16 - ANNA BOGHIGUIAN (EGYPTIAN/CANADIAN B.1946)

ANNA BOGHIGUIAN (EGYPTIAN/CANADIAN B.1946) UNTITLED (FROM THE ALEXANDRIA SERIES) signed and dated a Boghiguian 006 lower right oil on canvas 29.2 x 29.2cm (46.7 x 46.3cm framed) Property from a Private Collection, Edenbridge, Kent Provenance Safarkhan Gallery, Zamalek Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005/6 Boghiguian has travelled all her life. The daughter of an Armenian clockmaker, she studied political science and art in Cairo, Egypt in the 1960s and arts and music in Montreal, Canada in the early 1970s. While keeping her studio and home in Cairo, Boghiguian travels extensively, bringing direct knowledge of world cultures and politics into her work. A close observer of the human condition, Boghiguian proposes a unique and diverse interpretation of contemporary life. She draws equally on the past and the present, poetry and politics, joyfulness and a critique of the modern world. T ravelling in time, she often uses the poems of the great Alexandrian Constantin V. Cavafy, recalling the notable cosmopolitan mediterranean city that once stood home for many cultures and civilisations. Boghiguian's work has been exhibited internationally, including the Istanbul Biennial (2009), Sharjah Biennial (2011), DOCUMENTA(13) (2012), Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Sharjah Art Foundation (2017-18), TATE St Ives (2019), and Turner Contemporary, Margate (2025). She received the Golden Lion at the 2015 Venice Biennale and in 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Wolfgang Hahn Prize in Germany.