“I Did It My Way”: How Rita Asfour Captured Bodies in Motion
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A comprehensive feature on Rita’s career, from her early work as a commercial illustrator in Beirut to her final Ethereal Showgirls series in Las Vegas. The article explores how her “inverted professional experiences”—rendering photorealistic portrayals of glamorous women in everyday settings, then capturing everyday people in glamorous settings—informed the keen observational eye she brought to her impressionist-style work.
Wikipedia
Rita Asfour’s official Wikipedia biography, documenting her life, career, and artistic contributions spanning seven decades and four continents.
BOOKS
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Rita Asfour: Everlasting Impressions!By Dr. Robert H. Tracy, Ph.D. A coffee table book showcasing Rita’s complete body of work, featuring her ballet series, showgirls, landscapes, portraits, and more. Purchase on Amazon |
Rita Asfour – Her Way!UNLV Exhibition Guidebook by Dr. Robert Tracy The official 24-page exhibition guidebook from Rita’s 2016 six-month retrospective at UNLV College of Fine Arts. Purchase on Amazon |
Academic & Exhibition Publications
Rita Asfour – Everlasting Impressions — Dr. Robert Tracy, UNLV Curator
Rita Asfour – Ballerinas and Showgirls — Dr. Robert Tracy, UNLV Curator
Sunstorm Fine Art Magazine — “Pure Visual Sensation” by Kathleen Heiser
Art Expo Preview — “Facing Market Challenges” by Deborah K. Swanson
Southwest Art Gallery Magazine — “Real Art” by Rita Asfour
The Art of Giving — The Leukemia Society of America
Sunstorm Fine Art Magazine — “The New Impressionists”
UNLV News Coverage
UNLV Faculty Discuss Egyptian Artist Rita Asfour on PBS
Coverage of the 2017 PBS documentary featuring Dr. Nancy J. Uscher, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Fine Arts at UNLV, discussing Rita’s visionary artistic approach:
“When you have a visionary brilliant artist like Rita Asfour, she will find the right medium to express her ideas.”
— Dr. Nancy J. Uscher, Ph.D., Dean, College of Fine Arts, UNLV
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