| Artist's Name | Rania Matar |
| rania@raniamatar.com | |
| Address | Immeuble du Park, Boulevard Elias Sarkis, Achrafieh Lebanon |
| Telephone | +1-617-538-2256, +961-3-18-22-19 |
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Biography:
Matar’s work has been published, exhibited widely and won several awards:
Massachusetts Cultural Council artist grant, first prize New England Photographers Biennial and Women in Photography International. Matar is a finalist for the James and Audrey Foster Award at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Boston. Her images are part of the collections of numerous museums and private collections.
Statement:
My work focuses on women and children in the Middle East, mainly Lebanon, and my recent projects, which examine the Palestinian refugee camps, the veil and its meaning, and the aftermath of war, give a voice to people who have been forgotten or misunderstood. Living in both Lebanon and the US gives me a unique perspective on seeing Lebanon through the eyes on an insider who speaks the language and understands the culture and its people, but also an outsider who can still get intrigued by the complexities of a country devastated by war, and located between Europe and the Arab world.
