Bio:
Dana Al Rashid is an Architect and
visual artist from Kuwait. She specializes in historic building preservation
and themes on historic buildings have often been tackled in her works. She has
created a unique style coined ‘Modern Miniatures’ in which she uses a
modernized version of the ancient Persian miniature style to tackle
contemporary and relevant topics. Her artwork also focuses on social issues,
with historic building preservation, low income expat workers, and the state of
the world during the pandemic as common themes.
The artwork has been well received,
having her own solo digital art gallery at the Khaleeji Art Museum, as well as
being published in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Art & Object, and Kuwait times to
name a few. She continues to explore and expand incorporating different themes
and techniques into her artwork.
Dana also has a strong background in
journalism. Her work is regularly published in local, regional, as well as international
newspapers, magazines, and online publications. A regular writer in Al Jarida
Newspaper, Sekka magazine and Unootha, as well as various contributions in Sail
magazine, Sumou, Kuwait Times, Jeem, Madswirl, and many others. Dana tackles
the social issues faced daily with a philosophical bent, be it in article or
poetry form. She is bilingual and published work in both Arabic and English.
