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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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Personal yet timeless.

FEATURED ARTISTS

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

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Ibrahim El-Salahi
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Ibrahim El-Salahi did not invent abstraction in Sudan. He made it carry history, restraint, and consequence. Ibrahim El-Salahi was born in 1930 in Omdurman, Sudan. His first visual education did…

Farid Belkahia
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Material, surface, and the refusal of imitation • A central figure of the Casablanca School• Replaced canvas with copper, skin, and natural pigments• Redefined modernity through indigenous form and method…

Jamil Hamoudi
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Jamil Hamoudi modernized the Arabic letter. His work laid the foundations of Hurufiyya and reshaped Iraqi modern art. • Among the first to use the Arabic script as an abstract…

Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid
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She merges Ottoman heritage, European modernism, and a life full of displacement and reinvention. Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901–1991) grew up in an influential Ottoman family in Istanbul and studied at the…

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

Collaborations with artists & brands

Specialization: A visual language born from depth, not variety.
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What we call “style” is often just one idea studied deeply. Napoleon Hill writes that knowledge only becomes power when it is specialized and applied. He wasn’t speaking about art,…

The Arabic Letter: A Discipline of Proportion
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Every curve begins with a rule. Every letter begins with intention. When we encounter Arabic letters in modern art, we often respond instinctively to their rhythm, presence, and confidence. What…

When Baya’s World Reached Paris
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One invitation changed everything In 1947, a 16-year-old Algerian girl who had never attended art school found her drawings traveling farther than she had ever dreamed. Baya Mahieddine’s fantastical women,…

Hurufiyya Movement
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The word Hurufiyya comes from huruf ! The Arabic word for letters. Artists adopted this name in the mid-20th century to signal something clear:They were building a new modern language…

What We Do

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

About Us

Rawanzo curates and communicates Arabic artistry — crafting narratives, publishing biographies, and shaping encounters where culture and contemporary design meet. 

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rawan.zoraiqat@gmail.com

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