Painting the Homeland by Nashwa Shammout: Exhibit Opening

Join us for an exhibit opening of Nashwa Shammout's Painting the Homeland.

Nashwa Shammout is a Palestinian artist based in the Washington, DC area whose work celebrates Palestinian and Arab heritage: the olive harvest, women in embroidered thobes, the taboon oven, the rituals of Arabic coffee and hospitality, and the old streets of Jerusalem, Akka, and Nablus. Working across acrylic, stone mosaic, sand art, and Arabic calligraphy, she preserves memory and identity through rich texture and detail.Her work has been exhibited in Qatar, including collaborations with the Qatar Fine Arts Association / Katara Cultural Village, AlJasra Center, and her paintings are held by the Palestinian Embassy and private collectors.

In Washington, she has exhibited at diplomatic and cultural venues such as the Winternational Embassy Showcase with the Arab League.Beyond the canvas, she creates handmade crafts and art prints that carry her work into everyday life.This exhibition will also honor her late father, [Omar Shammout], whose paintings are featured alongside her own.