Helen Khal (1923 - 2009)
Helen Khal
Helen Khal was an American artist and critic of Lebanese descent. She started her painting career at the age of 21. She held her first individual exhibition in 1960 in Galerie Alecco Saab in Beirut. Her other one-woman shows took place at Galerie Trois Feuilles d'Or, Beirut (1965); Galerie Manoug, Beirut (1968); at the First National Bank, Allentown, Pennsylvania (1969); in Kaslik, Lebanon (1970); at the Contact Art Gallery, Beirut (1972, 1974 and 1975) and at the Bolivar Gallery in Kingston, Jamaica in 1975. Her work also appeared in the Biennales of Alexandria and São Paulo. She also taught art at the American University of Beirut from 1967 to 1976 and at the Lebanese American University from 1997 to 1980. She inspired many other artists. Helen Khal was also recognized as an author and critic. "From 1966 to 1974, Helen Khal was Art Critic to two Lebanese periodicals, The Daily Star and Monday Morning.
| Date and place of birt: | 1923, Allentown, USA |
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| Date and place of death: | 20 may 2009, Aajaltoûn, Lebanon |
| Nationality: | Lebanon, USA |
| Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
| Specialization: | Animalist, Artist, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
| Genre: | Animalistic, Flower still life, Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
| Technique: | Mixed media, Oil, Oil on canvas |
