Archives: Artists
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Joyce Dallal is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her work encompasses a variety of media from small prints and paintings to large installations and public art. The themes that surface in her work are those of collective and personal history, migration, memory, and the evolution of contemporary cultural identity. A first-generation American born…
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Born and based in Tunis (1986), Yasmine Ben Khelil studied at the university Pantheon-Sorbonne in Paris, France. Yesmine’s approach consists mainly of re-appropriating or reinterpreting all kinds of images, objects or texts through various means (drawings, collages, installations, paintings, videos) to portray a world saturated with representations, transformed into a flow of information where past…
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(1941 – 2023) Growing up in rural villages, in order to get to school, Leila Nseir would walk through impoverished communities with children, in the snow and cold. Reflecting on these memories in her work, she has been searching “for the essence behind those faces.” Born in Al-Haffah, north of Lattakia, Leila Nseir (1941) began…
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Syrian artist Shalabiya Ibrahim gained her reputation as a naïve and spontaneous painter. As soon as the viewer contemplates her paintings, a feeling of freedom and joy immediately spreads on his or her wings and fly without any restrictions or boundaries. Although her themes are earthbound and are not totally imaginative. Born in 1944 in…
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Influenced by the socio-political events of her surroundings, current events and society, artist Asma Fayoumi describes her work as having “often depicted life, events and protests around me. I often painted my obsessions, emotions, and the spirit of things. I painted Damascus, children and mothers in states of happiness and overwhelmed with emotions.” Born in…
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Born in 1994, Sarah Ben Amar started practicing photography at 17. She continued throughout her studies in English and History. She also became interested in film during that period. Her primary focus is on the relationship between the collective and the individual and how space shapes or mirrors that relationship. She has been a resident…
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The arbitrary nature of the capital’s constantly changing facades serves as inspiration for Dalila Hassanein’s work. These layers, which include graffiti, local advertising, commercial calligraphy, dates and names, serve as reminders of the city’s past and urban development. Hassanein paints portrayals of the city in her first solo show “On The Road”, where her large…
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Mai Koraiem was born in Alexandria on May 5, 1980. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, specializing in the Painting Department, in 2003, marking the start of her art journey. In 2013, Mai began her comics career and, in 2015, she published her first graphic novel, “When the Gods Gave Up on Kavafis.”…
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(1954 – 2015) Born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1954, the esteemed artist Wasma Al-Agha graced the world with her creative spirit. As the wife of fellow artist Mahoud Ahmed, she embarked on a lifelong journey that left an indelible mark on the realm of Iraqi art. Her early years were devoted to education; in Baghdad,…
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(1935 – 2016) She was born in Haifa, to Persian parents. She was the great-granddaughter of Baháʼu’lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, although she was not a member of the Baháʼí Community. Maliheh Afnan moved to Beirut with her family in 1949. She received a BA from the American University of Beirut and an…
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Gigi is an Algerian comic artist and freelance illustrator based in Paris. After graduating from Architecture School in Algiers, she is now pursuing a master’s degree in History and Heritage in Paris. She published her first comic book “Rwidjel & The Cat” at the publishing house Dalimen, released during the 14th edition of the Algiers’…
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(1934 – 2023) Souhila Bel Bahar, born in Blida, Algeria, in 1934, was a pioneering painter who played a key role in advancing women’s presence in Algerian art. Alongside peers such as Aïcha Haddad, Fatiha Bisker, Djamila Bent Mohamed, and Kheira Flidjani, she navigated societal constraints, balancing artistic pursuits with family life in a culture…
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(1908 – 2005) Madiha Umar was a pioneer and the first artist to incorporate Arab calligraphy with modern abstract art. Her work is considered to be the precursor to the Hurufiyya movement. She was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1908 from Circassian father and Syrian mother but she moved to Iraq being a young girl.…
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(1944 – 1993) Layla Al-Attar was an Iraqi artist and painter who became the Director of the Iraqi National Art Museum. Through her art, al-Attar expressed ideals that attempted to recognize the importance of women in all spheres of society. Al-Attar graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1965, and was among…
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Born in 1937 in Karbala Governorate, Iraq, Bahija Al-Hakim was a prominent Iraqi artist, celebrated for her contributions to the world of visual arts. Her life was woven with familial bonds and a love for art that left an indelible mark on her journey.In the embrace of a large and loving family, Bahija grew up…