THURAYA AL-BAQSAMI

Biography

b. 1951, Kuwait
Lives and works in Kuwait

Thuraya Al-Baqsami is a visual artist, feminist and writer whose career spans five decades and three continents; Europe, Africa and Asia. Her work engages with socio-political events, from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to the oppression of women. She is also deeply interested in space exploration and modernist ideas. She has published novels, children’s books and short stories. 

 

Works exhibited in Hamburg & Sharjah:

The Last Shot (1991)

participating artists