The Middle East Institute is hosting an exhibition opening for Palestinian-American artist Manal Deeb's series "Metaphors" on February 17th from 5-7pm at the Oman Library in Washington DC. Deeb's series uses self-portraits and Arabic poetry layered in her paintings to express memories from growing up under Israeli occupation in Ramallah and reflect on her identity and experience living in exile. Deeb will be present at the opening to answer questions.

1. Exhibition Opening in the Presence of the Artist
at MEI's Oman Library
When:
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
5:00pm-7:00pm
*Wine and cheese will be served*
Where:
The Oman Library at the Middle East Institute
1761 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Manal Deeb, Spoken, Metaphors, 2016.
The Middle East Institute is pleased to host the opening of an exhibition featuring Palestinian-American artist Manal
Deeb's most recent series, Metaphors.
Middle East Institute, 1761 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
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Manal Deeb: Metaphors

2. Informed by her experience
growing up under Israeli
occupation in Ramallah, the
works in Deeb's series act as
metaphors for her identity as an
Arab-American woman,
daughter, mother, and artist
living outside of her homeland.
The complex layering of self-
portrait and Arabic poetry in her
paintings expresses memories
from her childhood and reflects
her ongoing journey of living in
exile.
Deeb's multimedia work
includes painting, photography,
video, calligraphy, and music,
among others. Her art has been
shown in many solo and group
exhibits in New York,
Washington, D.C., Chicago,
London, Cairo, Dallas, Boston,
Delhi, Rome, Los Angeles and
Fairfax, Virginia. Deeb will be
present at the exhibition
opening to answer questions