Huda Lutfi

Huda Lutfi (b. Cairo, 1947) is a cultural, feminist historian by professional training whose work in the field of the visual arts translates these affiliations in multiple complex ways. In 1983, she received her PhD in Arab Muslim Cultural History from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. In 2012, a self-titled monograph on Huda Lutfi was published by The Third Line.

Huda's solo shows include: Magnetic Bodies, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo (2015); Cut and Paste, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo (2013); Huda Lutfi: Twenty Years of Art, Tache Art, Cairo (2011); Making a Man out of Him, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo (2010); Zan'it al-Sittat, The Third Line, Dubai (2008); From Egypt with Love; The Third Line, Dubai (2008). She has been part of important group presentations internationally including: La Bienal del Sur, Caracas, Venezuela (2015); Fotofest: View from Inside Contemporary Arab Photography Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi (2015); Homage to Moustapha Hasnaoui, Frederic Moison Gallery, Paris (2013); I am not there Townhouse Gallery, Cairo (2012); Dak'Art-African Contemporary Art Biennale, Dakar, Senegal (2010); Icons Reloaded, Elysee Arts Gallery, Liege, Belgium (2009). Huda's work is part of major collections including Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE; Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan; Museum of Modern Art, the Hague, Netherlands; The American University in Cairo; Egypt and The British Museum, London.

Huda lives and works in Cairo, Egypt.