Zena Assi
Her work focuses on themes such as political unrest in Lebanon, the emotional effects of migration, and her experience of urban life. Zena was born in Lebanon, and moved to the UK in 2014.
Zena Assi
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- Lebanon
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages
- Arabic
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Her work focuses on themes such as political unrest in Lebanon, the emotional effects of migration, and her experience of urban life. Zena was born in Lebanon, and moved to the UK in 2014.
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Zena Assi (born 1974) is a painter, a national of Lebanon. The painter was born in Tripoli. Zena Assi was educated at Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts. Languages used include Arabic.
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Kaelen Wilson-Goldie writes, in a newspaper article for The National: • Illustration — Title: 'Beirut 1X1'- Cardboards, bullets, wheels, wood and paint- Year 2011 • Illustration — Title: 'Portrait in April'- Mixed media on canvas- Year 2015
City wall
City wall
• Illustration — 'My City framed in colors'- Mixed media and paper collage on canvas, 2014 Assi describes the work as follows: The work is inspired by Egon Schiele. It explores themes including "war, peace, silence, hope and individual frustration".
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1974
Zena Assi was born on 1 January 1974.
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