Title: Study (Beauty of Light)

Year: 2024

Media: Hand-Embroidered Cotton on Cotton

Size: 20.5 x 25.5 x 2.5 cm

About the work: Hand-embroidered in the Palestinian embroidery tradition of Tatreez, this work is a painterly study in composition and color. I work with landscapes and traditional Palestinian crafts to examine our relationship with our heritage, and with memories and dreams of our homeland.

Bio: Jordan Nassar's work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions globally at institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Asia Society, New York, NY; Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY; KMAC Museum, Louisville, KY; North Carolina Museum of Art, Winston Salem, NC; Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA; James Cohan, New York and The Third Line, Dubai, UAE. His work is in the permanent collections of institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; The Museum of Contemporary Art, California; and Rhode Island School of Design Museum, in Rhode Island, among others