Nawal Abdullah got her early art training with the Jordanian painter Muhanna Durra in Amman before going to the Florence Academy of Art in Italy where she graduated in 1980. Since 1974, she has been exhibiting her works in solo and group shows in Amman and has participated in collective exhibitions in the Arab world, as well as in Europe, the U.K. and Canada. Abdullah's landscapes are full of spectacular movement with surprising spontaneity, balanced shapes, with dramatic treatment of vibrant as well as cold colours and built in spirituality reflecting a constant journey of self-discovery. She is a member of the International Women's Forum, Jordan Chapter; and an active member of the International Forum for a Culture of Peace by Mediterranean Women Creators. She lives and works in Amman, Jordan.
"I paint in abstract to free my spirit. . . . It is my quest for a higher dimension of consciousness. The unfamiliar, yet sometimes very familiar visions that come up unconsciously through my colours and splashes of paint are somehow prophetic of my life. The human spirit is either nourished or crushed by what happens around us in the world, whether in politics, religion, science or in everyday happenings and encounters. I am always searching to find an art form that expresses my personal vision of the spiritual. I would like my paintings to speak to the soul." Nawal Abdullah
Born in Amman, Jordan 1951
