Dana Awartani

Dana Awartani is a half-Palestinian half-Saudi Arabian artist born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After finishing her International Baccalaureate Dana relocated to London, England to complete a foundation degree in Art and Design at Central St. Martins Byam Shaw and then a B.A in Fine Art at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design. Dana’s artwork for her final degree show was influenced.
Through research and her own practice Dana was particularly drawn to the perennial philosophy to which geometry and all of the traditional arts subscribe. She found geometry to be representative of a timeless language of aesthetics which, through its mathematical and visually democratic origin represents a universal language of beauty and harmony; in essence, geometry is the perfect reflection of God’s infinity and manifestation on earth as found in nature and His creation. Geometry therefore combines artistic creativity with an inherent logical system informed by Divine principles. With this in mind, Dana is keen to stress that her work is less about the artist and more about the art itself.
Currently Dana is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, were she continues her practice as well as private commissioned work. Along side this is also completes outreach projects to schools and communities around the world in order to further the appreciation of the traditional arts. She has exhibited her work privately as well as at Central Saint Martins and the Princes School. Further, four of her pieces are included in the Farjam Collection, one of the largest collections of Islamic art in the world.