KAMAL BOULLATA

Kamal Boullata was born in Jerusalem in 1942. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome and at the Corcoran Gallery School of Art in Washington, D.C. In 1993 and 1994 Kamal was awarded Fulbright Senior Scholarships to conduct research on Islamic art in Morocco. Presently, Kamal, whose work has been exhibited throughout Europe, the United States and the Middle East, lives and works in Menton in Southern France.

Now working with acrylics on canvas and paper, Kamal's paintings are part of public collections at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris; the British Museum, London; the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman; Patronato de la Alhambra, Granada; The World Bank, Washington, D.C.; UNESCO, Paris; the Gulf Cooperation Council, Riyadh and the New York City Public Library, New York. His writings on art have appeared in numerous publications in the West and in the Middle East. In April, Kamal will have a solo exhibition in Sharja, the United Arab Emirates.

Over the last ten years, Kamal also has published limited edition artists books. Created by hand, these books include Beginnings (1992), Three Quartets (1994), A Clock of Clouds (1995), Twelve Lanterns for Granada (1996) and The Beatitudes (1998).

"Twelve Lanterns for Granada" is work originated from specific architectural features intrinsic to Granada's central monument, the Alhambra Palace, one of the most famous examples of Moorish architecture. Begun in the 13th century, the Alhambra's breathtaking detail celebrate the mixture of nature in man's design.