Amna Al Nusairy

Yemen, b.1967

She earned her Master’s degree from the State Academy of Fine Arts (Surikov) in Moscow in 1994, and her Ph.D. in 2002, also in Moscow. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Aesthetics at the Faculty of Arts, University of Sana’a. She successfully writes articles for Arabic newspapers and magazines and lectures on art philosophies, aesthetics, and various art issues.Her artistic portfolio includes 17 solo exhibitions in Yemen, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, and Ireland, as well as three books. She also established “Kawn” to promote visual knowledge, which she founded in 2009.