Category: Interdisciplinary
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Born in Cairo in 1949, Nazli Madkour is a prominent Egyptian artist whose artistic journey spans over four decades. She earned her Master’s Degree in Political Economy from the American University in Cairo before making a pivotal decision in 1981. At that time, she resigned from her post as an Economic Expert at the Industrial…
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Born in Cairo in 1986, Salwa Rashad graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, specializing in oil painting, in Alexandria in 2002. She has been an active member of the Plastic Arts Syndicate since then. Salwa’s artistic journey has been marked by numerous group exhibitions, photography workshops, and artistic residencies. She had the opportunity to…
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Neda Razavipour’s artistic practice explores the question of balance, a condition that continually shifts between the extremes of order and chaos. This search affects the individual as well as entire societies, spaces, and structures. For this reason, she usually conceives her work site-specifically, developing in a precise choreography over several days, weeks, or months. Often…
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Interdisciplinary artist Nida Bangash was born in Iran, raised in Pakistan, and currently lives in North Texas. While she works in a variety of media, Bangash was formally trained in Persian and South Asian miniature painting. Utilizing intricate patterns and precise details, Bangash’s works weave in personal identity and experience to investigate the complexities 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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Aseel AlYaqoub is an artist, researcher and writer based in Kuwait. Her artistic practice revolves around the intricate interplay of geographic identities, collective memories, and socio-political hierarchies. She draws from an ever-expanding repertoire of references to meticulously investigate the diverse perspectives on identity, culture and nation that arise from forgotten narratives, colonial documents and alternative…
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Born and raised in Morocco, Yasmine Benabdallah is a filmmaker and visual artist whose work explores memory, performance, embodiment, diaspora, archives, rituals, and time travel. Yasmine’s films and installations have been shown in Morocco, France, Egypt, Palestine, Canada, Germany, Portugal, Tunisia, the US, the UK, and the UAE, where “How to reverse a spell: the…
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Born in 1994 – Based in Tunis Harrabi is a visual artist, editor, documentary filmmaker and cultural practitioner. After several experiences in different cultural media in Tunisia as a journalist, video creator, chief editor and communication manager, she found her path in audiovisual collaborations with artists and young artistic collectives in Tunisia and abroad. In…
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Interdisciplinary and award winning artist Doris Bittar explores overlapping patterns, decorative motifs and text within the context of historical legacies. Bittar views patterns as cultural DNA mutating in tandem with human migration. Bittar, an Artist Legacy awardee by the California Arts Council, has been recognized for artistic accomplishments and mentoring of young artists (2023). She…