Bushra Fakhoury

Bushra Fakhoury is a British sculptor working primarily in bronze.

Biography Fakhoury was born in Lebanon, the daughter of Bachir Fakhoury, a chemist. Fakhoury received her Bachelor of Art with a major in Fine Art from the Lebanese American University in 1969 and a teaching diploma from the American University of Beirut in 1973. Bushra took and passed a Diploma in Television Direction in Formal & Non-Formal Education conducted by the education and science division – British Council in 1981. In addition to her artistic studies, Fakhoury received a PhD from the Institute of Education of the University of London in 1983.

Work

Fakhoury has described her aesthetic principles as "[showing] a steady search for dynamic animal and human form – grotesque, ironic, and a lot of humour, but invariably opulent and vehement. At the same time it is well-contained within the norms of stylistic discipline". An exhibition of Fakhoury's sculptures were shown at the Jablonski Gallery in April 1987. Dunamis depicts an elephant balancing on the hand of a circus performer and Danse Gwenedour depicts folk dancers as they defy gravity. The two sculptures were subsequently auctioned by auctioneers Farnon & Lake at Aynhoe Park in Northamptonshire in 2017, with Danse Gwenedour having a guide price of £360,000 and Dunamis with a guide price of £260,000. Both were installed on Hills Road, Cambridge in 2021.

Fakhoury's family invested £45 million to create The Mandrake, a boutique hotel in the Fitzrovia district of London. The hotel is owned by her son, Rami Fustok. Fakhoury's sculptures have been displayed at the hotel.