SWANA Chronicles

Category: Algeria
  • Leila Bakouche

    Leila Bakouche, born in Algiers in 1992, is a multidisciplinary artist with a deep passion for cities, architecture, and the intricate details that define spaces and identities. Growing up near the Mediterranean, she was influenced by the Ottoman and Haussmannian architectural styles. Her love for cities was cultivated throughout her life, leading her to specialize…

  • Baya Mahieddine

    (1931 – 1998) Baya Mahieddine or (Fatima Haddad) is an Algerian artist who did not self-identify as belonging to a particular art genre, but critics have classified her paintings as being surrealist, primitive, naïve, and modern. Her works are mainly paintings, though she did pottery as well, all completely self-taught. Born in 1931 in Fort…

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