Liliane Karnouk

Liliane Karnouk
Born
Egypt
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Occupationfine art

Liliane Karnouk (born 12 November 1944)[1] is an Egyptian-Canadian[2][3] artist and author[4] based in Vancouver, Canada.[5]

Biography

Karnouk was born in Cairo, Egypt.[6] She is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy,[1] the Université du Quebec à Montreal, Canada,[3] and the University of British Columbia, Canada [5] where she acquired an M.A in art and communications (1971).[7] Though Karnouk lives in Vancouver, her art has been exhibited across Canada, Egypt,[7] Germany, Italy, France and the United States.[3] Returning temporarily to Egypt in 1980, Karnouk founded an art program at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.[3]

Background

Karnouk is a multi-lingual Egyptian Canadian,[1] growing up middle class in Cairo as the eldest of three siblings.[1]

Artworks

Karnouk's art pieces and installations utilize several non-traditional techniques, including mixed media and collages in her 1981 piece "Untitled".[5] She also employed macropropagation[8] in her 1994 exhibition "Time Machine" at the British Museum in London, England,[9] placing cemetery railings around the granite sarcophagus of Nesisut[10][11] with test tubes of the macropropagated plants strung along the railings.[9] The National Gallery of Canada granted her a fellowship in art and science[12] (1996) for her work "Time Machine".[3]

Books published

  • Liminal Country: A Novel (2018)[13]
  • The Shatranj Web (2013)[14]
  • Modern Egyptian Art: 1910–2003 (2005)[15]
  • Contemporary Egyptian Art (1995)[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ibrahim, Imane (3 April 2022). "الفنانة ليليان كرنوك" [Liliane Karnouk Oral History]. Rare Books and Special Collections Digital Library – via The American University in Cairo.
  2. ^ Angel, Sara (March 19, 2021). "Courting Controversy: 10 Canadian Art Provocations" (PDF). Art Canada Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Castro, Diana Castillo (2025). "Liliane Karnouk". La Cupula Merida.
  4. ^ Dietrich, Linnea S (2001). "Huda Lutfi: A contemporary Artist in Egypt". Woman's Art Journal. 21 (2). Woman's Art Inc: Old City Publishing: 13. doi:10.2307/1358745. JSTOR 1358745.
  5. ^ a b c Fanous, Bana (2025). "Liliane Karnouk". Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts.
  6. ^ Wattie, Alison (2019). "Meet the Artist: Liliane Karnouk". Yomimiyo.
  7. ^ a b ABC, BookWorld (2017). "Karnouk Liliane". BC BookWorld. Simon Fraser University Library.
  8. ^ College of, Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (2025). "Banana Pest and Disease Management in the Tropical Pacific: A guidebook for banana growers". University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
  9. ^ a b Stevenson, Alice (2025). "Inspiration, intervention or interdisciplinarity?". Inspiration, intervention, or interdisciplinarity?. UCL Press. p. 161. doi:10.2307/jj.16459298.12. ISBN 978-1-80008-755-2. JSTOR jj.16459298.12. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  10. ^ The, British Museum (2025). "Nesisut". The British Museum.
  11. ^ Stevenson, Alice (2025). "Contemporary art and the British Museum". Contemporary Art and the Display of Ancient Egypt. UCL Press: 74. doi:10.2307/jj.16459298.9. ISBN 978-1-80008-755-2. JSTOR jj.16459298.9.
  12. ^ National Gallery, Of Canads (2025). "Fellowships". National Gellery of Canada.
  13. ^ Karnouk, Liliane (2018). Liminal Country: a Novel. Independently published. ISBN 978-1980353928.
  14. ^ Karnouk, Liliane (2013). The Shatranj Web. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1491067239.
  15. ^ Karnouk, Liliane (2005). Modern Egyptian Art: 1910–2003 (2nd ed.). The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774248597.
  16. ^ Karnouk, Liliane (1995). Contemporary Egyptian Art. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774243240.
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