Nadia Benbouta

Nadia Benbouta (born 21 January 1970) is an Algerian artist who lives and works in Paris. She uses photographs and images from her travels, combining them with cultural and decorative motifs to create contrast within her visuals.

Life and career Born in Algiers, she received education at two art schools, the and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.

Her art combines unassuming elements like found images from advertisements, children's films, comic artwork, and decorative designs. Her work has a tragic, cynical view of the world, using dark imagery to explore it.

Benbouta works across many visual mediums. Her body of work includes photography, painting, printmaking , street art, neon lights, etc. She also received the Prix Albéric Rocheron in 1998 and the Prix Fenêtre des Arts Européens awarded by the Sprengel Museum in Hanover in 1999.

Exhibitions

"Dialogues" - Galerie Anne-Marie et Roland Pallade (2009) "Un marchand, un artiste" - Marché Dauphine (2019) Biennale d'Art Contemporain de Rabat (2019)