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Chaïbia Talal
Chaïbia Talal
Born	1929; Chtouka, Morocco
Died	April 4, 2004 (aged 74–75); Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Known for	Painting
Movement	naive art

Chaïbia Talal (Arabic: الشعيبية طلال) (1929 – April 2, 2004) was a Moroccan painter.

Biography

Chaïbia was born in Chtouka, a small village near El Jadida, Morocco in 1929.^[1] At the age of 13, she was sent to Casablanca by her parents to marry a 70-year-old man.^[2] By the age of 14 she had given birth to a son (Hocein), and by the age of 15 she had become a widow.^[3] When her husband died, she worked as a maid to earn money to support herself and her son.^[4] Talal was devoted to providing her son with an education, particularly academic literacy, although Talal herself would remain illiterate her entire life.^[2] After receiving art supplies from strangers in a dream, she was inspired to begin painting.^[5]

Her work was not initially well received in the Moroccan art world.^[6] Talal's son became a respected artist in his own right, and in 1965 introduced Talal to the director of the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, Pierre Gaudibert who was impressed by her work.^[2] Following this meeting, her works were exhibited at the Goeth-institute in Casablanca and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 1966.^[6]

Being a self-taught artist, Talal was known for breaking traditional boundaries. Her work is categorized as "utsider art" which illustrates unconventional ideas by members of non-traditional art movements.^[7] She was influenced by the works of artists from the CoBrA painting movement. Her work is also considered by some people, such as journalist Ahmed El Fassi, to be an naïve.^[3]

In 2015, Moroccan filmmaker Youssef Britel created biographical movie, entitled Chaïbia. The film was written by David Villemin and Youssef Britel, and starring Saadia Azgoun as Chaïbia Talal.^[8]

In 2004, Talal died of a heart attack in Casablanca at the age of 75.^[9]

Talal's work continues to be shown including in the Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture where Talal's work was included in section on Women in Society.^[10]

Expositions

1966 - Goethe-Institut, Casablanca - Morocco.
1966 - Solstice gallery, Paris - France
1966 - Salon des Surindépendants, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris - France.
1969 - "Ecole marocaine", Copenhagen - Denmark.
1969 - "Kunstkabinett", Frankfurt – Germany
1970 - "Les Halles aux Idées", Paris – France.
1971 - "Dar America", Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Fes, Tangier – Morocco.
1972 - Ventes aux enchères, Drouot, Paris – France
1973 - "L’œil de Bœuf" gallery (CIPAC), Paris – France.
1974 - "Ivan Spence" gallery, Ibiza – Spain
1974 - "Salon des Réalités Nouvelles", Paris – France.
1976 - "Biennale d’Art", Menton – France.
1977 - "Salon de Mai", Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris – France.
1977 - "Salon des Réalités Nouvelles", Paris – France.
1980 - "Engel gallery", Rotterdam - Netherlands.
1980 - "Fondation Joan Miró", Barcelona – Spain.

Awards

Gold medal of the French Academic Society for Education and Encouragement. - March 2003.^[11]

References

^ "Cinéma: Chaïbia, La Paysanne des Arts, en salles le 16 décembre" [Cinema: Chaïbia, La Paysanne des Arts, in theaters on December 16]. HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chaïbia Talal". Artnet. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Al Hajri, Ibrahim (4 October 2014). "المغربية الشعيبية طلال.. طفولة رسم" [Moroccan Chaibia Talal.. childhood drawing]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "Festival National du Film de Tanger: "Chaibia, la paysanne des arts", un portrait haut en couleurs de l'artiste peintre Chaibia Talal" [Tangier National Film Festival: “Chaibia, the peasant of the arts”, a colorful portrait of the painter Chaibia Talal]. HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Chaïbia portée en terre: les couleurs du terroir en deuil" [Chaibiia brought to earth: the colors of the earth in mourning]. Le Martin (in French). 3 April 2004. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Enger, Reed (6 October 2018). "Chaïbia Talal". Obelisk Art History. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ Gianaris, Kristen (30 May 2020). "Chaibia Talal, Morocco's Most Famed 20th Century Painter". Morocco World News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Chaïbia (2015)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "Chaibia Talal". MoMAA | African Modern Online Art Gallery & Lifestyle (Image file of Chaibia Talal). September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Museums in Qatar highlight Moroccan culture, artistry". The Peninsula. 19 March 2024. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "L'art naïf s'expose à Rabat: Chaïbia est sa propre source d'inspiration" [Naive art is exhibited in Rabat: Chaïbia is its own source of inspiration]. Le Martin (in French). 9 February 2004. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2018.