Category: Design
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Golrokh Nafisi (b. 1981, Isfahan, Iran) is a visual artist based between Amsterdam and Tehran. Graduate of Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam 2010-2014, from 2000-2005, she studied design at Art University of Tehran. Her main artistic practice is to imagine alternative ways of both counting time and locating ourselves; shaping a new imagination for calendars as…
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Creative Designer and Artist adept at teaching contemporary and traditional art with extensive knowledge with over 12 years of experience. Dedicated to detailed lesson plans and monitoring of individual student progress in an innovative workshop setting. Participated in numerous exhibitions in several countries and won several distinctions and awards for her work. Was one of…
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Amani Al-Thuwaini is a Kuwaiti artist/designer, born in Ukraine in 1989. She holds a Bachelor degree in Architecture from Kuwait University, which has influenced her methodical approach of collecting information and meticulous approach to designing and creating artwork. In 2017, Al-Thuwaini received her MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London. Subsequently, she was shortlisted for the…
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Farah Salem is a Kuwaiti-Iraqi Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist and art therapist. Her studio and art therapy practices are bridged by socially engaged artistic and therapeutic practices. In her studio practice, she finds subtle affinities between geologic time, somatic movement, the human psyche, gendered trauma, ceremonial music/dance and healing rituals from the Arabian Peninsula. Through relational…
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A multidisciplinary Lebanese‐Armenian architect and visual artist, currently based in the vibrant city of London. Her artistic journey is a fusion of two diverse worlds, combining the precision of architecture with the freedom of visual art. Her canvas is a unique space where bold, radiant colors come together to capture the vibrancy that resides within…
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Lara Atallah is a multidisciplinary artist and writer. Her practice explores the political dimensions of landscape, probing both the futility and fluidity of borders as man-made constructs. Her work has been exhibited in the US and internationally and is part of the NYU Langone Collection and the Met Museum, among others. Her writing has appeared…
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Sarah Richani, originally from Lebanon, is a full-time artist based in Zurich, Switzerland, since 2018. Richani works with mixed media including collage techniques, textural pastes, metal erosion and uses oil, gouache or acrylic paint on canvas or cardboard. In her art, she tackles topics related to philosophy, psychology, and society. She graduated in Fine Arts…
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Faten Nastas Mitwasi was born in 1975 in Bethlehem. She was inspired by her father, Fawzy Nastas, a prolific sculptor. She received an MFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem in 2011. She started working at Dar Annadwa Cultural Center in 1998 as the art coordinator, curating exhibitions and organizing courses. She…
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Nagat M.A. Elmahi is an accomplished educationist, painter, and designer with over 20 years of experience. She is a British of Sudanese origin, born and raised in El-Fasher, Sudan. She currently doubles up as a lecturer and the head of the painting department at the College of Fine and Applied Art (CFAA) at Sudan University.…
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Valia Abou AlFadel, a distinguished Syrian artist known for her proficiency in illustration and creative art direction, has made significant contributions to the world of visual arts. A graduate of “The High Institute of Fine Arts and civil preparatory education,” Valia is a proud member of the Union of Plastic Artists in Syria and holds…
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Ranging from painting and sculpture to performance and multimedia installation, the artistic practice of Dana Awartani (Saudi Arabia/Palestine) imbues forms, techniques, concepts, and spatial constructs that define Arab culture with contemporary awareness. Her work spans a variety of materials and techniques and often revolves around reinterpreting geometric patterns as a highly codified and philosophical mode…