Through a diverse array of mediums, Al-Amoor's artwork depicts reflections of time and place through a range of emotions: sadness, fear, and loss. Her key subject matter is her family.
Malak Mattar
Malak Matar is a self-taught artist and published author who paints expressionist faces, figures, and semi-abstract designs. Matar started painting at the age of 14, during the 51-day military assault on Gaza in 2014, using school art supplies. Her artwork began to draw interest from galleries and museums around the world and, since that time, her paintings have been featured in individual and group exhibitions in Costa Rica, England, France, India, Palestine, Scotland, Spain, Holland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, and 11 U.S. states. She is also the author and illustrator of Sitti’s Bird, a children’s book based on her life story.