Huda Totonji
Huda Ahmad Totonji[1] is an American artist who was born and raised in Saudi Arabia.[2] Totonji is also a master calligrapher and is certified to teach Arabic Calligraphy.[2] In addition to her calligraphic work, she also creates mixed media art, installations and performance art.[3] Totonji is the president of Huda Art, LLC, which creates custom art for clients.[4] Totonji is also the first person from Saudi to lecture at Harvard University.[5]
Biography
Totonji was born in Riyadh.[6] She earned her bachelor's and master's of fine arts degrees from George Mason University.[6] Totonji earned her Islamic Calligraphy Master's Certificate (Ijazah) in Jordan and earned her PhD in fine art in Ireland.[6]
Totonji's work has been featured in the PBS film, Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet.[7] The Islamic Broadcasting Network (IBN) wrote that Totonji brings "a sense of reality and humanity to the idea of Muslim woman [...] Huda's goal is to revolutionize the idea that Muslim women are limited."[8]
References
- ↑ Ramkumar, K.S. (23 December 2004). "Art Show Has Creativity as Its Hallmark". Arab News. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Huda Totonji". WISE Muslim Women. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Greenbox Dictionary of Saudi Arabian Artists". Greenbox Museum of Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Dr. Huda Totonji to Teach Arabic Calligraphy Course at the Harvard Extension School". Project Khalid. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Saudi Instructor at Harvard Organizes Art Show". Sofaraa. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Huda Totonji". Beyond Golden Age and Decline: The Legacy of Muslim Societies in Global Modernity, 1300-1900. 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ "Full Credits". Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet. PBS. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Hasnain (30 September 2003). "Art Through a Muslim Women's Eyes". IBN. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2016.