Afaf Zurayk (b. Beirut, 1948) is a painter and sculptor. She graduated from the American University of Beirut with a BA degree in Fine Arts in 1970, and pursued graduate studies at Harvard University, obtaining an MA degree in Fine Arts in 1972. She taught Studio Arts and Art History at Beirut University College (now the Lebanese American University), and painting at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. In Washington, DC, she taught drawing and painting in Continuing Education at the Corcoran College of Art and Design and Georgetown University. Zurayk’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon and Darat al Funun in Amman, Jordan. In addition to numerous solo exhibitions in Beirut and Washington, DC, she has participated in a number of group shows, most notably the
“Forces of Change” (1994) at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. Zurayk has published three books: My Father. Reflections (2010), Lovesong (2011), and Drawn Poems (2012). Afaf Zurayk now lives and works in Beirut.
