Lives and works in London.

Khaoula B. Karaweigh is a Moroccan multidisciplinary artist based in London, she holds an MA in Painting from the University of Arts London (UAL), as well as a a Masters in Architecture from The National School of Architecture Rabat, Morocco. Her work has been exhibited in Morocco, England and Croatia. Principally working with acrylics and mixed media, she draws from her childhood and life between Morocco and England to explore the themes of Cultural Identity, Trauma, Grief, and Motherhood. The recurring focus of her work is the female body, sometimes god-like in its power, sometimes rendered monstrous by pain and grief: Hands and nipples become claws, vulnerable organs protrude in angry defiance and devastated faces blur or become invisible. These mutations are all acts of  self-preservation, a desperate and angry defense against bodily corruption and the horrors that seek to penetrate vulnerable flesh.

Through consistent self-reflection, and the fascinating experience of human interaction, she paints lived and reimagined scenarios through a humorous and satirical lens, exposing the absurdity of everyday behaviour, the illusion of human invulnerability, and the persistent grip of social injustice, superstition and cultural beliefs. Through her work, Khaoula strives to explore the potential of subjugated women and goes hand in hand with her activism as a founding member of the NGO The Free Feminist Union (UFL) in Morocco.

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