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نجلاء الفيتوري

Najla Shawkat Fitouri

“Painting becomes a space where feminine experience, memory, and transformation converge.”

I carry a vision that begins with a dream, embodied by the woman in her vivid colors, like a mirror reflecting a human value that restores balance to the world. A narrative of a land that draws itself through a feminine act, as if it were commandments of light and shadow exploring the depth of a woman's spirit and her complexity.

Each work is a silent tale where the springs of memory intertwine with the nectar of the earth that dwells within us.

Oil painting · 2 works

Portrait of Najla Shawkat Fitouri

Najla Shawkat Fitouri

Artist profile

Born

1968 · Libya

Practice

Oil painting

Education

  • Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Tripoli — painting, 1991

Awards & recognition

  • Member of the International Association of Art, affiliated with UNESCO
  • Awards are not documented in the available source material

Timeline

  1. 1990

    Began exhibiting in Libya and internationally.

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  2. 2013

    Participated in Forgotten Chatter at Doshma Centre, Tripoli.

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  3. 2016

    Featured in the International Figurative Biennale in California.

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  4. 2023

    Co-presented Water’s Call with Youssef Ftais in Tripoli and Tunis.

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The book of works

Najla Shawkat Fitouri — every piece with its title and size

Salam by Najla Shawkat Fitouri
Salam210 × 130 cmOil on canvas, 2016
Qareb Hijra by Najla Shawkat Fitouri
Qareb Hijra120 × 140 cmOil

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