Faten Mitwasi

A PhD student in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies. Faten considers herself an activist artist who seeks to contribute to the appreciation of various cultures and acceptance of the others in her own community and around the world. She works with various mediums ranging from handicrafts to digital photography and video to create her sight specific installations. She is a member at Artnauts artist collective www.artnauts.org  

Since an early age, she is concerned with the documentation, historiography, and presentation of Palestinian art. She conducted various research in the field and wrote a number of articles and three books. Besides, she was the curator of several exhibitions and art projects; including the Palestinian Collection for “Imago Mundi” project, commissioned by Luciano Benetton Foundation http://www.imagomundiart.com/collections?q=Palestine   

In Palestine, she was a key person in developing and establishing Dar al-Kalima University which is the first specialized university in Palestine and focuses on arts, design, and Culture. She initiated several projects, the latest was the establishment of the academic program and laboratory in the field of conservation and restoration of paintings.