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The Art of Heritage

Stories that keep
Arabic craftsmanship alive.

PRESERVING HERITAGE · INSPIRING THE FUTURE

Honouring Arabic Art

Arab creativity has not always been given the visibility it deserves

Rawanzo curates and communicates past & present Arabic artistry.

Crafting narratives, discussing artist profiles, and exploring cultural movements that have shaped our identity.

Every story reveals depth and intelligence, Inspiring present brands and creators to collaborate and resonate with our creative minds & heritage.

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Voices of Arab creativity: past, present, and emerging.

Youssef Ahmad

Yousef Ahmad transforms desert memory, palm-leaf paper, and Arabic script into a singular modern Qatari abstraction. Born in 1955 in the Al Jasrah district of Doha, Yousef Ahmad’s origins sit…

Baya Mahieddine

“When I paint, I am happy and I am in another world.” Those were the words of the Algerian Modernist Baya Mahieddine (1931-98). Baya was born Fatima Haddad in 1931 in Bordj…

Nja Mahdaoui

Nja Mahdaoui treats script like visual music or choreography – a dance of forms on canvas! Born in 1937 in Tunis, Mahdaoui grew up in a household steeped in visual…

Hassan Massoudy (Iraq, b. 1944)

Hassan Massoudy positioned Arabic calligraphy within modern art, reshaping letters into a contemporary visual language. Hassan Massoudy was born in Najaf in 1944. He learned classical calligraphy in Baghdad, building…

THE ARABIC ARCHIVE

Through research, narrative, and visual storytelling, Rawanzo connects heritage with the present & future.

01. Artist Stories

Curated biographies to resonate with.

02. Spotlight Emerging Creatives

Visibility & storytelling support for emerging artists.

03. Connect Art & Opportunity

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We build a spac to where we talk about art, celebrate artists, and spark Creativity

Honouring Arabic Art

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Youssef Ahmad

Baya Mahieddine

Nja Mahdaoui

Hassan Massoudy (Iraq, b. 1944)

THE ARABIC ARCHIVE

01. Artist Stories

02. Spotlight Emerging Creatives

03. Connect Art & Opportunity

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