Artist Talk With Rehab Nazzal

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About Rehab Nazzal

Rehab Nazzal is a Palestinian-born multidisciplinary artist based in Bethlehem and Montreal. Her work examines the effects of settler colonial violence on people, land and non-human life in Palestine. Nazzal blends experimental, conceptual and documentary strategies in her photography, film, sound and installation works. Her process relies heavily on field research, critical thinking and collaboration with communities. Nazzal’s community organizing work includes collaboration with various art collectives, activist groups and galleries in Toronto, London, ON, Vancouver, Bethlehem and Ottawa. She is currently an assistant professor at Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine and has previously taught at Simon Fraser University, Western University, Dar Al-Kalima University, Bethlehem, and Ottawa School of Art. She holds a PhD in Art and Visual Culture from the University of Western Ontario, an MFA from Toronto Metropolitan University, a BFA from the University of Ottawa and a BA (Economics) from Damascus University. Nazzal’s work has been exhibited and screened in Canada and internationally, including at SAW Centre, Ottawa; Montréal, arts interculturels; the 22nd Sydney Biennale, Australia; the Belkin Gallery, Vancouver; the Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, Toronto; Contact Photography Festival, Toronto; Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa; the Spanish Institute of Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, Ramallah, Palestine; Darat al-Funun, Amman, Jordan. Her latest film has been screened at multiple international film festivals. She has received numerous awards, including the Best Short Film Award at the BFI London Film Festival, the Young Jury Award and the Audience Award at the Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier in France, the Short Film Award at the Cine Invisible International Film Festival in Bilbao, Spain, the Iris Award for Best Documentary Short at Gala Québec Cinéma; the Azure Phoenix Award, MENA Film Festival, Vancouver among others. Additionally, she is the recipient of the Social Justice Award from Toronto Metropolitan University and the Edmund and Isobel Ryan Visual Arts Award in Photography from the University of Ottawa.

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Starts Sat May 3 2025, 11:00am PDT
Ends Sat May 3 2025, 12:00pm PDT