Shaza Omran ~ Keywords: drawing, East, human bodies, memory, political embodiment, visual

Shaza Omran is a visual artist, currently based in the Netherlands

In her work she uses various mediums. Trained in painting and drawing, she is currently working increasingly in installation, text and performance. She is interested in reinterpreting our understanding of the recent historical and political events that have intersected with her personal life experience. Through research and line drawing, she explores human forms and conditions. More recently, she has been experimenting with other forms of reinterpretation, such as animation.

She received her BA in Fine Art from the University of Damascus in 2012, and began working towards an MA before moving to the Netherlands in 2017. She received an MA in Art Praxis from the Dutch Art Institute in 2024. Her work has been featured as part of exhibitions at; Gallery Sanaa (Utrecht), WG Kunst (Amsterdam), Galatea Foundation and she received a residency in 2023 at De Nijverheid, Utrecht.

For her study trajectory with DAI Shaza was generously supported by the UAF.

Shaza@DAI:

Learn more about Shaza Omran's 20 minute performance We lived well together for Chameleon Orbit ~ DAI's Aeroponic Acts 2024 at Centrale Fies in Italy. 

Learn more about Shaza Omran's written MA thesis (DAI, 2024): The Politics of Visual Culture in Contemporary Syria

*During their journey with DAI, Shaza Omran made significant contributions to: COOP SUMMIT 2023: Li Li Ko Ko Fəstival of 100 Centers and COOP SUMMIT 2024 ~ Assembling Land: Rehearsals towards Place-making

Follow Shaza's 'Life after DAI'@shazaomran