Yara Mahajena

Yara Mahajena
Yara Kassem Mahajena (b. 1993) is a Palestinian Arab Visual Artist who was born and raised in Muawiya Village in Israel, in 2012 she moved to Study and work in Haifa. She holds a Bachelor Degree (with honors) in Visual Arts from Haifa University. Mahajena is a Multidisciplinary Artist whose practice includes Performance, Video, photography, moving-image, Painting and sketching.
She worked as a tour guide at Umm Al Fahm Gallery, and teached art at Al Haleesa Eliminty School-Haifa, Albashaer kindergarten-Umm Al Fahm and Umm Al fahm Art gallery.
Exhibitions:
“Kathiban Mahila” Video and Text project,”After the Deluge” exhibition, Beit Hagefen, Haifa, 2017.
Performance and “Say Yes to Circumcision” Animation, “Tearing marks” exhibition, Meshuna Gallery- Tel Aviv, 2016.
Awards:
AICF grant, 2017.
Certificate of Excellence at the Haifa’s university 2017.
Visual Art Competition of Hecht Museum, 2015.