Morocco

Thouraïa Belgnaoui

Visual artist, ceramist and sculptor

Born in 1956 in Rabat, where she lives and works. Painter, ceramist and sculptor, she founded a ceramics training workshop in Rabat in 2012 and trained at the La Bisbal ceramics school in Spain. She has received several awards, including the Trophy of the National Union of Moroccan Women.

Approach and materials

Her relief paintings combine textures, grids and materials, between void and density. A multidisciplinary practice from painting to ceramics and sculpture.

Career highlights

  1. 2014National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat
  2. 2024Mine d’Art Gallery, Casablanca
  3. 2025International Mosaic Symposium, Midelt
  4. 2026International Sculpture Symposium, Midelt
Portrait of Thouraïa Belgnaoui

Works