Speaker Name: Nuria Garcia Masip

Nuria Garcia Masip grew up between Spain and the USA.

Born in 1978 in Ibiza, Spain

In 1999, after completing her university studies in literature and philosophy, she traveled to Morocco where she developed and interest in Islamic art. She then returned to Washington D.C. where studied the rik'a, stiles, and nesih scripts with master calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya, and later to Istanbul, where she continued to study the sidiis, and nesih scripts with masters Hasan celebi, and Davut Belctas. In 2007, she received her diploma (ijazah) in these two scripts, signed by her three teachers.

She holds a Masters in Art History from Sorbonne University, has won prestigious prices in international calligraphy competitions and her work forms part of various private and museum collections. She has also organized numerous workshops and conferences on this art to promote the art of calligraphy internationally. Her work is firmly rooted in the classical school of calligraphy and she enjoys preserving the techniques and materials of the tradition. Nuria is currently living in Paris where she teaches, researches, and works on calligraphy.