Laure Ghorayeb

Laure Ghorayeb (; December 29, 1931 – February 8, 2023) was a Lebanese writer and artist. She was especially known for her intricate, monochrome drawings that often incorporated Arabic text.

Biography Laure Ghorayeb was born in Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon, in 1931. She first began drawing in 1940, while attending L'École des Sœurs de Saint Joseph de l'Apparition in her hometown. By 1945, she had moved with her family to Beirut, where she began writing poetry in French. She went on to publish four books, including the short story collection A Crown of Thorns Around His Feet (1965).

While working as a researcher at the Lebanese Ministry of National Education and Fine Arts, in 1955, she began to pursue visual art seriously, working in charcoal and oils.

Ghorayeb began exhibiting her work in 1966, with her first show, Noir et blanc, appearing at Yusuf and Helen al-Khal's Gallery One in Beirut. Another frequent collaborator was the Lebanese artist Huguette Caland. She died in her early 90s in 2023.