{"id":93,"date":"2026-06-13T08:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T08:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:52:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yamen Nawa<\/strong> is a Syrian visual artist based in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His work explores transformation, identity, memory, and human connection. Through painting, he investigates the invisible forces that shape our inner lives and the relationships that define our journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Nawa combines expressive gestures, symbolic imagery, and emotional depth to create paintings that invite reflection rather than provide answers. His artistic practice is rooted in lived experience, where personal stories become universal questions about presence, loss, belonging, and the search for meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each painting is approached as a space for encounter \u2014 between the visible and the unseen, the individual and the collective, silence and expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combining figurative and conceptual approaches, his work employs symbolism and layered narratives to explore themes of transformation, separation and unity, conflict and reconciliation, displacement and belonging. Rather than offering fixed interpretations, his paintings encourage contemplation and personal engagement, allowing meaning to emerge through the viewer&#8217;s own experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His work has been exhibited internationally, including <strong>Dubai Art Fair (2014)<\/strong>, <strong>Art World Art Street Dubai (2015)<\/strong>, <strong>BRIDE Art Berlin (2023)<\/strong>, and <strong>Expo Oslo (2024)<\/strong>. In <strong>2026<\/strong>, his artwork <strong>E-WEST<\/strong> was selected by the international jury of <strong>ARTBOX.PROJECT Z\u00fcrich 8.0<\/strong> and exhibited at <strong>SWISSARTEXPO<\/strong> in Zurich, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nawa&#8217;s artistic journey began at an early age. He received several awards in Syria, including <strong>First Prize Nationwide<\/strong> in the <strong>Ruwad Al-Tala&#8217;i Art Competition<\/strong>, recognizing his artistic talent during childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, his work continues to investigate the intersections of consciousness, identity, and human experience through a visual language that combines conceptual depth with emotional resonance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yamen Nawa is a Syrian visual artist based in Berlin, Germany. His work explores transformation, identity, memory, and human connection. Through painting, he investigates the invisible forces that shape our inner lives and the relationships that define our journey. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Nawa combines expressive gestures, symbolic imagery, and emotional depth to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-93","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About - Yamen Nawa Art<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About - Yamen Nawa Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yamen Nawa is a Syrian visual artist based in Berlin, Germany. His work explores transformation, identity, memory, and human connection. Through painting, he investigates the invisible forces that shape our inner lives and the relationships that define our journey. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Nawa combines expressive gestures, symbolic imagery, and emotional depth to [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Yamen Nawa Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-15T15:52:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/?page_id=93\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/?page_id=93\",\"name\":\"About - Yamen Nawa Art\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-13T08:46:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-15T15:52:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/?page_id=93#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/?page_id=93\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/?page_id=93#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Yamen Nawa Art\",\"description\":\"Art That Speaks\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Yamen Nawa Art\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/cropped-file_000000007f0c71f4a300206fb070d323.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/cropped-file_000000007f0c71f4a300206fb070d323.png\",\"width\":1535,\"height\":1020,\"caption\":\"Yamen Nawa Art\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yamennawa.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About - Yamen Nawa Art","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About - Yamen Nawa Art","og_description":"Yamen Nawa is a Syrian visual artist based in Berlin, Germany. His work explores transformation, identity, memory, and human connection. Through painting, he investigates the invisible forces that shape our inner lives and the relationships that define our journey. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Nawa combines expressive gestures, symbolic imagery, and emotional depth to [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93","og_site_name":"Yamen Nawa Art","article_modified_time":"2026-06-15T15:52:05+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93","url":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93","name":"About - Yamen Nawa Art","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-06-13T08:46:26+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-15T15:52:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?page_id=93#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/","name":"Yamen Nawa Art","description":"Art That Speaks","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/#organization","name":"Yamen Nawa Art","url":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cropped-file_000000007f0c71f4a300206fb070d323.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cropped-file_000000007f0c71f4a300206fb070d323.png","width":1535,"height":1020,"caption":"Yamen Nawa Art"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119,"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions\/119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yamennawa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}