Shatha Altowai شذى التوي | |
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| Born | October 21, 1989 Aden, Democratic Yemen (now Yemen) |
| Education | Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Visual art, painting |
| Spouse | Saber Bamatraf (m. 2014–present) |
| Awards | Artist Protection Fund Fellowship Award (2020–2021) |
| Website | www |
Shatha Altowai (Arabic: شذى التوي) is a Yemeni visual artist, living in Edinburgh. Her work explores issues such as identity, displacement, women, children, and the impact of the civil war in Yemen. She is also known for her artistic collaboration and activism with her husband, the Yemeni pianist and composer Saber Bamatraf.[1][2][3]
Altowai has received the IIE-Artist Protection Fund award, which enabled her to move to Scotland after her art activism in Yemen was suspended in 2018 due to death threats she and her husband received. The fellowship was hosted at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) within the University of Edinburgh from 2020 to 2021. She also won The John Byrne Award in 2021,[4][5][6] and The Scottish Women's Award 2022.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
She has been based in Edinburgh since November 2020.[14][15]
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- ^ "Yemen to Edinburgh - Our Journey to Creative Freedom, Loop" (video). BBC Scotland. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 2024-12-18 – via YouTube.
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- ^ Denktaş, Şebnem (2021). "Rising Stars in the Art World". Saatolog. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "الفنانة اليمنية شذى التُوي تفوز بجائزة "جون بيرن" في اسكتلندا" [Yemeni artist Shadha Al-Tuwai wins the John Byrne Award in Scotland]. Al Arabiya TV (in Arabic). العربي. July 25, 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ "Finalists at the Scottish Women's Awards 2022 Are Revealed". Creative Oceanic. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "The Winners of the 4th Scottish Women's Awards 2022 Are Revealed" (blog). Creative Oceanic. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ الفنانة اليمنية شذى التوي تفوز بثاني جائزة مرموقة في اسكتلندا (in Arabic). Almughtarib TV. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-24 – via YouTube.
- ^ Misbah, Imran (2024-11-30). "إنجازات المرأة اليمنية المتوجة وسط الخراب" [Yemeni women's achievements crowned amidst devastation]. al Watan Today (in Arabic). الوطن اليوم. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ شذى التوي.. اليمنية الحاصلة على جائزة المرأة الأسكتلندية من بين آلاف المشاركات (in Arabic). Belqees TV. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2024-12-24 – via YouTube.
- ^ "اليمنية شذى التوي تفوز بثاني جائزة مرموقة من إسكتلندا" [Yemeni Shaza Al-Tawi Wins Second Prestigious Award From Scotland]. Al-Ayyam News (in Arabic). Al-Ayyam. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "فتاة حضرمية تحصد جائزة المرأة الاسكتلندية" (in Arabic). SA صحافة 24. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ Dimond, Harvey (4 May 2023). "Visions of a Life: Uprooted Visions at Edinburgh Printmakers". The Skinny. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Yemeni artist finds creative haven in Scotland". The Scotsman. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2024-12-18.