Britt Boutros-Ghali was born in Norway but for the past five decades has lived in Egypt having married into one of the country’s foremost families. Her emotional abstracts and figurative expressionism are much sought after and she has been awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in the Arts by the Egyptian government. In this episode, she talks about her upbringing in Norway, how a move to Paris kickstarted her artistic career, her relocation to Egypt, how she paints every day with no plan and with many layers, how an exhibition in Norway in 2005 was marred by an unfortunate incident, and how she is striving to paint a masterpiece.

Britt Boutros-Ghali talking with Bob Chaundy

Accompanying images on consideringart.com

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From the series Women of My World

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All images are © Britt Boutros-Ghali

Britt’s upcoming exhibition will be shown at Varvara Roza Galleries, 8 Duke Street, St. James’s, London, SW1Y 6BN 2-20 October 2025

Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial