Dana Barqawi is a multidisciplinary artist and urban planner, based in Amman, Jordan. She holds a BSc in Architecture and a double MSc in International Cooperation, Urban Development & Emergency Architecture.
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, Dana chooses to reflect the context within her work, consequently creating politically and socially engaged art. Dana’s work challenges colonial narratives, explores indigenous identities, and aspects of womanhood and community. This approach unfolded as a result of her years of work with INGOs and Government bodies, and her International training spanning Europe, Africa & the Middle East focusing on community participation and development.
Growing up with women who painted, sewed, designed, and made art, Dana extends herself through artistry and has a long-standing fascination with detail. Working from a workshop studio in Jabal al Weibdeh - Amman, her work involves experimenting with material and is constantly evolving.
She participated in exhibitions in Amman, Washington, Connecticut & Seoul, and she curated exhibitions in collaboration with an academic entity in Amman. Dana’s work has been published in World Literature Today, Discontent magazine, Architectural Review, Courrier International, Arab Pop magazine & Adi Magazine.
Exhibitions:
“My Love”, Tiraz Center
Amman, Jordan • May 2024
“Journeys of Hope” , Wadi Finan Art Gallery
Amman, Jordan • April 2024
“My Red - Your Blue” , Sungkok Art Museum
Seoul, Korea • 2023 October
“We The People” Collective Exhibition, Fann A Porter Gallery
Dubai, UAE• 2022
Curator: “Trajectories - 2nd Edition” - an exhibition for the Center for Lebanese Studies
Al Manara Arts & Culture - Amman, Jordan • May 2022
Curator: “Trajectories” - an exhibition for the Center for Lebanese Studies
Gallery Hangar Ras AlAin - Amman, Jordan • June 2021
Technical Advisor at Visual Voices
Feb 2021 - Present
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