France. He served as administrator of the Central Bank of Tunisia from 1970 to 1972; in the latter year he was killed in a traffic accident...
; among her works were the designs for several Tunisian stamps.
Néjib Belkhodja (Arabic : نجيب بلخوجة), born in 1933 in Tunis et died May, 8, 2007, was a Tunisian painter.
Born to a father from the Tunisian bourgeoisie, whose members were mainly specialized in the trade and industry of hats, and a Dutch mother, opera singer at the Opéra de Paris [1], he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Tunis.
He began exhibiting his artwork in 1956 and solo exhibits in Tunisia; the same year he received the Tunis City International Exhibition Award. He also continues his career in France and Morocco, he participated in many group exhibitions throughout the world including in Tunisia, the United Kingdom, France, Egypt, West Germany and the United States. He won the gold medal [What?] in Italy in 1964 and Egypt in 1968. Also in 1968, he won the National Award for the painting of the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. In 1991 he organized an exhibition in Tunis with the Iraqi painter Dia Azzawi.
Belkhodja is distinguished by a particular approach to the traditional architecture of the medina, where the success of his works and paintings that bear the mark of specificity and authenticity of the modern Tunisian art.
Reference
- Société internationale de publications commerciales, culturelles et artistiques, 1966