Archives: Artists
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Born in Casablanca, Morocco (1991), lives and works in France. Lina Laraki is a graduate from Central Saint Martins (2014) and Le Fresnoy (2022). Her practice sits between visual arts and cinema. In her short films, Lina stages marginal characters in a fantasised surreal world. Her films have been shown internationally, that includes The Last…
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Artistic inspiration began at an early age for Mona Kandeil. Throughout her life, Mona has always been fascinated by colors and painting. The interest developed when she studied art in addition to her main study in English literature. Mona found her passion rooted in art that consists of historical events twisted with modern based elements…
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Lina Hijazi, an accomplished artist from Kuwait, seamlessly merges her passion for art and psychology, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Philosophy. As an active member of the Syndicate of Artists and Media in Kuwait and the Land of Art Foundation in Denmark, Lina’s global artistic journey includes courses in the United States, London,…
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Nesrine Salem is interested in the hypervisibilization of diasporic beings. She uses post-digital image-capture methods such as 360° cameras to gather filmic material that she calls “reported videos”. Through her video work and the installation of her films, she highlights a common elsewhere, its strangeness as well as its familiarity, by connecting seemingly unrelated spaces.…
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Rawan Abbas (b.1996) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Cairo, Egypt. She has participated in many shows where she exhibited textiles, sculpture, installation art, and video. Notably, she participated in the Dak’art Biennial in 2022, London’s 1-54 Art Fair with Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art in 2021, and had two solo exhibitions in Hamburg, Germany…
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Nour Taher is a Palestinian artist who was born and raised in Jordan. Her artistic journey started at Concordia University, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 2008. One of the central themes in her art is the exploration of self-identity and introspection. Through her self-portraits, she delves into the layers of…
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Nessrin Hassan, born on July 30, 1977, in Alexandria, Egypt, is an artist and a member of the Fine Artists Syndicate since 1999. She is known for her captivating works in mural paintings, reflecting a profound connection to her roots and a keen exploration of diverse cultural themes. Nessrin has left an indelible mark on…
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Evelyn Ashamallah, born in Dessouk, Kafr El-Sheikh (1948), is a prominent figure in the Egyptian art scene. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, specializing in the Painting Department, in 1973. Ashamallah’s artistic journey extends beyond her canvas, as she has also made significant contributions as a journalist. During the years 1973 to 1975,…
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Amira Louadah was born in Algiers. From 2014 to 2021, she studied design and visual arts at Ensci, les Ateliers de Paris, where she developed a passion for staging and storytelling. During her studies, she embarked on formative journeys, including stays in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and New York City, United States, where she began capturing…
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Mary Abuzaid is Jordanian artist, printmaker, curator and gallery director at Jacaranda Images in Amman- Jordan. She has a B.A in fine art from Jordan University 2012, and held her first solo exhibition “A Fine Line” in 2022. Mary’s art is delicate and precise, it’s a lens magnified on the beauty that she finds in…
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Born in 1990, Nada Baraka is a visual artist with a BA in Communication Media Art and Fine Arts from the American University in Cairo and a master’s degree in Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins, London. Nada Baraka makes paintings that maintain an endless, active state of flux, swaying between abstract and surreal with…
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Born in Cairo 1940, Egyptian artist Ikram Omar studied at the faculty of Fine Arts, Egypt, and at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. Finally, she obtained her degree from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy, in 1966. The artist, Ikram Omar, chose to make her cultural artistic message…
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Aula Al Ayoubi, born in Damascus, Syria, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in the Department of Mathematics from the University of Damascus. She furthered her education with a Diploma in Rehabilitation Education from the same university. Aula is also a graduate of the Fine Arts Institute of the Ministry in Damascus, obtaining a technical…
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A twenty something architecture graduate from Algiers whopicked up her father’s compact camera at the age of 17 with ascattered yet curious gaze. Slowly, what started as an absent-minded and inattentive practice turned into a tool for me to make sense of my surroundings. Growing up in a dense urban area, the details that make…
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Nisreen is a Jordanian artist, with great talent that was noticeable since her early age. She pursued her childhood passion in Art professionally for more than 20 years, in addition, she studied painting at the Spirit of Rouh For Arts Center (2014-2019).. Her work embodying the woman in all her scenes away from silence and…