Houria Niati

Houria Niati (dem born am on 1948) be Algerian contemporary artist wey dey live insyd London. Niati dey specialize insyd mixed media installations wey dey criticize Western representations den objectification of north African den Middle Eastern women. Ein installations notably get live performances most commonly traditional Algerian music such as Raï, as a key visual representation of Niati ein homeland den culture. Salah M. Hassan further dey detail ein performances, "She uses synthesizers, sound recordings, and special light effects to create a theatrical atmosphere and a vibrant magical environment of sound, body movement, and color." De installations den exhibitions dey join togeda paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos, soundtracks, den performances.
 Early life den career 
Niati grow up insyd French-occupied Algeria, wer na dem kill over one million Algerians for resisting occupation. Wen na Niati dey twelve years old, she demonstrate against French colonialism plus ein anti-colonial graffiti, wich land am insyd jail. Niati ein experiences plus de French occupation den eventual revolution of ein people greatly influence ein art later insyd life.

Niati move go London insyd de late 1970s, wey she observe Western art dat wey depict Algerian people, especially women, insyd fictionalize den exotic way. Dis influence ein own depictions of post-colonial cultures, nations, den people. She attend Camden Arts Centre den Croydon College of Art, wey later she go on make she get an MA insyd Fine Arts at Middlesex University.

 Exhibitions dem select 

 1983: Five Black Women, Africa Centre, London
1984: Into the Open: New Painting, Prints and Sculpture by Contemporary Black Artists, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
1986: From Two Worlds, Whitechapel Gallery, London
1988: An Exhibition of Pastels & Paintings by Houria Niati, Africa Centre, London
 1990: No to the Torture, dem first display at de Cartwright Hall Museum insyd Bradford, England, insyd 1990
1991: Four x 4, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
 1991: Bringing Water from the Fountain, dem first display at de Harris Museum insyd Preston, England, 1991
 2013: Houria Niati: Identity Search, Conway Hall, London, UK

 Publications 
Niati, Houria (1999). "Diverse Bodies of Experiences". In Lloyd, Fran (ed). Contemporary Arab Women's Art: Dialogues of the Present. WAL Women's Art Library.  .

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