Rehab Nazzal

Rehab Nazzal is a Palestinian-born multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Rehab Nazzal
Born Palestine
Nationality Palestinian
Education BFA at University of Ottawa MFA at Ryerson University, PhD in Art and Visual Culture University of Western Ontario
Known for Video, Photograph, Sound


Life

Nazzal holds an MFA from Ryerson University (Toronto), a BFA from the University of Ottawa, and a BA in Economics from Damascus University (Syria). Currently, Nazzal is pursuing her PhD in Art and Visual Culture at the University of Western Ontario (Canada).

Work

Nazzal uses sound, video and the photographic image in her work to present contemporary war technology and its destructive effect on civilians, residential dwellings, infrastructures, and the environment.[2] Often, her work creates immersive environments that represent the tragic conditions in Palestine with previous bodies of work centered on Gaza, the Negev Prison and the village of Bil’in.[2][3]

Nazzal's 2014 exhibition Invisible at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts in Ottawa was publicly condemned by Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Rafael Barak. The exhibition included images of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, among other art pieces that portray the West Bank and Gaza.[4]

Shooting

In December 2015, Nazzal was allegedly shot in the leg by a sniper while in Israel, photographing activities of the Israeli Defense Force.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Artist Vtape". www.vtape.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. 1 2 "Rehab Nazzal: Visible - Faculty of Communication & Design - Ryerson University". www.ryerson.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Ottawa Dispute Stresses Role of Art in Public Realm - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Palestinian artist Rehab Nazzal talks to crowd about controversial exhibit, artistic freedom". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  5. ↑ "Israeli Forces Allegedly Shoot Artist - artnet News". artnet News. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  6. ↑ "Artist Rehab Nazzal Shot in West Bank - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Artist who caused protests in Ottawa shot in Bethlehem". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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