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Wissa Wassef
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BIOGRAPHIES

 

YOANNA WISSA WASSEF



Born in Cairo 1952, attended Lycee Francais.
 
1970-1974 Cairo University. BA in French Literature.
 
1974 In charge of the batik group started by her father, then began the second generation of batik artists.
 
1976 Started the fine cotton weaving group consisting of ten boys and girls.
 
1977 Married Wasfi Doss, a buisnessman an hotelier.
 
1981 First international exhibition for the cotton weavings - Galerie Graben - Vienna.
 
1991 Batik group consists of 7 artists, while the Fine Cotton is comprised of 25 weavers.

 

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