Sherin Guirguis

Sherin Guirguis (born 1974 in Luxor, Egypt) is a contemporary visual artist and academic based in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sheringuirguis.com/about |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Sherin Guirguis Studio |language=en-US}} Guirguis combines mixed media, site specific installations, and architectural elements in her work to address cultural identity, social structures, and the dynamics of agency and power.{{Cite web |title=Sherin Guirguis - Artists - Luis De Jesus Los Angeles |url=https://www.luisdejesus.com/artists/sherin-guirguis |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.luisdejesus.com |language=en}} Guirguis has had solo exhibitions of her work at 18th Street Art Center (Santa Monica, California), The Third Line Gallery (Dubai),{{cite web|title=Sherin Guirguis|url=http://www.thethirdline.com/artists/sherin-guirguis/biography/|website=The Third Line|access-date=19 March 2017}} Shulamit Nazarian Gallery (Venice, California),{{cite web|title=Sherin Guirguis: El Biet El Kabeer|url=http://www.shulamitnazarian.com/exhibition/sherin-guirguis/|website=Shulamit Nazarian Gallery|access-date=19 March 2017}} and LAXART (Los Angeles).{{cite web|title=Sherin Guirguis, Qasr El-Shoaq, Apr 3 - May 8, 2010|url=http://laxart.org/exhibitions/view/sherin-guirguis-qasr-el-shoaq/#images|website=LAXART|access-date=19 March 2017}} In 2012, Guirguis received the California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists{{cite web|title=About the Fellowships for Visual Artists|url=http://my.calfund.org/artist-gallery/about/|website=California Community Foundation|access-date=19 March 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217161407/http://my.calfund.org/artist-gallery/about/|archivedate=17 February 2013}} and the 2014–15 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship.{{cite web|title=City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowships|url=http://www.laweekly.com/event/city-of-los-angeles-individual-artist-fellowships-5558355|website=LA Weekly|access-date=19 March 2017}}

Guirguis Integrates Eastern ornamentation with Western minimalist aesthetics, creating dialogues that reflect both cultural heritage and contemporary themes. Her artistic approach involves extensive research, including community interviews and exploration of archival materials, ensuring the symbolic significance of her chosen patterns, materials and colors are deeply embedded in their cultural and historical contexts.{{Cite web |title=Sherin Guirguis |url=https://roski.usc.edu/profile/sherin-guirguis/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Roski School of Art and Design |language=en-US}} One notable project Western participation and Desert X AIUIa, a contemporary art exhibition held in Saudi Arabia in 2020. Despite controversy due to political circumstances, she collaborated with local women artisans, holding weaving workshops and art lectures aimed at reviving traditional Arab handicrafts and encouraging intercultural dialogue.{{Cite web |title=Off campus login to access MacOdrum Library e-resources |url=https://proxy.library.carleton.ca/login?url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=ocul_carleton&id=GALE%7CA613828918&v=2.1&it=r&sid=googleScholar&asid=4180457b |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=proxy.library.carleton.ca}}

Sherin Guirguis has made significant contributions as a curator. In 2012, she curated an exhibition at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel foyer in Los Angeles, incorporating installations, video art and performance art despite spatial challenges posed by the building's architecture. Artists featured included Alexis Zotto and Renee Petropoulos whose works were integrated into the exhibition space.{{Cite journal |last=Hesse |first=Ronald |last2=Bundesmann |first2=Carsten |last3=Denecke |first3=Reinhard |date=2019-10-16 |title=Automatic spike correction using UNIFIT 2020 |url=https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.6702 |journal=Surface and Interface Analysis |volume=51 |issue=13 |pages=1342–1350 |doi=10.1002/sia.6702 |issn=0142-2421|doi-access=free }}

She holds the position of Professor of Practice and Chair Foundation at the University of Southern California's Roski School of Art and Design, where she contributes to the development of emerging artists and designers through her teaching and mentorship.{{Cite web |title=Sherin Guirguis |url=https://roski.usc.edu/profile/sherin-guirguis/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Roski School of Art and Design |language=en-US}}

Sherin Guirguis has received various awards and fellowships acknowledging artistic contributions and commitment to diversity in the arts. These include the City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship and the Zumberge Diversity and Equity award. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as ArtForm and The New York Times, highlighting her ability to integrate artistic expression and with historical and social inquiry.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sheringuirguis.com/about |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Sherin Guirguis Studio |language=en-US}} Her work is acquired or held in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,{{Cite web|url=https://collections.lacma.org/node/2113704|title=Sherin Guirguis {{!}} LACMA Collections|website=collections.lacma.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-20}} Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/111923|title=Mashrabeya {{!}} The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston|website=www.mfah.org|access-date=2017-03-20}} Orange County Museum of Art,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thethirdline.com/artists/sherin-guirguis/biography/|title=Sherin Guirguis {{!}} Artists {{!}} The Third Line {{!}} Art Gallery Dubai|website=www.thethirdline.com|access-date=2019-01-30}} Las Vegas Art Museum,{{Cite web|url=https://artdaily.cc/news/20774/Las-Vegas-Art-Museum-Presents-Las-Vegas-Diaspora|title=Las Vegas Art Museum Presents Las Vegas Diaspora|website=artdaily.cc|access-date=2020-03-02}} U.S. Department of State,{{Cite web|url=https://art.state.gov/personnel/sherin_guirguis/|title=Sherin Guirguis – U.S. Department of State|website=art.state.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-07}} and Metropolitan Authority Los Angeles. 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.{{cite web|title=Sherin Guirguis|url=https://roski.usc.edu/community/faculty/sherin-guirguis|website=University of Southern California|access-date=19 March 2017}}

Guirguis draws from Western and Middle Eastern influences as is seen in her Mashrabiya patterns punctuated by a bold neon palette.{{cite web|last1=Mohseni|first1=Yasmine|title=Beyond the White Cube: Sherin Guirguis' Explosive New Series|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yasmine-mohseni/sherin-guirguis_b_1327437.html|work=The Huffington Post|date=9 March 2012|access-date=19 March 2017}}

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 Metro Rail system incorporates her artwork.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lamag.com/driver/metro-crenshaw-line-artwork/|title=An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line Los Angeles Magazine|last=Broverman|first=Neal|date=2018-01-22|work=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-21|df=mdy-all}}

Guirguis’ work has been noted for merging aesthetic practice with social awareness. Her projects often draw attention to histories that have been overlooked or erased contributing to broader discussions on feminism, cultural memory and social justice. Operating within an intersectional framework, Sherin Guirguis addresses various aspects of identity and societal structures simultaneously, making contributions to contemporary art feminist, and cultural studies. Scholars such as Hoda Elsadda highlight the importance of Guirguis's work and facilitating conversations about marginalized histories, emphasizing her role in fostering critical engagement through her artistic endeavours.{{Cite book |title=REVISIONING DEMOCRACY AND WOMENS SUFFRAGE;CRITICAL FEMINIST INTERVENTIONS |date=2024 |publisher=SEISMO |isbn=978-3-03777-289-8 |location=S.l.}}

• Desert X (group), AlUla, (2019-2020)https://www.desertx.org/sherin-guirguis-alula {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
• Of Thorns and Love (solo), Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2018){{Cite web|url=http://www.cafam.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214054545/http://www.cafam.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 14, 2013|title=Craft Contemporary|website=www.cafam.org|access-date=2020-03-09}}
• My Place is the Placeless (solo), 18th Street Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA (2017){{Cite web|url=https://18thstreet.org/sherin-guirguis-placeless/|title=Sherin Guirguis: My Place is the Placeless|date=2017-03-28|website=18th Street Arts Center|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-09}}
• El Beit El Kabir (solo), Third Line Gallery, Dubai, UAE{{Cite web|url=http://www.thethirdline.com/exhibitions/past/gallery-2-el-beit-el-kabir/|title=Gallery 2: El Beit El Kabir {{!}} Exhibitions {{!}} The Third Line {{!}} Art Gallery Dubai|website=www.thethirdline.com|access-date=2020-03-09}}

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