 The Artist: Rana Bishara was born in Tarsheha in the Galilee in 1971. She finished her BA in Fine Arts and Women's studies from Haifa University in 1994. Her work has been on display in group and solo exhibitions in many cities inside and outside of Palestine. Despite her young age, she is considered one of the most promising artists in the Palestinian art scene. Her work: Bishara uses traditional mediums, like dried Cactus leaves, different spices and plants that she uses to invoke smells of places and times. Bishara’s art is often three-dimensional although it also includes watercolors. Many represent Palestinian villages, like “My village” (1996) which symbolizes the Palestinian village surrounded from all sides by new settlements. For more information on Rana Bishara go to: www.art.net/Studios/Visual/Samia/pal/palart/rana/rana.html To contact the artist: Click Here |
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