COPTIC ICONS IN A NEW LIGHT: Narrative Series, 2011-2017, by Victor Asaad Fakhoury

By: Helene Moussa

Published by the Coptic Museum of Canada

Date of publication: November 2018

ISBN 978-0-9812726-3-4

Victor Asaad Fakhoury was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1960. Fakhoury’s contribution is unique in the field of Coptic iconography because he created not just one but a series of ten icons, in which he has made it his vocation to respond in the language of icons, to contemporary events in the life of the Church and Christians in Egypt, beginning with the popular uprising on 25 January 2011. The Coptic Museum of Canada is fortunate to have acquired for its collection all of the ten icons in the series

This catalogue reproduces each icon in this series and interprets from the artist’s perspective the many layers of meaning the imagery he uses in each icon to communicate the spiritual message he seeks to convey.

Price: $30.00 plus postage and handling.

ICÔNES COPTES SOUS UN NOUVEL ÉCLAIRAGE. Série Narrative 2011-2017 de Victor Asaad Fakhoury

Par: Helene Moussa

Publication du Musée copte du Canada

Date de publication: Novembre 2018

ISBN 978-0-9812726-3-4

Victor Asaad Fakhoury est né au Caire en Égypte en 1960. La contribution de Fakhoury est unique dans le domaine de l’iconographie copte. Il créa non seulement une icône, mais une série de dix icônes avec pour mission de répondre, dans le vocabulaire des icônes, à des événements contemporains dans la vie de l’Église copte et des chrétiens d’Égypte. Il débuta avec la révolte populaire du 25 janvier 2011. Le Musée copte du Canada a eu la chance d’acquérir dans sa collection les dix icônes de cette série.

Le catalogue reproduit les dix icônes de cette série et présente les interprétations de l’artiste et les nombreux niveaux de signification de l’imagerie dont il se sert dans chaque icône pour transmettre le message spirituel qu’il veut communiquer.

Prix du catalogue : 30.00$ plus frais de port et d’embalage

Curated by Helene Moussa

Published by St. Mark’s Coptic Museum, Ontario, Canada

Date of publication: 2016

ISBN 978-0-9812726-2-7

This book is an invitation to explore, study and research the Coptic Museum’s diverse collection of artifacts. The collection is introduced in fourteen sections, which are organized by genre of artifact: Biblical Paintings by Marguerite Nakhla; Clay Work & Sculpture; Coins; Crosses; Icons; Jewellery; Ecclesiastical Vestments; Metal Works; Paintings; Papyrus, Books, and Manuscripts; Stamps; Tapestries from the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre; Textiles and Woodwork. Each section opens with an introductory overview of the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of the artifacts in the Museum’s collection, and, where possible, the artists and authors are identified. Over 70 full-colour photographs complement the text and bring to life the dynamic creativity of the Coptic cultural mosaic.

Price: $15.00 plus postage and handling.

Curated by: Helene Moussa and Sandy Saad.

Date of Publication: 2011.

Published by St. Mark’s Coptic Museum.

ISBN: 978-0-982726

Catalogue of the first exhibition of Coptic artists in North America (2011). Includes essays on migration of Copts to Canada, the status of modern and contemporary art in Egypt, an art history analysis of the thirteen artists selected for this exhibition , as well as biographies of the artists with the images of their works.

Price: $10.00 plus postage and handling.

By: Fr. Marcos A, Marcos, Helee Moussa & Carolyn M. Ramzy

Published by St. Mark’s Coptic Museum: 2009

Printed by Printology Inc.

ISBN 978-0-9812726-0-3

Marguerite Nakhla was born in 1908 and passed away in 1977. She is considered one of the pioneers of the twentieth century Modern Egyptian Art Movement. In 1975 she was recognized as the leading Egyptian woman artist in the first half of that century. This book reproduces and discusses eighty of her works. Marguerite Nakhla’s legacy is that of an accomplished artist who   used her artistic skills to create a compelling repertoire of paintings and icons.

Price: $30.00 plus postage and handling.

Published by St. Mark’s Coptic Museum: 2013

Printed by Coptic Media

A sixteen page pamphlet honouring the life and works of Neo-Coptic Iconographers Bedour Latif and Youssef Nassif. The text is in English and Arabic and includes four icons and the Niche in St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Scarborough, Ontario . Drs Youssef and Bedour met and were married when they were students and have been writing icons and wall paintings since the early 1950s in churches in Egypt and the lands of immigration. Together with Dr. Isaac Fannous, Drs Bedour Latif and Youssef Nassif are the giants of Neo-Coptic Iconography.

Price: $4.00 plus postage and handling.