Sherin Guirguis

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Sherin Guirguis
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Sherin Guirguis (born 1974 in Luxor, Egypt) is a visual artist based in Los Angeles, California. Guirguis has had solo exhibitions of her work at 18th Street Art Center (Santa Monica, California), The Third Line Gallery (Dubai), [1] Shulamit Nazarian Gallery (Venice, California), [2] and LAXART (Los Angeles). [3] In 2012, Guirguis received the California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists [4] and the 2014–15 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship. [5]

Her work is acquired or held in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, [6] Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [7] Orange County Museum of Art, [8] Las Vegas Art Museum, [9] U.S. Department of State, [10] and Metropolitan Authority Los Angeles. [8] Guirguis is an associate professor in the Practice of Fine Art at the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California. [11]

Guirguis draws from Western and Middle Eastern influences as is seen in her Mashrabiya patterns punctuated by a bold neon palette. [12]

Her work was showcased at the Desert X exhibit in the Coachella Valley from February 25 – April 30, 2017. The Aviation/Century station for the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system incorporates her artwork. [13]

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