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1931 tapestry by Al Sanaye Women’s School in Aleppo. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Celebration of the Absents The Evening’s Prelude' (2015) by Ziad Dalloul. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Fish' (2015) by Youssef Abdalki. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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Detail of Elias Zayat's 2011 work 'The Gods Abandon Palmyra'. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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An untitled work by Leila Nseir. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Auto Portrait' (1950) by Dorrieh Fakhoury Hammad. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Couture' (2019) by Nour Asalia. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Arts and Culture
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Artist Khadija Baker performed as part of the 2019 exhibition Personal Revolutions. Nairy Shahinian
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Asma Fayoumi's portrait from 1969. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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1931 tapestry by Al Sanaye Women’s School in Aleppo. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Celebration of the Absents The Evening’s Prelude' (2015) by Ziad Dalloul. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Fish' (2015) by Youssef Abdalki. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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Detail of Elias Zayat's 2011 work 'The Gods Abandon Palmyra'. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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An untitled work by Leila Nseir. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Auto Portrait' (1950) by Dorrieh Fakhoury Hammad. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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'Couture' (2019) by Nour Asalia. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Arts and Culture
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Artist Khadija Baker performed as part of the 2019 exhibition Personal Revolutions. Nairy Shahinian
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Asma Fayoumi's portrait from 1969. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
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1931 tapestry by Al Sanaye Women’s School in Aleppo. Courtesy Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture
Syrian art showcased on Google Arts & Culture: 'giving the artists of Syria a space to have a voice'
The Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture has shared two online exhibitions highlighting the country's female artists, as well as its painters
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Alexandra Chaves
20 April, 2020
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