Huguette Caland

Bio

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, 1931, Huguette Caland is the only daughter of the first president of the Republic of Lebanon. She began painting at the age of 16 under the private tutelage of Fernando Manetti, an Italian artist who resided in Lebanon. She then studied art at the American University of Beirut, lived in Paris for 17 years, and spent some time working in New York.  Huguette eventually settled in Venice, California in 1987 where she currently lives and works.

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2011 “Undercover”, Peter Findlay Gallery, New York
2011 “Mes Jeunes Annees,” Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut.
2010 “Cache”, Cache, Venice
2009 “Silent memories”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery.
2009 “Autumn” LA contemporary, Los Angeles.
2009 “Silent memories”, Peter Findlay Gallery, New York in May.
2006 “Rossinantes” Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
2006 Samy Kinge Gallery, Paris.2005 Michael’s restaurant, Santa Monica, California.
2003 “Introspective”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
2001 “Silent letters”, Sami Kinge Gallery, Paris.
2000 “L’argent”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
1999 “Silent Letters and touchables”, Off Main Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica.
1998 “Scapes & Escapes”, Elena Zass Gallery, Laguna Beach.
1997 “Faces and Places II”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
1997 “Europ’Art 97”, Geneve.
1997 “Faces and Places I”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut.
1992 Gallery 5, Santa Monica.
1992 Toepel Gallery, Kirkland, Washington.
1992 Bella Interiors Gallery, Santa Monica.
1986 “Rajz/Drawing ‘86” Pesci Galeria, Pesc, Hungary.
1985 “A Thousand And one Nights”, Cultural Center of Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1984 “Lebanese artists”’ Monaco Art Center, Monte Carlo.
1984 “Painters and poets in Sologne: Drawings for Salah Stetie, Alain
1984 “Bosquet, Andree Chedid”, Aubigny Sur-Nere (Cher), France.
1980 Faris gallery, Paris.
1964-1975 Seven gowns created in Beirut presented on hand-made mannequins of Scheherazade within the environment of e group paintings, drawings and sculptures.
1973 Contact Gallery, Beirut.
1972 American University of Beirut.
1972 Delta Gallery.
1972 Dar El Fan, Beirut.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 Art Dubai
2010 washington
2010 Yann
2010 billy weissman
2009 Kuwait show.
2009 Art Dubai.
2009 LA contemporary, Los Angeles.
2007 Sotheby’s London Auction.
2007 Christie’s Dubaï Auction.
2006 Christie’s Dubaï Auction.
2005 The inauguration of the National Public Library, Beirut.
2005 At Gallery st. Germain, Beverly Hills, California.
2004 Pacific Design Center, “Free Style”, Los Angeles.
2001 Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “Salon International d’art Contemporain-Artuel”, Bierut.
2001 Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “St’ Art 2001”, Fire D’Art Contemporain De Strasbourg, Paris.
1999 Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “ Europ’Art”, Foire Internationale d’Art,
1997 Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “Special Janvier”, Beirut.
1996 Skirball Cultural Center, Artist’s Invitational “Blessings and Beginnings”, Los Angeles.
1996 UCLA Art Rental and sales Gallery of the Armand Hammer
1996 “The Female Perspective”, Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
1995 Artopia Art Gallery, “Art Preview”, Los Angeles.
1993 National Museum of Women in Arts, “Forces of Changes, Artists of the Arab World”, Washington D.C.
1986 Organized ramnent Delegation of the Arab States to UNESCO, “The Arab World Today”, and Rennes, France.
1986 “Le Portrait A Roulettes” (with George Apostu), Sales, France.
1986 Permanent Delegation of the Arab States to UNESCO, Inaugural Exhibit, “Espace Cultural”, Paris.
1984 UNESCO, “Femina: In memory of Alicia Penalba”, Paris.
1984 “Drawings for George Astalos”, Painters and Poets in Sologne, Aubigny-sur-Nère (Cher).France.
1980 Faris Gallery, Paris, France. ( group)
1979 Painters and poets in Sologne: drawings for Alain Bosquet, Aubigny-sur-Nère (cher), France.
1972 L’estampe contemporaine: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France.
1970 Contemporary Lebanese Artists: Museum of Modem Art, Tokyo
1970 Grafica D’Oggi: 36th international Biennial of Venice, Venice, Italy.
1970 Sixteen Lebanese Painters: Delta Gallery, Rome, Italy.
1970 Lebanese Artists: Traveling exhibition in the US, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
1970 Atelier Caland, Kaslik, Lebanon’ with painter Helen Khal.

FAIRS-SALONS

2010 Art Dubai, Janine Rubeiz Gallery
2009 Amsterdam art fair.
2009 Miami Art Basel.
2009 Los Angeles Art Fair.
2009 Chicago fair.
2009 New York fair.
1999 Janine Rubeiz Gallery “Europ’Art” Foire Internationale d’Art, Genève.
1996 Janine Rubeiz Gallery “Europ’Art” Foire Internationale d’art, Genève.
1988 Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Paris.
1984 XXIII Premi International of Dibuix Joan Miro, Joan Miro
1980 Arab Women Artist: Museum of Contemporary Art, Bagdad.
1980 Salon de Mai, Paris.
1980 Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Paris.
1980 Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs, Paris.
1974 International festival of painting: Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes), France.
1973 Salon de Mai, Paris.
1973 Réalités Nouvelles, Paris.
1973 Grands et Jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Paris.
1973 Comparaison, Paris.
1973 American Cultural Center, Paris.

FASHION DESIGNS

1979 “Nour”, a created commissioned by Pierre Cardin, Espace Cardin, Paris.
1978-79 Conceived and realized the fashion line “Nour”of Arab Islamic inspiration, for the” Pierre Cardin haute Couture Collection”
1978-79 Ready-to wear Pierre Cardin Collection” and “Environmental Design Collection”.
1964-75 Created seven hand-women silk gowns, embroidered and hand-painted in anthropomorphic and geometric images.

MEDIA/SCREENPLAYS

1979 Conceived the story idea and acted in Hubert Glotte, a short film realized by Maryse Ebely.
1978-79 Sysphia, screenplay written in collaboration with Maryse Ebely.