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Shatha Altowai | |
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| Born | October 21, 1989 |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Known for | Visual art, painting |
| Spouse | Saber Bamatraf |
| Awards | Artist Protection Fund Fellow (2021) |
| Website | https://www.shathaaltowai.com/ |
Shatha Altowai (شذى التوي) is an award-winning Yemeni visual artist whose work reflects aspects of her life and the suffering caused by the ongoing civil war in Yemen.[1]
Through her figurative and abstract paintings, Altowai addresses issues such as identity, internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, and family. She frequently collaborates with her husband, the Yemeni pianist and composer Saber Bamatraf, on youth and international initiatives. Together, they demonstrate their art-life experience as a married couple living in a conservative and tribal society.[2][3][4][5]
Altowai has been based in Edinburgh since 2020.[6][7] [8]
Shatha has received many awards for her art and cultural activism. This includes the IIE-Artist Protection Fund award, which enabled her to move to Scotland after her art activism in Yemen was suspended in 2018 due to death threats she and her husband received. The fellowship was hosted at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) within the University of Edinburgh from 2020 to 2021.[1] She also won The John Byrne Award for the first quarter of 2021,[9][10] and The Scottish Women's Award 2022 in the Arts and Culture category.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shatha Altowai: 2021 IIE Artist Protection Fund Fellow". Institute of International Education (IIE). 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Shatha Altowai: Artist Profile". Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), University of Edinburgh. 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Edinburgh Festival Fringe enjoys slice of Yemeni life with Saber Came to Tea". The National. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "SCGA Youth Peacebuilding Event Co-Hosted by GCILS". Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security. 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "The Stories Behind the Faces". Scottish Refugee Council. 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Visions of a Life: Shatha Altowai's Artistic Journey". The Skinny. 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Yemeni artist finds creative haven in Scotland". The Scotsman. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Interview with Shatha Altowai and Saber Bamatraf. Al Jazeera. 2021. Event occurs at 00:26:00. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Rising Stars in the Art World". Saatolog. 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Interview with Shatha Altowai on Receiving The John Byrne Award. Al Araby TV. 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Finalists at the Scottish Women's Awards 2022 Are Revealed". Creative Oceanic. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Interview with Shatha Altowai on Receiving The Scottish Women's Award. Belqees TV. 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-18.