Dora Khayatt

Dora Khayatt (; 1912 – 1986), also known as Dora Khayatt Plant, was an Egyptian-born painter. She was self-taught and known for her work in portraits, landscapes, and seascapes. Khayatt lived in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania for 27 years.

Early life and family Dora Khayatt was born on January 18, 1912, in Cairo, Egypt. Her father Habib Khayatt Bey was an Egyptian senator. The family was Christian, and part of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Dora Khayatt started drawing at a young age, and many of her summers in childhood were spent in Paris visiting art museums. She never had any formal painting lessons.

Khayatt and her future husband John Plant met during World War II when he was a Captain in the British Armed Forces serving in Egypt. The Redfern Gallery gave her a second solo exhibition in 1952, followed by a solo show in Paris at Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1956.

Death She died on November 6, 1986, at Bryn Mawr Hospital. She was cremated, and her remains were placed in a columbarium at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Solo exhibitions

1948, British Council in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt 1949, The Redfern Gallery, London, England 1952, The Redfern Gallery, London, England 1956, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, France 1956, Salon d'Automne, Paris, France 1961, Wildenstein Gallery (now Wildenstein & Company), New York City, New York, U.S. 1973, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. 1976, Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.