Category: Countries
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Sara Khayat is a feminist graphic designer, illustrator, and visual artist from Syria. She was born in Damascus and studied graphic design at the International University for Science and Technology (IUST Syria). Khayat’s work is focused on women’s, LGBTQI+, and refugee rights, using illustration and graphic design to support a wide range of social justice…
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Ayça Okay, born in 1991 in Izmir, is an esteemed curator and art writer primarily based between Istanbul, Barcelona and Berlin. A member of AICA Turkey (Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art) and CIMAM (International Committee of Museums and Collections of Modern Art), Okay’s career is marked by significant achievements. Since 2018, she has curated exhibitions…
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Yasmine Nasser Diaz is a visual artist whose work frequently occupies the domestic sphere to explore the boundaries of cultural identity. Staging familial memories in nostalgic recreations of home, her work nods to both tradition and technological change and is often deftly punctured by powerful feminist and social critique. Using a variety of media from…
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Sonia Kacem (*1985) lives and works in Geneva, where she earned a master’s degree from the Haute école d’art et de design (HEAD) in 2011. She has won numerous prizes and scholarships, including the Leenard’s Cultural Grant (2023), the Zurich Art Prize (2022), the Kiefer Hablitzel Prize (2015), the Manor Art Prize (2014), and the…
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Born and raised in Damascus to an artist father Ibrahim Alawad, Layali Alawad is a Syrian artist based in Aachen, Germany, where she currently resides and practices her craft. With a versatile approach that spans graphic printing techniques to painting, Alawad’s oeuvre is a testament toher dedication to the visual arts. While her artistic repertoire…
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Fatma Fahmy is an independent visual storyteller based in Cairo, Egypt. She earned her B.A. degree in Chemical Engineering from Cairo University in 2013. Her work focuses on environmental concerns and social issues influenced by factors such as the environment and migration. Her work has been showcased at festivals and venues worldwide, including the Photography…
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Tewa Barnosa (b.1998) is a Trans-disciplinary artist and curator, based between troubled Tripoli and a-political Amsterdam, her artistic practice spans across trajectories of visual arts, literature, sound and curatorial collaborations, Grounded in critical curiosity- and intuitive based knowledge reinterpretation and re-production(s), She constructs surreal scenography that navigates the intricacies of contradiction, extremity, and the evasive…
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Leila Seyedzadeh, born in 1986 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian interdisciplinary artist based in New York. Initially rooted in painting and drawing, her artistic journey has transformed into a captivating exploration of imaginary landscapes. The rugged beauty of the Alborz Mountains in Tehran, a sanctuary from urban chaos, sparked her passion for depicting landscapes.…
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Donia Alshetairy, born in Yafaa, Yemen, 1983. She is an artist based in Saudi Arabia, studied IT and is self-taught in graphic design and multimedia. Her passion for art inspired her to Pursue a degree in art. Al Shetairy’s artistic approach focuses on the concept of restoring one’s roots, a principle influenced by her studies…
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Soukaina Joual is a Moroccan multi-disciplinary artist born in 1990, graduated from the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tetouan, Morocco in 2011. Her various works showcase an interest in how one’s body can translate and reflect various tensions, dynamics and differences. She usually focuses on the body from different perspectives: how it changes, its’…
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Amina Kadous (1991-) is a visual artist and an award winning photographer based in Cairo, Egypt. Her work tackles concepts of memory and identity. A linkage between the past and present. She believes a photograph is an object that holds memories and meanings, keepsakes that give life. Kadous’s work has been exhibited widely in many…
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Born in 1981 in Beirut, Hala Dabaji spent her childhood in Ngaoundéré, Cameroun. Currently living in Beirut, she holds a degree in fine arts from ALBA (Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts, Beirut) Since 2006, she has been exhibiting her paintings, photographs, drawings in Lebanon, Jordan, Ivory Coast, Italy, and the United States. Her works also include…
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Abeer Aref is a Yemeni Visual artist and Architect who uses photography to capture the beauty of everyday moments. In 2020, she had her first photography showcase called “JAMAAD”. Her artistic practice delves into personal experiences and reflects on broader themes of connection and distance. Abeer work has been shown in many exhibitions in the…
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Ghaida Ashraf was born in 1994 and lives and works in Alexandria. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts from Alexandria University in 2017. Ghaida’s graduation project was hosted by L’Atelier D’Alexandrie In 2016. She has also joined a year-long educational program at MASS Alexandria academy under the supervision of artist Wael Shawky, where…
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Thana Faroq is a Yemeni photographer, writer, and educator, currently teaching at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague Netherlands. Her artistic practice is primarily focused on capturing the aftermath of pivotal events, especially in the context of migration. Faroq’s work isdeeply rooted in themes of women’s resilience, adaptability, and the search for belonging.…