Draft:Samar Hussaini
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Comment: Please delete unsourced sections of early life. See, MOS:BIRTHDATE .Also, please refer to MOS:ROLEBIO for a better lead. Astra Travasso (talk) 20:41, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
Samar Hussaini (born 1970) is a Palestinian American abstract artist whose mixed-media paintings and sculptural dress forms reinterpret traditional Palestinian embroidery motifs. She earned a B.A. in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Maryland (1993) and an M.S. in Communication Design from Pratt Institute, New York (2001).
Early Life and Education
[edit]Hussaini was born and raised in the United States and spent summers with her family in Jerusalem. She comes from a prominent Palestinian family deeply rooted in cultural, academic, and political life. Her grandfather, Dr. Ishaq Musa al-Husseini, was a Palestinian scholar and author. Her father, Hatem Ishaq Husseini, served as president of Al-Quds University and wrote on Palestinian self-determination. Her mother, Lama Hussaini, was a highly accomplished private banker and one of the top professionals in her field, recognized for her leadership and success in the banking industry.
Career
[edit]Hussaini works with layered materials—painting, textiles, embroidery, and image transfer—to explore cultural identity, memory, and displacement. Her work has been shown in the United States and abroad, including at the 59th Venice Biennale[1] as part of From Palestine with Art. Exhibitions include Alfa Art Gallery, Leonovich Gallery, and the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition; in 2023 her work was also presented in From Palestine with Art in London[2].
In addition to her studio work, Hussaini serves as Exhibition Chair of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA)[3], where she curates and organizes exhibitions that support and elevate the work of women artists across disciplines.
Awards and Recognition
[edit]- Innovative Fine Art Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
- First Place, Mirror to the World, Alfa Art Gallery
- Best in Show, Maplewood Art Walk
- CFA Certificate of Excellence Award Circle Foundation for the Arts
- Certificate of Recognition BWAC Gallery
- Gold and Silver DTC Advertising Awards
- Creative Recognition from The One Show RX
Hussaini’s practice is featured in the documentary WAR PAINT – WOMEN AT WAR, (Foxtrot Films, 2025) and the forthcoming book Narrative Threads: Palestinian Embroidery in Contemporary Art (Saqi Books, 2025).
Her work has been covered in publications such as MERP Magazine #313 (Winter 2024)[4], Architectural Digest Middle East[5], Phoebe Journal[6], Jersey City Times[7], New Jersey Arts[8] and NJ.com[9].
External links
[edit]- ^ "Official Collateral Event | From Palestine With Art | Palazzo Mora | My Art Guides". My Art Guides | Your Compass in the Art World. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "From Palestine with Art | P21 Gallery". p21.gallery. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ adelaide. "Committee Chairs – National Association of Women Artists, Inc. | NAWA". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Hannun, Marya (2025-01-29). "A Note on the Cover Image". MERIP. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Ghali, Maghie (2023-10-31). "13 Palestinian Artists You Need To Know About". AD Middle East. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Literature, Phoebe (2024-08-20). "Samar Hussaini - phoebe". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ McCall, Tris (2025-05-09). "A Reinvigorated Art Fair 14C Returns". Jersey City Times. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ McCALL, TRIS (2025-04-22). "Six (more) things to see on second annual Garden State Art Weekend". NJArts.net. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ NJ.com, Karim Shamsi-Basha | NJ Advance Media for (2025-02-26). "Palestinian artist showcases cultural identity in new exhibit". nj. Retrieved 2025-06-15.