A Calligrapher’s Journey – praxis and spirituality
Join us for an evening where calligraphy takes centerstage.
Arabic script calligraphy is one of the most remarkable arts of the Islamic world. Like other classical arts, the practice of calligraphy is a living art which is still transmitted from master to student through many years of study and dedication.
About the talk
In this lecture, Nuria Garcia Masip will introduce this art through her own personal journey, from her initial discoveries of calligraphy to her studies with some of the great living Turkish masters, providing a window into the vibrant world of calligraphy, its creative practice, and its spirituality.
The talk is in English.
Nuria Garcia Masip will also be conducting a free-of-charge workshop on 19. September. Sign up via the Calender.
About the speaker
Nuria Garcia Masip is a professional calligrapher and researcher. She pursued her calligraphic studies under master calligraphers Mohamed Zakariya (Washington D.C.), Hasan Çelebi and Davut Bektas (Istanbul). After seven years of training, she received her diploma (ijazah) in the thuluth and naskh scripts signed by her three teachers in 2007. Since then, she has won prestigious prizes in international calligraphy competitions and her work forms part of various private and museum collections. Nuria Garcia Masip holds a Masters in Art History from Sorbonne University, France, where she is currently working on her doctoral dissertation.