about dana barqawi_
For Dana, the act of artistic creation is inseparable from notions of the real world. In times where socio-political changes compose an inherent part of our reality, she chooses to reflect the context within her work and consequently creates politically and socially engaged art. the centre of her work inspires cultural and socio-political affirmation and delivers a sense of openness that allows to incorporate the viewer as an active participant.
As a process driven artist, Dana uses raw concepts to define the rules of each project. Working from a small studio in Amman, her work involves experimenting with material and is constantly evolving. she works with ink, coffee, thread, newspaper, plants, paint, gold leaf and collage to handcraft her pieces of work.
Growing up surrounded by women who painted, sewed, designed and made art, Dana extends herself through artistry and has a long-standing fascination with detail.
Dana lives in Amman, Jordan
Exhibitions:
Hope, Foresight Art Gallery
Amman, Jordan • 2020
Telling the Palestinian Story Exhibit, Palestine Museum US
Connecticut, USA • 2020
Art of Palestinian Women Exhibit, Museum of Palestinian People
Washington DC, USA • 2020
A Land Without A People - 1st Edition, Solo Exhibition, Blue Fig
Amman, Jordan • 2018
Art Week Amman, Group Exhibition, The Studio
Amman, Jordan • 2013
Artist, Painter, Designer, Politics, Urban, Space, Cosmos, Photography, Nature
E x h i b i t i o n s
11
August - 10 Sep 2020
Foresight Gallery, Amman
Group Exhibition "Hope".
This exhibition is a celebration of hope in light of the difficult circumstances the world is going through.
13
March- 30 September
2020
Palestine Museum US, Connecticut, USA
A Land Without A People
_ art collection _second edition 2020
This project is inspired by the widely cited rhetoric "a land without a people for a people without a land. The artworks portray the people of the land without a people.
2-30
September-2018
Bluefig, Amman
A Land Without A People
_ art collection _first edition 2018
This project is inspired by the widely cited rhetoric "a land without a people for a people without a land. The artworks show the people of the land without a people.
5
September-2013
a floor to ceiling group exhibition, part of Art Week Amman, by talented local and regional artists.
6
March- 13 September
2020
Museum of Palestinian People, Washington DC
A Land Without A People
_ art collection _second edition 2020
This project is inspired by the widely cited rhetoric "a land without a people for a people without a land. The artworks portray the people of the land without a people.