Want to reach out and chat about art? Collaborate on projects? Or maybe you'd like to buy Fadwa's art directly from her studio? Or you'd like to ask about her workshops?
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You can find Fadwa in her studio in Calp, a sunny town on the Costa Blanca of Spain. In other words, on the Mediterranean. It's taken her a while to get here, but here she is.
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So, who is Fadwa anyway?
Short version: Mixed media artist and bilingual author of four collections of short stories, contributions to three anthologies, and contribution to an artbook. Creator of I Am What I Art Manifesto. Palestinian-Canadian woman with a gypsy's spirit.
Basic info:
Canadian-Palestinian living in Spain
Born in Tripoli, Libya 1963
My name is pronounced phonetically
B.A in English Literature (UK)
Two Art Therapy Certificates (USA)
Longer version: One of my greatest achievement as an author was being able to write and get published in Arabic because all my bringing and education was in English. I could read and write Arabic, but only like a 10-year old. I spent a great deal of my adult life reclaiming my Arabic language and my stolen identity as a result of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. When I finally did manage to write and get my short story published in Akhbar Al Adab of Cairo, I was stunned!
In 2005, I published my first collection of short stories in Arabic entitled The Scent of Cardamom. Paradise No More was published in Arabic in 2011, and in English in 2015. I contributed to two short story anthologies in English (In Our Own Words and Madinah) and one poetry anthology (And We Choose Everything). A World of Artist Journal Pages was published in the USA and it includes my work as a featured artist.
My short stories in Arabic were published in Akhbar Al Adab, weekly literary newspaper, Cairo, Egypt; Al Adab Magazine, Literary Magazine, Beirut, Lebanon; Literary Supplement of Al Bayan Newspaper, UAE; Al Quds newspaper, Jerusalem, Palestine; Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper, London, UK; An-Nahar newspaper, Lebanon. As an author, I also participated in the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature in 2014 and 2015 in Dubai, UAE. I am currently working on my first novel plus a collection of poems.
As an artist, I am currently focusing on mixed media and fiberarts, and I'm an avid visual journaler. I hold regular day retreats in my home studio overlooking mountain and sea views in the Spanish Costa Blanca. I developed I Am What I Art as a lifestyle concept that invites intention and mindfulness to the aspects of your life.
In 2005, I published my first collection of short stories in Arabic entitled The Scent of Cardamom. Paradise No More was published in Arabic in 2011, and in English in 2015. I contributed to two short story anthologies in English (In Our Own Words and Madinah) and one poetry anthology (And We Choose Everything). A World of Artist Journal Pages was published in the USA and it includes my work as a featured artist.
My short stories in Arabic were published in Akhbar Al Adab, weekly literary newspaper, Cairo, Egypt; Al Adab Magazine, Literary Magazine, Beirut, Lebanon; Literary Supplement of Al Bayan Newspaper, UAE; Al Quds newspaper, Jerusalem, Palestine; Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper, London, UK; An-Nahar newspaper, Lebanon. As an author, I also participated in the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature in 2014 and 2015 in Dubai, UAE. I am currently working on my first novel plus a collection of poems.
As an artist, I am currently focusing on mixed media and fiberarts, and I'm an avid visual journaler. I hold regular day retreats in my home studio overlooking mountain and sea views in the Spanish Costa Blanca. I developed I Am What I Art as a lifestyle concept that invites intention and mindfulness to the aspects of your life.
My Top Values
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To me, PLAY means creating opportunities for joyful and playful explorations and experiences, and liberated expressions of creativity, spontaneity, and delight that nourishes the spirit and celebrates the joyous essence of being. I believe that STRENGTH is the continuous practice of building resilience to help us overcome challenges, societal expectations and cultural limitations, to fearlessly embrace own values and pave a life that is true to our own spirit. 
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INSPIRATION we need these sparks that ignite a fire within us, propelling big dreams, belief in our capabilities, and fearless pursuit of creative passions. It is the powerful force that drives positive change, fuels creativity, and empowers women to lead purposeful lives, leaving a lasting impact on themselves, their communities, and the world. |
