John Halaka
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John Halaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Halaka 1957 |
| Education | University of Houston |
| Movement | Palestinian art |
John Halaka (born 1957) is an Egyptian-born American visual artist, documentary filmmaker, and Professor of Visual Arts at the University of San Diego in California. He is considered an expert in painting, drawing, photography, documentary filmmaking, oral history, and modern and contemporary Palestinian art.
Halaka was born in El Mansoura, Egypt, in 1957.[1][2] His father was Palestinian and his mother was Lebanese. They moved to the United States in 1970.[2]
He received his Master's of Fine Arts degree in 1983 from the University of Houston in Texas.[3]
He has taught at the University of San Diego since 1991.[2][3][1]
His writing has appeared in edited anthologies, art catalogues, and academic journals, most often Jadaliyya.[4][5][6][7] He has also been interviewed for and profiled in journalistic and academic reports on contemporary Arab art.[8][9]
