Grand daughter of Ahmed Shawki
Khadiga Riaz while painting in her Zamalek apartment
* The Riaz name was changed at a later date to Riad
Khadiga Riaz
Brief history and accomplishments
History:
Daughter of Hamed El Alaily, grand daughter of Ahmed Chawki, born in 1914 in Cairo, Egypt, studied at the Mere de Dieu college and from 1950 to 1954 at the Zorayan artists studio . Apart from her well known modern paintings, she was also known for her jewelry creations.
Married Moustapha Riaz, Mother of Nimet-Allah and Hussein Riad.
Accomplishments:
Private paintings exhibition in:
Cairo, Egypt: …....1955—1956—1960—1963—1965
Rome, Italy:..… …1960
London, England: 1964
Ottawa, Canada: .1967—1970
Exhibited regularly in the “Salon de peinture du Caire”
Exhibited her paintings in:
The “Biennale d’Alexandrie”, Egypt..1957—1959—1961—1970
The “Biennale de Venise”, Italy..…………..................1960—1966
The “International exhibition” in Montreal, Canada ................1967
The “International exhibition” in Osaka, Japan……................1970
Her paintings have been exhibited in the USA, Japan, Syria, Iran,
Hungary, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Cagne sur mer, Paris and London.
Awards obtained:
1st. Prize of “Salon du Caire” ……………....1957—1958—1959
1st. Prize of the “Egyptian painting competition”................... 1962
Her Paintings can be seen in:
The Cairo Museum of Modern Art
The Alexandria Museum of Modern Art
The Ahmed Chawki’s Museum in Cairo
Jewelry exhibitions:
At New-York’s International fair...……............. 1964 KHADIGA RIAD
In Casablanca ….…………………………...…1965
At the Cairo Akhenaton gallery……….............1965
* The Riaz name was changed at a later date to Riad
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Hello,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing info about Khadiga Riaz. I am a PhD researcher working on Egyptian surrealism and wondered if Khadiga was Iqbal/Boula Henein and Laila's sister?
I look forward to your reply.
Best,
Amina
She was great artist ,her modern abstract paintings are wonderful.
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