Born in 1949, Nabeul, Tunisia
Lives and works in Lezdine, Tunisia
Gouider Triki is a painter and engraver whose work creates a new language of abstraction based on mystical symbols and decorative signs from Islamic and Berber traditions. Grounded in his upbringing as a farmer, Triki explores representations of cultural idioms and mythological representations. Influenced by the work of Paul Klee, Triki created a new language of abstraction based on symbols from nature, and human figures in dreamlike, imaginary landscapes, which portray an organized chaos.
Triki’s education includes periods at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tunis and in Paris, a residency at the Cité Internationale de Paris, as well as tutelage at the studios of artists G. Lagrange, Lucien Couteau, and Bertrand Borny.
His works were exhibited internationally in Baghdad, Rabat, London, Rome and New York. Selected exhibition venues include MNAM-Centre Pompidou and Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, Musée d’Ethnographie de Corse, and Palais des Gouverneurs Génois in Bastia.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2000 Galerie Kalyste, Tunis.
1998 Darat El Founoun, Amman (Jordan) – Abdul Hameed Shoman Fondation.
1997 Galerie Kalyste, Tunis.
1995 La Saison de Tunise, Toulouse (France). Galerie Kalyste, Tunis. Maison de la culture d’Amiens, (France).
1994 Galerie Kalyste, Tunis.
1993 Exhibition Hôtel Le Lacoste, Pézenas, France.
1992 Gouider Triki: gravures, peintures, Institut du monde arabe, Paris.
1991 La Tunisie à Bastia : Musée d’Ethnographie de Corse, Palais des Gouverneurs Génois, Bastia.
1978 “Ateliers Aujourd'hui 9- Koffi Mouroufié, Gouider Triki”, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
1977 Exhibition at the Galerie de l‘information, Tunis.
1977 Back to his homeland, where he’s strengthening his spiritual links with his Tunisian roots, Triki’s currently spending part of his time farming the land while working at his art.
1975-76 He receives a grant for an internship at the Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris.
Meanwhile, Triki participates in several artistic events, frequently attending the Salon de la Jeune Peinture, l’Espace Cardin and the Biennale.
1971-74 He continues his education at the Ecole des beaux-arts of Paris, while spending time in studios of artist painters and engravers like G. Lagrange, Lucien Couteau and Bertrand Borny where he learnt wood cutting and engraving.
1966-71 Graduated from the Ecole des beaux-arts de Tunis
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 1:54 Contemporary Art Fair, London, UK
2017 Art Paris Art Fair, Paris
2016 Yesterday is tomorrow’s memory: a group show of work from North Africa, Elmarsa gallery, Dubai
2015 Rituals of Signs and Transitions(1975- 1995), Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan
2012 Intervalles, Elmarsa gallery, Tunis
2011 Une histoire sur l’art ‘Untitled: a story about art in today’s world’, Elmarsa gallery, Tunis
2009 Views and Perspective, Elmarsa gallery, Tunis
2006 Galerie El Marsa, Tunis
2004 Galerie El Marsa, Tunis
2003 Galerie El Marsa, Tunis
2000 "The Magic of Signs and Patterns in North African Art", the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Galerie El Marsa, Tunis
1998 Galerie Kalyste, Tunis
1997 City of Villeneuve Le Roi (France)
Darat El Founoun, Amman; the Khalid Shoman Foundation (Jordan).
1995-96 Itinerary exhibition “Rencontres Africaines” (Niamey, Niger- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso- Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire- Bamako, Mali- Casablanca, Morocco)
1993-94 Painting from the Maghreb: Spain, Belgium
Institut du Monde Arabe : Rencontres Africaines
South African National Gallery of Cape Town (South Africa)
African Museum, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Cultergest of Lisbon (Portugal)
1991 L’Altra Arte Contemporanea, Marsala (Italy).
IV Biennale of Havana (Cuba)
Méditerranée-Jeux de Lumières, Musée d’Ephèbe, Cap d’Agde (France)
1989 “En toutes lettres” Marseille, France
1988 Centre d’art vivant of the city of Tunis
1987 Six peintres tunisiens contemporains, Musée National des Arts Africains et Océaniens, Paris
Maison de la Culture, Le Havre
Galerie Gorgi, Tunis
1986 Art Contemporain Tunisien, Paris
Galerie La médina, Tunis
Six peintres tunisiens contemporains, Musée d'Art Moderne-Villeneuve d'Ascq, Lille
Festival des arts plastiques, Baghdad, Irak
1985 2nd annual exhibition of Tunisian contemporary art, Centre d’art vivant of the city of Tunis
1984 Galerie Taghinia - Milani, New York Musée des Beaux-arts de Pau, France 1st Annual exhibition of Tunisian contemporary art, Tunis
1982 Galerie Attaswir, Tunis Art Arabe Contemporain, Bruxelles, Belgium
1981 Galerie Nationale Bab Rouah, Rabat, Morocco
1980 Galerie l’Atelier Rabat, Morocco
Art Arabe Contemporain, Centre d’Art Vivant, Tunis
Exhibitions in Baghdad, London, Roma
XIème Biennale de Paris
1978 Arts arabes actuels, espace Cardin, Paris
1977 Cité internationale des arts de Paris
La Peinture en Tunisie, Centre d’art vivant de la ville de Tunis
Centre des arts et des loisirs du Vesinet, Musée Avalon
33ème salon de Mai, Paris
1976-77 27th/28th Salon de la Jeune Peinture, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris
1976 Itinerary exhibitions in Italy and Greece
1975 Galerie Yahia, Groupe 70, Tunis
1971 Galerie Yahia, Tunis
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gouider Triki: gravures, peintures: Paris, Institut du monde arabe, 13 mai-28 juin 1992, Paris: Institut du monde arabe, 1992.
Six peintres tunisiens contemporains : Lille : Musée d'Art Moderne-Villeneuve d'Asc ; Ed. Musée national des arts africains et océaniens, 1986 - Written by P. R. Chaigneau ; in collab. with Marie-Anne Chaigneau ; pref. by Ali Louati La
Tunisie à Bastia : 17 oct.-30 nov. 91, Musée d'ethnographie corse, Palais des gouverneurs gênois; Ed. Bastia: Musée d'ethnographie corse, 1991
In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000
