Thuraya Al-Baqsami

Thuraya Al-Baqsami
Born1952 (age 73–74)
Kuwait

Thuraya Al-Baqsami (born 1952) is a Kuwaiti artist, writer, and internationally acclaimed printmaker.[1] She was born into a Kuwaiti family of Iranian descent.[2][3][4] Her daughters are Fatima Al Qadiri and Monira Al Qadiri.[5][3] In 2002, the Kuwaiti Embassy in Berlin asked Thuraya Al-Baqsami to design the United Buddy Bear for her home country, Kuwait.[6]

In 2026, Al-Baqsami took part in Between Mist and Meridian, a group exhibition at Hafez Gallery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, alongside Yemeni painter Hakim Al-Akel and Saudi artist Abdelsattar Al-Mussa, running from 30 June to 1 August 2026.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Lloyd, Fran (1999). Contemporary Arab Women's Art: Dialogues of the present. London: WAL Women's Art Library. ISBN 1860645992.
  2. ↑ "Thuraya Al-Baqsami ثريا البقصمي". AUK Oral History. 2017.
  3. 1 2 "A Conversation with Thuraya Al-Basqsami and Monira Al Qadiri". Bidoun. 2018.
  4. ↑ "البقصمي". Kuwait History (in Arabic).
  5. ↑ Monira Al Qadiri (2015). "How Toshihiko Made Me Understand Islam". Ibraaz.
  6. ↑ Eva & Klaus Herlitz: "The Art of Tolerance"; Worldtour United Buddy Bears, 2017, page 145, ISBN 978-3-00-057649-2
  7. ↑ "Jeddah exhibition brings together 3 generations of Arab artists". Arab News. 2026.
  8. ↑ "'Between Mist and Meridian' explores landscapes of Arab memory". Middle East Online. 2026.
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