| Salwa Fallouh | |
|---|---|
| سلمى فلوح | |
 | |
| Born | 1920 Bassir, Hauran, Kingdom of Syria |
| Died | 26 December 2008 Syria |
| Other names | Salwa Falouh Al-Salem Salma Fallouh Al-Salem |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 2000–2008 |
| Known for | Painting |
Salwa Fallouh (Arabic: سلمى فلوح; 1920 – December 26, 2008), was a Syrian painter and illustrator. She started painting professionally at the age of 80, and left a legacy of thousands of paintings.
Biography
Salwa Fallouh was born in 1920 in the village of Bassir in Hauran, Kingdom of Syria (now Syria). She married at the age of 20 to Hani Al-Salem, and together they had 9 children.
When her children were raised, she began exploring the process of making art. Her work was primarily impressionist landscapes, animals, and still life paintings. Carlos Barona Narbione, of the Cervantes Center in Damascus wrote about her after her first art exhibition: “These are the birds, trees, deer, suns, and flowers that Salwa saw in her childhood,”
She died on December 26, 2008, in Syria.
See also
References
- ^ Ayob, Rama (2021-09-21). "سلمى فلوح". مجلة ايتانا (Etana Magazine) (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "سيدة سورية تبدأ الرسم وهي في الثمانين من العمر" [A Syrian woman starts painting when she is eighty years old]. البوابة (Al Bawaba) (in Arabic). September 17, 2006. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- "Exposition inclut des œuvres de la défunte Salwa Falouh Al-Salem à la galerie de /Blue House/" [Exhibition includes works by the late Salwa Falouh Al-Salem at Blue House gallery]. Agence Arabe Syrienne Informations (in French). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ للأنباء, الوكالة العربية السورية. "معرض عن أعمال الفنانة الراحلة سلوى فلوح السالم" [An exhibition on the works of the late artist Salwa Fallouh Al-Salem at the Blue House Gallery]. Klyoum.com (in Arabic). Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
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