Britt Boutros Ghali

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)