As a Palestinian living in Diaspora, Dalia Ali grew up listening to stories told by her parents and grandparents about their lives in Palestine, their adventures as kids in the neighborhood, the games they played in the orchards amongst the olive trees and the many fruit trees, the simplicity of their lives. She also heard about the sadness and heart aches which are part of their collective story, but through her paintings she likes to think of Palestine with positivity, hope and happiness. Mesmerized by the beautiful architectural elements of Jerusalem, the domes, minarets, steeples, door and window details, she has formed an ongoing collection of paintings of Jerusalem, a city that is a symbol of all of Palestine, using different palette colors, textures, compositions, seasons and times of the day. She hopes visitors enjoy the display of hope and happiness, of paintings old and new, some more detailed, some more abstract.
Amman, Jordan-based Palestinian Artist Dalia Ali discusses her new virtual exhibit and what she had to do to get it up and running.
Palestinian Artist Dalia Ali
