Choghig Der-Ghougassian

Choghig Der-Ghougassian was born in Beirut in 1964. She graduated from the Beirut University College in 1988, majoring in Graphic Design. Since 1986 she has taught art at the College Protestant Francaise. In the mid 80's she started working with Jad Workshop, a group of young comic artists. Her work has been shown in different comic festivals and exhibitions in France including the Festival International de la Bande Dessinee 1988 and 1990). Her comics and illustrations have been published in a book of cartoons entitled, "Min Beirut", and different newspapers and children's books.

"Carte Postal" & "Some News"

Summer 2006. It was not easy to put some distance with what we were living and experiencing on daily basis. How can someone translate the ugliness of a reality into beauty of art? Was it self-preservation, instinct of survival, not to give in to all the madness that surrounded us?

Presented in this exhibit is a series of postcards sent to friends abroad during the summer 2006 war, similar to what we usually do on vacations to share thoughts and feelings about experiences lived. Also included is a 3-page letter/journal.