Mariam A. Aleem
Aleem (28 December 1930 – 26 April 2010) was an Egyptian artist and art professor specializing in printed design. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts Cairo in 1954 and her Master of Fine Arts in graphic printing 1957 from the University of Southern California. Beginning in 1958, Aleem taught printmaking at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria.
Also recorded as Mariam Aleem · Mariam Abdel Aleem
Mariam A. Aleem
- Name
- Mariam A.
- Born
- 28 December 1930
- Died
- 26 April 2010
- Education
- Helwan University
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Occupation
- artist · printmaker
- Languages
- Arabic · Egyptian Arabic
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Aleem (28 December 1930 – 26 April 2010) was an Egyptian artist and art professor specializing in printed design. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts Cairo in 1954 and her Master of Fine Arts in graphic printing 1957 from the University of Southern California. Beginning in 1958, Aleem taught printmaking at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria.
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Mariam A. Aleem (1930–2010) was an Egyptian artist and printmaker. The artist was born in Egypt. Mariam A. Aleem studied at Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University and University of Southern California. Languages used include Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.
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Biography
In 1968 she became an assistant professor, heading the Printmaking Department. Aleem became a full professor in 1975 and led the Design Department from 1985 to 1990. She earned her Ph.D. in the history of art from Helwan University in Cairo. Aleem exhibited worldwide, with shows in the United States, Lebanon, Egypt, Germany, Italy, and Norway.
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Key facts
• Name — Mariam A. Aleem • Born — 28 December 1930 • Died — 26 April 2010 • Education — Helwan University • Notable Works — Graphic design
Selected exhibitions
Selected exhibitions
• 1954 Biennial Norwegian Festival • 1964 Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy • 1971 Aspects of Contemporary Egyptian Art (Visages de l'Art Contemporain Égyptien), the Musée Galliéra, Paris • 1984 International Exhibition of Graphics, Yokohama, Japan • 1987 International Graphics Exhibition, East Germany • 1991 Triennial, Finland • 1994 Forces of Change: Artists of the Arab World, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Mariam Aleem and Mariam Abdel Aleem. Her recorded languages were Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1930
Mariam A. Aleem born at Egypt.
2010
Mariam A. Aleem died.
Notable awards
• Biennial Norwegian Festival (1954) • The National Order for Art and Science of the First Degree from Egypt (1974) • International Year of the Woman from Egypt and Italy (1975) • First Prize, Biennial Norwegian Festival (1984)
Literature
Literature
Literature
Abdel Aleem, Mariam, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Abdel Aleem, Mariam (1930–2010), Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism
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- 1.Ministry of Culture: Sector of Fine Arts. Mariam Mohamed Abdel-Aleem.
- 2.Ali, Wijdan. Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World. Royal Society of Fine Arts, Jordan, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. 2002.
- 3.Nashashibi, Salwa Mikdadi. Forces Of Change: Artists in the Arab World. International Council for Women in the Arts. 1994. 0-940979-26-8.
- 4.Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 31 October 2011.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Jegede, Dele. Contemporary African Art: Five Artists, Diverse Trends. Indianapolis Museum of Art. 57–66. 2000. 0-936260-74-2.
- Mariam Abdel Aleem, 1930-, Art & Artist files at the Warren M. Robbins Library, National Museum of African Art
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