December 12, 2022: Nada Odeh, Syrian artist, activist, humanitarian, and poet – Topic: Diversity, Inclusion and Art
Nada Odeh is a Syrian artist, activist, humanitarian, and modern-day poet. She was born and raised in Damascus and came to the United States in 2013 due to the conflict and revolution in her country. She established a project known as ‘Nada’s Picassos’, which began in Damascus but has moved to Dubai, Michigan, and currently New York State. The medium she works in is acrylics on canvas and Arabic miniatures; Middle Eastern colors and small details of her heritage influence her art. The key theme in her artwork is Syrian refugees in camps and the Syrian people. Recently, she has focused more on displaced Syrian women in exile.
Nada got her M.A. in Museum Studies from Syracuse University and her B.A. in Fine Arts from Damascus University. She has attended many workshops in the field of visual arts, communication arts, and therapeutic arts. Nada has exhibited her art in Damascus, Dubai, New York City, Detroit, Toledo, Tiffin, Washington D.C., Syracuse, Albany, and Auburn, New York. She lives and works in Syracuse, New York.
Nada is a freelance curator who had the opportunity to curate different projects on the topic of immigration and folklore arts. She worked with the New York Folklore Society on different projects to highlight immigrants’ and refugees’ folklore arts.
Nada’s art and activism helped many organizations and artists to live the art experience to the ultimate levels.
PRESENTATION: Diversity Inclusion and Art
Immigrant women go through several challenges while moving to a new country and trying to start a career. In the presentation, I will be talking about those challenges and how I was able to use my art to communicate with communities, and how it’s important to represent the voice of immigrant women. My activism and the art I created in my journey.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Individual virtual lecture is available for $30 each with a limited number of viewers.
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