BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI
Known for her vibrant, colorful and energetic paintings, Britt is as enigmatic as she is revered and is considered one of the important Norwegian artists of this century. Steeped in the early influences of abstract expressionism, she studied painting and sculpture under Ellen Christensen and Ferdinand Lunde in Oslo in the late 1950’s. Her earliest work debuted in Paris at Galerie de L’ UniversitĚ in 1965 at the same time that Niki de Saint Phalle joined her onto the Paris art scene. Britt participated in the Abstract Expressionist movement in Europe in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and is still driven by these early influences. Britt has exhibited internationally throughout her career. Her work is widely collected in both public and private collections worldwide. In 1996 Britt was awarded the Saint Olav’s Order, the highest Norwegian honor given to an artist, by King Haakon of Norway, for promoting Norway through her art abroad. Edvard Munch is the only other artist to have received this honor during his lifetime. Britt was born in 1937 in Svolvaer, located in the northern most part of Norway where the saturation of light in the summer clashes with the total lack thereof all winter. Her early years were overcome by the harsh weather and daunting pressure of the Second World War. This powerful backdrop provided a fertile landscape for her bursting, colorful and emotional work. In great contrast to her beginnings, Britt has spent the last 35 years in Egypt. Her studio is a barge on the Nile, which serves as a place of abundance—not only for local artists and eccentrics to meet, but also for people who travel from afar to see and collect her work. The many years spent in Egypt’s rich, colorful and exotic culture and environment has greatly influenced her work.
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Selec t ed S olo Exhibitions:
2011
Traffic Art Space, New York City Anjou, Tjan, The Haag, Holland
2010
Gallerie Nova Sin, Prague Anjou, Tjan, The Haag, Holland Palazzo Comunale di Montecosaro, Italy
2009
Women of My World, Galerie Picasso, Cairo, Egypt
2008
MusĚe D'Art Contemporain, Marrakesh, Morocco
2007
Galerie Venise Cadre, Casablanca, Morocco Slovak National Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia Galerie Picasso, Cairo, Egypt
2006
Kjeldaas Galerie, Oslo, Norway
2005
Galeri Nord Norge, Harstad, Norway Galeri Walaker, Sogn, Norway
2004
Galerie Picasso, Cairo, Egypt Kranes Galeri, Tromso, Norway
2003
Kjeldaas Galerie, Oslo, Norway Galerie Nord Norge, Harstad, Norway
2002
Galerie La Bodega, Cairo, Egypt
2001
Galerie Picasso, Cairo, Egypt
1999
Palais de l'Unesco, Beirut, Lebanon
1998
Galerie Hassan Ragab, Cairo, Egypt
1996
Galerie Saltstraumen, Bodo, Norway
1995
Kunst og Industrie Museum, Trondheim, Norway Galerie Pierre Cardin, Espace Vega, Paris, France
1994
Galerie Extra, Cairo, Egypt
1992
Galerie Saltstraumen, Bodo, Norway
1991
Galerie Mervet, Cairo, Egypt
1990
Galerie Mervet, Cairo, Egypt Galerie Vesteralen, Sortland, Norway
1989
Galerie Four Seasons, Cairo, Egypt
1985
Italian Cultural Center Cairo, Egypt
1980
Italian Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt
1974
Galerie Fiskerness Bank, Tromso, Norway Galerie d'Arc, Geneva, Switzerland
1973
Galerie Schloss Ramseck Stuttgart Germany
1972
Galerie de l'UniversitĚ, Paris, France
1971
Det Blå Galerie, Oslo, Norway
1969
En Los Salones del Athenee, Majorca, Spain
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Galerie Fiskerness Bank, Tromso, Norway
1965
Galerie de l'UniversitĚ, Paris, France
Selec t ed G r oup Exhibitions: 2011
From Egypt with Love, Athr Gallery, Jeddah
2010
Harmony: East and West, Caravan, Cairo, Egypt
2000
Galerie Picasso, Cairo, Egypt
1995
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
1989
Four Seasons Galerie Cairo, Egypt
1967
Dimarco Gallerie, Edinburgh, UK
Priva t e and Public Colle c ti ons: Coca Cola Collection Graf Knyphausen, Private Collection Mercedes Benz Collection Museum of Modern Art, Aman Museum of Modern Art, Cairo, Egypt Norsk Hydro Collection Church of Norway, Alta, Norway Catholic Church of Bavaria, Germany Kunst og Industrie Museum, Trondheim, Norway Galerie Nord Norge Private Collection—Permanent Britt BG Installation. Saltstrømmen Art Center- Permanent Display Klemm Collection, Stuttgart, Germany Hassan el Sawaf Collection, Cairo, Egypt Solveig Isaksen Collection, Norway Galeri Nord Norge, Harstad, Permanent Display Galeri Kvale Hammerfest, Permanent Display Kranes Galeri, Tromso, Permanent Display Galeri Vesterålen, Sortland, Norway—Permanent Display Paletten, Harstad, Norway—Permanent Display Michelle and Asher Edelman Collection Honors: St. Olavs Order, 1996 Presented by King Harald of Norway. St. Olavs Order is the highest honor received by an artist for promoting Norway through art abroad. Edvard Munch is the only other artist to have received this award.
BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI
$50,000
Untitled 1 2006 Oil on cavnas 78.75 x 78.75 inches (200 x 200 cm)
B R ITT B O UT R O S- G H AL I
$50,000
Untitled 3 2006 Oil on cavnas 78.75 x 78.75 inches (200 x 200 cm)
BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI
$17,500
Untitled nr. 225 2007 Oil on Canvas 48 x 48” (120x120cm)
B R ITT B O UT R O S- G H AL I
$10,000
Untitled nr. 145 2007 Oil on Canvas 32x32"(80x80cm)
B R ITT B O UT R O S- G H AL I Untitled nr. 213 2007 Oil on Canvas 16 x 16 inches (40 x 40 cm)
$8,000
BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI
$15,000
Untitled nr. 4 2009 Oil on Canvas 40x50"(100x125cm)
BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI
$12,500
Untitled nr. 94 2007 Oil on Canvas 40x40"(100x100cm)
B R ITT B O UT R O S- G H AL I
$17,500
Untitled nr. 226 2007 Oil on Canvas 48x48"(120x120cm)
B R ITT B O UT R O S- G H AL I
$15,000
Untitled nr. 64 200 Oil on Canvas 39.37x39.37” (100 x 100 cm)