Ghada Amer

Ghada Amer is an Egyptian painter, sculptor, and performance artist. A major theme in her work is equality for women and female sexuality. She is also known for combining paintings with needlework. Her art questions the traditional gender roles placed on women. The submissions to domestic life, female sexuality and pleasure, love, war and violence, and the search for beauty are all expressed through her art. Ghada left Egypt when she was about 11 years old and has lived both in France and the United States. The influence of Islamic and western cultures are also seen in her work.   She addresses postcolonial identities and Islamic cultures. Ghada is influenced by the idea of shifting meanings she's seen during her travels.