Sherin Guirguis Studio

Upcoming solo exhibition

2012-02-08T11:05:00.000-08:00

SHERIN GUIRGUIS - DUWAMAH MARCH 1 - April 28, 2012RECEPTION: Thursday March 1, 5:00 - 8:00 PM FREY NORRIS CONTEMPORARY161 JESSIE STREET | SAN FRANCISCO | CA 94105PHONE 415.346.7812 | FAX 415.346.7877

2011 paintings

2011-03-07T16:10:00.000-08:00

Untitled (blue nile), 2011Mixed media on paper51 x 80 inches Untitled (sand storm), 2011Mixed media on paperDiptych, 49 x 36 inches each panel Untitled (three moons), 2011Mixed media on paper44.5 x 74 inches

Artist Talk and Gallery Walk Through at OCMA this Sunday

2011-03-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

SUNDAY SALONSunday, March 6, 2011, 2 pm Biennial Artists in Residence: Sherin Guirguis and Andy KolarFor more information please visit: http://www.ocma.net/index.html?page=index Contact Information Orange County Museum of Art 850 San Clemente Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 Main Museum: (949) 759-1122 Email: info@ocma.net

New work at Frey Norris gallery in San Francisco

2011-02-18T08:38:00.000-08:00

Pangea: Art at the Forefront of Cultural ConvergenceFrey Norris Gallery161 Jessie St, San Francisco, CA 94105February 26 - March 26, 2011Opening: Saturday, February 26, 4-7pm

Bein El-Qasrein, 2010

2010-12-22T08:29:00.000-08:00

Bein El-Qasrein, 2010Walnut, plywood and lead96 x 48 x 48 inches

Untitled (dome), 2010

2010-12-22T08:21:00.000-08:00

Untitled (dome), 2010Mixed media on hand cut paper51 x 96 inches each

Opening in Philly on December 3rd, 2010

2010-11-18T11:46:00.000-08:00

Quadruple-Consciousness at Vox PopuliCurated by Malik GainesDecember 3, 2010 – January 30, 2011Ei Arakawa & Sergei Tcherepnin, Xavier Cha, Zackary Drucker, Dynasty Handbag (Jibz Cameron), Mark Flores, Sherin Guirguis, Vishal Jugdeo, Nzuji De Magalhães, Wardell Milan, Meleko Mokgosi, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Taisha Paggett, Adam Pendleton, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Alexandro Segade, Kianja Strobert, Wu Ingrid

2010 California Biennial Images

2010-10-29T13:03:00.000-07:00

The 2010 California Biennial at OCMA has opened. Here are some images of my work there. Bein El-Qasrein, 2010Wood and lead kinetic sculpture96 x 36 x 36 inches Installation shot of 2010 California Biennial Installation shot of Bein El-Qarein, 2010and Untitled (dome), 2010 Untitled (dome), 2010Mixed media on paper51 x 96 inches each

New Work at the 2010 California Biennial this weekend

2010-10-20T21:55:00.000-07:00

For more information click here

Preview of upcoming California Biennial in Riviera Magazine

2010-10-09T08:12:00.000-07:00

the RadaR | art Gender Bender! OCMA puts the “bi” back in the California Biennial | By Grant Wahlquist | Although the Guerrilla Girls began protesting the underrepresentation of women in cultural institutions way back in 1985, some 25 years later the art world still hasn’t gotten it together on the gender front. Even SoCal powerhouse MOCA, which brought us “Wack!: Art and the Feminist

A little mention in Artforum

2010-09-07T21:51:00.000-07:00

Opening Reception: Saturday 9/25, 5:30pm-8:30pm

2010-09-07T10:40:00.000-07:00

Model for new sculpture and triptych in progress

2010-07-15T17:33:00.000-07:00

New Painting

2010-07-05T10:38:00.000-07:00

Here's a snap shot of a new painting I just completed... Untitled (mountain), 2010Mixed media on paper78" x 52"

Review of Qasr El Shoaq in Art Lies

2010-06-02T21:10:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Tucker Neel for a great review of the show. Read it here.

Limited Edition for LAXART

2010-05-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

Study for Qasr El-Shoaq, 201010 x 7 1/2 x 4 inchesPlywoodEdition of 10Courtesy of the artist and LAXARTClick here for more info

Installation Videos

2010-05-14T13:25:00.000-07:00

Installation Shots

2010-04-21T13:51:00.000-07:00

Qasr El Shoaq, 2010Plywood, aluminum and lead69 x 94 x 27 inches

Qasr El-Shoaq opens tonight 7-9pm at LAXART

2010-04-03T08:45:00.000-07:00

L A XA R T is pleased to present a new site-specific sculpture by Los Angeles-based artist Sherin Guirguis. Guirguis’ work references various contradictory elements, both formal and social. Having been raised in Cairo and now living in Los Angeles, Guirguis’ project investigates the frictions between the contemporary and the traditional, the reductive and the ornamental. In LAXART s Project Space

Qasr El-Shoaq, LAXART, Opening: April 3rd, 7-9pm

2010-03-11T15:49:00.000-08:00

2010-02-22T17:40:00.000-08:00

Amir H. Fallah from Beautiful/Decay came by the studio last month. Check out the pictures at Beautiful/Decay.com

Preview of upcoming exhibition at LAXART, April 3, 2010

2010-02-14T09:22:00.000-08:00

Model for Qasr el-Shoaq, 2009 laser cut paper6 x 8 inches Exhibition at LAXART April 3, 2010

Mashrabeya sculpture at the Armory Center for the Arts

2010-01-23T19:04:00.000-08:00

Mashrabeya, 2009Plywood92 x 94 x 77 inches Under the Knife at the Armory Center for the ArtsMarch 22 – May 10, 2009curated by Sinead Finnerty-Pine The origins of employing cutting to create art date back to Ancient China, and evolved into popular techniques over the centuries and around the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, art techniques such as decoupage, scrapbooking,

Paintings

2010-01-23T18:38:00.000-08:00

Untitled (stars & strikes), 2008 Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on hand cut paper 50 x 75 inches Untitled (smoke screen), 2008 Watercolor, ink and silver leaf on hand cut paper 49 x 76 inches Untitled (serpent), 2008 Watercolor, ink and silver leaf on hand cut paper 75 x 51 inches Untitled (scorpion), 2009 Watercolor, Ink, gold leaf on hand cut paper 49 x 69 inches

Collage

2010-01-23T18:12:00.001-08:00

Double Cloud (blue & yellow), 2008 Acrylic and silver leaf on hand cut paper 11.5x15.5 inches Single Cloud (hot pink & yellow), 2008 Acrylic and silver leaf on hand cut paper 13x10.25 inches Um El Donia, 2008  Acrylic and enamel paint, silver leaf and hand cut paper 9 x 12 inches

Resume

2010-01-23T15:19:00.000-08:00

Bio1974 Born in Luxor, Egypt and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA Education2001 MFA in Painting, University of Nevada, Las Vegas1997 BA in Painting & Sculpture, College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Solo Exhibitions 2010 Qasr El-Shoaq, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Li’l Monsters, Patricia Faure Gallery, Santa Monica, CA2004 Recent Work,

Biography

2010-01-23T15:14:00.000-08:00

Sherin Guirguis was born in Luxor, Egypt in 1974. She received her BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997 and her MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2001. Raised in Cairo and now living in Los Angeles, Guirguis produces work that investigates the frictions between the contemporary and the traditional and the reductive and the ornamental. Her work engages both