Leila Kubba Kawash

Leila Kubba Kawash was born of a Swiss American mother and Iraqi father, she was educated in Baghdad; she went on to graduate with a National Diploma of Art and Design from the Manchester School of Art and Architecture in the U.K. and also studied for a period of five years at the Corcoran College of Art in Washington DC. As well as courses in printmaking and painting at St. Martins College in London. She has participated in several international exhibitions, including 24 solo exhibitions; at Leighton House in London, Magna Gallery in Athens, Atrium of International Monetary Fund and Alif Gallery in Washington DC, at the Cultural centers of the UAE in Abu Dhabi, and in Amman, Jordan, as well as touring exhibitions across the United States.Her works are in private and public collections internationally, including the British Museum, International Monetary Fund, Jordan National Gallery, Abu Dhabi Cultural Center, and Audi Bank, Beirut. Today she is the founder of Art Space Hamra in Beirut, Lebanon, where exhibitions for local and contemporary artists are held, as well as working creatively on her own paintings.

Leila Kubba Kawash

Director of Art Space Hamra for fine arts in Beirut, Lebanon

Website: www.leilakubba.com

Email: leilakubba@gmail.com



Solo Exhibitions


2016 “Far from the Shore” Artspace Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon

2015 “Past to Present “ Orfali Gallery, Amman, Jordan

2013 “Between Echo and Silence “ Orjowan Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2013 “Selections” Iraqi Cultural Center, Beirut, Lebanon

2012 “Missing Pages” Orfali Gallery, Amman, Jordan

2010 “Visions from Beirut” Gallery Zamaan, Beirut, Lebanon

2008 “Perspectives” Gallery Zamaan, Beirut, Lebanon

2008 “Horizon Lines” Orient Gallery, Amman, Jordan

2005 “New Beginnings” Jerusalem Fund, Washington DC.

2004-5 “Layered Dreams” Karma, Washington, DC.

2004 “From Sumeria to Iraq” National Press Club, Washington DC.

2004 “Windows of Light” George Mason University, Arlington VA.

2001     “Spoken Shadows” Foundry Gallery, Washington DC.

1999     “Transcending Time” Leighton House, London, U.K.

1999     “Recent Works” Jerusalem Fund Washington DC. 

1997     “Dawns and Invocations" Magna Gallery, Athens, Greece.
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