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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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Selected Solo Exhibi t ions:
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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Hotel Jame I, Barcelona, Spain
Refugi d'Art, Barcelona, Spain
1966 Galerie Fiskerness Bank, Tromso, Norway
1965 Galerie de l'UniversitĚ, Paris, France
Selected Group Exhibi t ions:
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 te and Public Col lec t i 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)
BR ITT BOUTROS-GHALI $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)
BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI $10,000 Untitled nr. 145 2007 Oil on Canvas 32x32"(80x80cm)
BR ITT BOUTROS-GHALI $8,000 Untitled nr. 213 2007 Oil on Canvas 16 x 16 inches (40 x 40 cm)
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)
BRITT BOUTROS-GHALI $17,500 Untitled nr. 226 2007 Oil on Canvas 48x48"(120x120cm)
BR ITT BOUTROS-GHALI $15,000 Untitled nr. 64 200 Oil on Canvas 39.37x39.37” (100 x 100 cm)