Nisaab Hastoneest Two Year Program 2018
Calligraphy 10 (c) The Journey Today of a Calligraphy Student in the Ottoman Tradition
From the desire to learn, choosing the Master, the First Lesson,
Individual Letters, Connections, Copying and Creating
Nuria Garcia Masip
Born in Ibiza, Spain, Nuria Garcia Masip grew up between Spain and the U.S.A. In 1999, after completing her B.A. in French and Spanish Literature at The George Washington University, U.S.A., she traveled to Morocco where she developed an interest in Islamic Art.
In 2000, she returned to Washington D.C. where she started studying the rik'a , sülüs , and nesih scripts with calligrapher (khattat) Mohamed Zakariya.
In 2004, she moved to Istanbul where she continued to study the sülüs and nesih scripts with the master of Mohamed Zakariya, hattat Hasan Çelebi, and with hattat Davut Bektas. In 2007, she received her diploma ( icazet ) in these two scripts, signed by her three teachers, under the auspices of IRCICA (Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture).
Nuria is currently living in Paris, France.
Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
Lahore