britt boutros-ghali
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Britt Boutros-Ghali, a world-class artist following the tradition of the abstract expressionist and colorfield giants, such as Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchel, from the 1950s forward.
Britt is a celebrated Norwegian-Egyptian abstract expressionist artist who has spent the last five decades living and working in Egypt, where she is an integral part of the country's artistic community. Her art, characterized by vibrant colors and large-scale energetic paintings, draws inspiration from Egypt's rich and exotic culture. Employing "action painting.” Her work embodies a sense of spontaneity and creativity coming from within.
Britt divides her time between Cairo and Egypt's North Coast, some 20 km west of Alexandria, and has studios in both locations. Her home and atelier are a creative sanctuary infused with her intricate mosaics and murals inspired by the region. Local artists, collectors, and individuals with a penchant for the unique frequently gather at her home, while art enthusiasts from around the world journey to meet her and acquire her work.
Britt has been exhibited worldwide since her first exhibition in Paris in 1962 and is held in many public and private collections. In 1996, she received the prestigious St. Olav's Order, Norway's highest artistic honor, from King Harald for her cultural and creative contributions. In 2023, she accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Egyptian National Council for Women, a significant recognition in her adopted homeland.
Born in 1937 in Svolvaer, Norway, Britt is equally influenced by her childhood experiences, marked by the stark seasonal contrasts of light and darkness, harsh weather, and the backdrop of World War II.
TRAFFICARTS represents the artist internationally, coordinating exhibitions, gallery placement, book publishing, auction oversight, press, art placement, as well as direct sales.
We are pleased to announce that Pascal Robert Gallery will present Alchemy, the first solo exhibition by legacy artist, Britt Boutros-Ghali in Zurich. The exhibition includes a body of work shaped by transformation—where the physicality of materials and emotion are transmuted through color and gesture. The artist’s paintings emerge from a deeply intuitive process, one that mirrors the alchemical pursuit itself: a meditation that converts inner states into visual form. Organic, fluid, and luminous, these works do not merely depict change; they enact it—inviting the viewer into a contemplative space where the unseen becomes perceptible, and where silence, energy, and renewal converge. Texture and color is layered and poured creating illuminating surfaces. To stand before them is to enter a space of pause—where joy, calm, and reflection are allowed to surface in a world increasingly resistant to such experiences.
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BRITT, 2024 | Agamy, Egypt
Public Collections and Honors
Marwa Mansour Collection
Coca Cola Collection
Mercedes Benz Collection
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arab Art - Doha, Qatar
Museum of Modern Art, Cairo, Egypt
Queen Noor, Museum of Modern Art, Aman, Jourdan
Museum of Modern Art, Cairo, Egypt
Bank MISR Museum Collection
Norsk Hydro Collection
Church of Norway, Alta, Norway
Catholic Church of Bavaria, Germany
Kunst og Industrie Museum, Trondheim, Norway
Galerie Nord Norge Private Collection—Permanent Installation
Saltstrømmen Art Center- Permanent Installation
Hardanger and Voss Museum, Utne, Norway
Galeri Nord Norge, Harstad, Permanent Installation
Galeri Kvale Hammerfest, Permanent Installation
Kranes Galeri, Tromso, Permanent Installation
Galeri Vesterålen, Sortland, Norway—Permanent Installation
Paletten, Harstad, Norway—Permanent Installation
St. Olavs Order for Highest Achievements in the Arts, 1996 (Presented by King Harald of Norway)
Slovak Presidential Order for Art and Culture, 2010
Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in the Arts, Egyptian Government, 2023
Gala Magazine, Sept. 2025
View short film created by Michelle Edelman and Daniella Liguori, 2024-25.“I always start by putting all my colors around me. Then I just let things happen. I really don’t have any idea of what I’m going to do. Everything to start feels a little chaotic and then I slowly make order from the chaos and give it structure. Sometimes I’m not even aware of what I’m doing.”
—Britt BG
Britt Boutros-Ghali |Untitled, 2025 (No 43-025) |190 ×135 cm
Untitled (Yellow), 2023 | Acrylic on canvas | 62 x 49 in. (155 x 123 cm) SOLD
Untitled, 2025 (No 65-025) | Acrylic on canvas
Each : 200 x 152.4 cm (78 ½ x 60 in) | Full : 200 x 457.2 cm (78 ½ x 130 in)
Untitled, 2025 (No 61-025) | Acrylic on canvas | 71 x 110 in. (180 x 280 cm)
Untitled, 2025 (No 09-025) | 67 x 51 in. (170x130 cm)
Untitled, 2025 (No 19-025) | 67 x 51 in. (170x130 cm)
Untitled (Nature Spirits), 2025 (No 75-025) | 51 x 51 in. (150x150 cm)
Untitled (Rain of Colour), 2023 | 60 x 51 in. (150x130 cm)
Untitled, 2025 (No 04-025) | 51 x 51 in. (130x130 cm)
Untitled, 2024 (No 32-024) | 72 × 48.5 in. (180x123 cm)
Galleries
PICASSO ART GALLERY
30 Hassan Assem St. of Brazil Street
Zamalek, Cairo
T. +202 27 367544
C. +201 01 8073830
VARVARA ROZA GALLERIES
8 Duke Street, St. James’s,
London, SW1Y 6BN
+30 697 472 1110
Exhibition Sept. 15—Oct. 31, 2025
