Laila Ezzat

Laila Ezzat
Born
Laila Mohamed Ezzat

1935 (age 89–90)
Cairo, Egypt
Other namesLeila Ezzat
OccupationPainter
Years active1950s–now

Laila Ezzat (Arabic: ليلى عزت, romanizedLaïla Ezzat; born 1935)[1] is an Egyptian painter.[2] She has exhibited both nationally and internationally.

Ezzat is primarily a self-taught painter.[1] In the 1950s, Ezzat was mentored by Egyptian–Armenian painter Ashot Zorian.[3] In her early career she focused on paintings of animals (particularly horses), followed by work as an expressionist and later an abstract artist.[3][4][5]

Ezzat's artwork can be found in museum collections, including at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in Cairo.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Ezzat, Laïla", Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Oxford University Press, October 31, 2011, doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00060726, retrieved November 19, 2025
  2. ^ "Middfest Spotlights Egypt For Weekend". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 30, 1983. p. 31. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Laila & Margo's Thought-Provoking Art Takes Over The Walls of Ubuntu". CairoScene. February 25, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  4. ^ United Arab Republic Wizārat al-Thaqāfah (1960). Cultural Register. p. 384.
  5. ^ Arab Observer, Issues 289–300. 1966. p. 43.

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