Bissan Rafe
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Bissan Rafe Qasrawi is an American-Palestinian
visual artist.
She lives in Houston, Texas
. Many of her work depicts the lives of Palestinian diaspora
.
She exhibited her work at various local Houston galleries and biennials. Her exhibition "Olive Brides" gained critical reviews and has been on display at the University of Houston
women's gallery.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
visual artist.
She lives in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Many of her work depicts the lives of Palestinian diaspora
Palestinian diaspora
Palestinian diaspora is a term used to describe Palestinians living outside of historic Palestine - an area today known as Israel and the Palestinian territories or the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip...
.
She exhibited her work at various local Houston galleries and biennials. Her exhibition "Olive Brides" gained critical reviews and has been on display at the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
women's gallery.